Melee Weapons
Weapon |
Difficulty |
Damage |
Description |
| Great Sword | 7 | Str+6 | Heavy sword of about 6ft long, difficult to use even with two hands |
| Cavalry sabre | 6 | Str+4 | One-handed.slightly curved blade |
| Katana | 6 | Str+5 | Slightly curved one-edge blade using one or two hands |
| Short sword | 5 | Str+3 | 2ft long blade designed for quick thrusts |
| Rapier | 6 | Str+4 | Narrow blade of 3-4ft length for piercing only |
| Wakizashi | 5 | Str+4 | 2ft long, slightly curved blade used in conjunction with a Katana |
| Long sword | 5 | Str+4 | Double edged blade of about 4ft in length, uses one or two hands. |
| Dagger | 4 | Str+2 | Between 1 and 2ft in length, used in melee |
| Throwing daggers | 5 | Strength | Can be thrown up to 20ft, double edged |
| Shuriken (throwing stars) | 6 | Strength | Can be thrown up to 20ft |
| Machete | 5 | Str+3 | 2-3ft long flat bladed knife |
| Claymore | 6 | Str+5 | Large sword with a long, straight blade, that usually needs two hands |
| Butterfly sword | 5 | Str+2 | Thick short blades of 1-2 ft in length |
| Kurkri | 7 | Str+4 | Angled blade, very difficult to use |
| Nodachi | 7 | Str+7 | 8ft long , curved single edge blade with a 3ft long handle |
| Kris knife | 5 | Str+2 | Wavy blade about 1-2 ft long |
| Tanto | 5 | Str+3 | 1-2ft long Katana style blade, with a very strong and sharp blade |
| Scimitar | 7 | Str+5 | Large extremely curved blade of 3-4ft long |
| Chainsaw | 8 | Str+7 | Unwieldy weapon needing two hands. If botches made, damage to self |
| Straight razor | 5 | Str+1 | Generally can only draw blood |
| Sap | 4 | Strength | 3 damage or more will knock out a mortal for 5 turns minus soak |
| Club | 4 | Str+1 | Piece of wood or metal, also known as a tonfa |
| Foil | 5 | Str+3 | Narrow blade of 3-4 ft, used for piercing only |
| Axe | 7 | Str+5 | Woodsman axe used for chopping can be devastating if used well |
| Stake | 6 | Str+2 | Must do 3 successes after dodge then 3 successes after soak |
| Staff | 4 | Str+1+2or+3 | 6-8ft long piece of wood (damage varies with strength of wood) |
| Baseball bat | 4 | Str+1or+2 | Made of wood(+1) or aluminum(+2) |
| Nunchaku | 7 | Str+1 | Can be used to parry swords or other weapons |
| Manriki gusari | 8 | Str+1 | 8ft long piece of chain swung over the head to entangle an enemy |
| Sai | 7 | Strength | 1-2ft long spike with two smaller spikes on either side |
| Spears | 7 | Str+3 | 30-40ft range 8ft long shaft |
| Small bow | 8 | 2+successes | 60 yards, strength 2 to pull it |
| Large bow | 8 | 3+successes | 90 yards range, strength 3 to pull it |
| Compound bow | 8 | 4+successes | 180 yards range, strength 3 to pull it |
| Crossbow | 8 | 5+successes | 100 yards range, 15 second reload time |
| Halberd | 8 | Str+5 | Axe-head and spike on the end of an 4m long pole |
| Towa | 6 | Str+6 | Mouri spear about 2m long, butt one end and a double edge on the other |
| Flamethrower | 7 | 8 | Holds 20 turns of fuel. If fuel-tank hit, it has a 20% chance of exploding |