Melee Weapons Core

Primitive Weapons

Name	Class	Range	Dam	Pen	Special	Wt	Cost	Availability
Axe	Melee	—	1d10+1 R	0	Primitive, Unbalanced	4 kg	20	Average
Brass Knuckles	Melee	—	1d5–1 I	0	Primitive	0.5 kg	5	Plentiful
Club	Melee	—	1d10 I	0	Primitive	2 kg	5	Abundant
Flail†	Melee	—	1d10+2 I	0	Flexible, Primitive	4 kg	20	Scarce
Great Weapon†	Melee	—	2d10 R	2	Primitive, Unwieldy	7 kg	70	Scarce
Hammer	Melee	—	1d10+1 I	0	Primitive, Unbalanced	4 kg	10	Common
Improvised	Melee	—	1d10–2 I	0	Primitive, Unbalanced	—	—	—
Knife	Melee, Thrown	3m	1d5 R	0	Primitive	0.5 kg	5	Abundant
Shield	Melee	—	1d5 I	0	Defensive, Primitive	3 kg	25	Average
Spear†	Melee, Thrown	10m	1d10 R	0	Primitive	3 kg	15	Common
Sword	Melee	—	1d10 R	0	Balanced, Primitive	3 kg	15	Common
Staff†	Melee	—	1d10 I	0	Balanced, Primitive	3 kg	10	Plentiful

^†This weapon requires two hands to use.

Great Weapon

Great weapons can be any type of huge weapon such as huge axes, giant hammers, double-handed swords, and so on, including huge clubs.

Improvised

Improvised weapons are generally any handy weighted object such as table legs, severed limbs or artillery shell casings. Hitting someone with the butt of a basic ranged weapon (such as a lasgun or boltgun) counts as an improvised weapon.

Shield

Attacking with a shield imposes a –20 penalty.

Chain Weapons

Name	Class	Range	Dam	Pen	Special	Wt	Cost	Availability
Chainsword	Melee	—	1d10+2 R	2	Balanced, Tearing	6 kg	275	Rare
Chain Axe	Melee	—	1d10+4 R	2	Tearing	13 kg	450	Very Rare

Chain Axe

Like a regular axe, these can have one edge or be two-sided. Each open edge contains its own chain loop, meaning that the double-sided version can still operate if one side is fouled.

Power Weapons

Name	Class	Range	Dam	Pen	Special	Wt	Cost	Availability
Power Blade	Melee	—	1d10+3 E	6	Power Field	1.5 kg	1,750	Very Rare
Power Sword	Melee	—	1d10+5 E	6	Balanced, Power Field	3.5 kg	2,500	Very Rare

Shock Weapons

Name	Class	Range	Dam	Pen	Special	Wt	Cost	Availability
Shock Maul	Melee	—	1d10 I	0	Shocking	2.5 kg	150	Scarce
Electro-Flail†	Melee	—	1d10+2 I	0	Flexible, Shocking	4.5 kg	375	Rare

^†This weapon requires two hands to use.

Note: Characters using melee weapons add their SB (Strength Bonus) to the Damage they inflict.