Melee Combat Chart

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 aluminium(+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