Using Weapons in a Fight

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(see also Improvised Weapons)

Anything that can be picked up and used to hit or stab can be considered a melee weapon. If it is the kind of weapon that anyone could just pick up and use (a chair leg, kitchen knife, etc.), then use the Fighting (Brawl) skill. Such weapons belong to the basic weapons category and include simple clubs and knives. If the weapon is more cumbersome or complex and does not conform to the basic weapons category, a weapon specialization should be used. Weapons with similar characteristics and function are group together for the purpose of weapon skill specializations.

Consult the Weapons Table for details of the weapon groups and specific weapons, together with the damage they inflict.

''Old Man Birch has the choice of picking up a knife or a sword. With the knife, he would use his Fighting (Brawl) skill of 40%. A sword is trickier to use and has its own skill, which is not part of the Fighting (Brawl) skill. Old Man Birch doesn't have any skill with a sword, so would have to use it at the base skill value: Fighting (Sword) 20%.''