MELEE WEAPONS

Melee weapon damage is not halved for Vampires if they are bladed.

Swords

• Short sword
  With a blade length of 18 to 24 inches, a short sword is a light stabbing and thrusting weapon with surprising quickness. This includes anything from a scutum or gladius to a Japanese ninja-to or a T'ai Chi sword.
  Bonus Traits: 2
  Negative Trait: Short
  Concealability: Jacket
  Special Abilities: Speed: In close combat against any weapon with the Neg Traits of Slow, Clumsy or Heavy, the user gains the option to pre-empt the opponent's attacks and strike first in any turn, as long as he has the Melee Ability.
  Availability: Any. A sword is quite conspicuous, however, and having one will attract police attention.
  Damage: 2 Lethal Health Levels
  
  
• Broad Sword
  A typical broadsword has a two-and-a-half- to three-and-a-half-foot-long blade, is single-or double-edged and is made of tempered steel. A true broadsword is a heavy chopping weapon with a chisel-like edge made for penetrating metal armor. Replica broadswords are available more cheaply, but they are certainly less effective. Broadswords are a favored weapon of Inquisitors, since they seem to be more effective against vampires than mere bullets.
  Bonus Traits: 3
  Negative Trait: Heavy
  Concealability: Trench Coat
  Availability: Any. A sword is quite conspicuous, however, and having one will attract police attention.
  Damage: 2 Lethal Health Levels
  
  
• Great Sword
  The six- to-seven-foot-long blades of the late Middle Ages were designed to chop through heavy armor, pike squares and human flesh. A Great Sword requires two hands to use, and it is a slow and awkward weapon, but its strikes are exceedingly dangerous.
  Bonus Traits: 4
  Negative Traits: Heavy, Clumsy
  Concealability: None
  Availability: Any. Great Swords, like other large medieval weapons, draw police attention.
  Damage: 2 Lethal Health Levels
  
  
• Fencing Blade
  Any fencing weapon with a light blade from two to six feet long falls into this category, although technically they could be divided as katanas, schlagers, foils, epees, rapiers and sabers. Fencing weapons are fast and light, excellent for use against slow opponents, but have a difficult time chopping or scoring deep cuts.
  Bonus Traits:2
  Negative Trait: Fragile
  Concealability: Trench Coat
  Availability: Any. A fencing foil tends to draw less police attention than an ornamental saber, especially if the fencer is carrying fencing gear.
  Special Abilities: Speed: In close combat against any weapon with the Neg Traits of Slow, Clumsy or Heavy, the user gains the option to pre-empt the opponent's attacks and strike first in any turn, as long as he has the Melee Ability.
  Damage: 1 Lethal Health Level

Knifes and Other Sharp Weapons

• Knife/Dagger—With a six- to twelve-inch long blade, either single- or double-edged, a knife is a common and easily concealable weapon.
  Bonus Traits: 1
  Negative Trait: Short
  Concealability: Sleeve
  Availability: Any
  Damage: 1 Lethal Health Level
  
  
• Wooden Stake
  Sharpened at one end and perfect for making Kindred shish-kebabs.
  Bonus Traits: 2
  Negative Trait: Clumsy
  Concealability: Jacket
  Availability: Any
  Special Ability: Staking: A wooden stake can pierce the heart of a vampire (thus paralyzing the creature) if the attacker successfully wins 2 Sim’s.
  Damage: 1 Lethal Health Level
  
  
• Spear
  Though spears pretty much went out with the end of the Dark Ages, they are quite useful for fighting vampires, as most spears have a wooden shaft. A spear takes some practice to use, but it is excellent for keeping an opponent at range. Spears usually range anywhere from six to eight feet in length, and they require two hands for fully effective use.
  Bonus Traits: 3
  Negative Trait: Heavy
  Concealability: None
  Availability: Any. Like a sword, a spear is quite conspicuous and tends to draw police attention.
  Special Ability: Staking: A spear can be used to stake a vampire through the heart, if the attacker wins or ties on two Simple Tests after attacking.
  Damage: 1 Lethal Health Level
  
  
• Hatchet
  Primarily of use for chopping wood, hatchets serve as useful improvisational weapons and excellent tools. A hatchet is a must for decapitating fallen opponents, and it also helps when breaking through locked doors.
  Bonus Traits: 2
  Negative Trait: Heavy
  Concealability: Trench Coat
  Availability: Any
  Special Ability: Destroy Shield: Hatchets render shields useless after three blows.
  Damage: 1 Lethal Health Level
  
  
• Ax
  A long ax carries significant force behind its blows, but is generally heavy and unwieldy. Most modern axes are made for chopping wood, though a less clumsy battle ax can be had from specialty sources at a rather steep price.
  Bonus Traits: 3
  Negative Trait: Heavy, + Clumsy for wood axes
  Concealability: None
  Availability: Any
  Special Ability: Destroy Shield: Axes render shields useless after three blows.
  Damage: 2 Lethal Health Level
  

Non Firearms Ranged Non-Firearms --

• Short Bow
  Short bows are typically used for hunting and sport archery. A short bow has limited range and power.
  Bonus Traits: 3
  Negative Trait: Fragile
  Concealability: Trench Coat
  Availability: Any
  Special Abilities: Armor-Piercing: Leather, Chain Armor, Ballistic Vest does not protect against arrows.
  Staking: Arrows can he used to stake a vampire, with two successful (win or tie ) Simple Tests after hitting.
  Damage: 1 Lethal Health Level
  
  
• Compound Bow
  A modern compound bow uses an elaborate pulley system to generate greater pull and thus a stronger arrow shot. Compound bows are fairly expensive, but they can be found in the arsenal of many wilderness survivalists and hunters.
  Bonus Traits: 5
  Negative Trait: Fragile, Heavy
  Concealability: Trench Coat
  Availability: Any
  Special Abilities: Armor-Piercing: Leather, Chain Armor, Ballistic Vest does not protect against arrows.
  Staking: Arrows can be used to stake a vampire, with two successful (win or tie) Simple Tests after hitting. Destroy Shied: The power of a compound bow is truly frightening, and a single hit will render a shield useless.
  Damage: 2 Lethal Health Levels
  
  
• Long Bow
  Rare in the modern age, a true long bow is six or seven feet tall, with a correspondingly powerful draw. A long bow's range is quite impressive.
  Bonus Traits: 3
  Negative Traits: Fragile, Heavy
  Concealability: None
  Availability: Any
  Special Abilities: Armor-Piercing: Leather, Chain Armor, Ballistic Vest does not protect against arrows.
  Staking: Arrows can be used to stake a vampire, with two successful (win or tie) Simple Tests after hitting. Destroy Shield: One good shot from a longbow will penetrate a shield, rendering it useless.
  Damage: 2 Lethal Health Levels
  
  
• Crossbow
  A crossbow uses a powerful action to propel a short bolt with tremendous power. Since crossbows fire in straight lines, they have limited range due to drop-off, but they are incredibly effective within that range. Old-style crossbows take an action to cock or crank and reload for each shot, but modern crossbows can be cocked with a simple breaking action that does not require extra time.
  Bonus Traits: 4
  Negative Traits: Heavy, Slow
  Concealability: Trench Coat
  Availability: Any
  Special Abilities: Armor-Piercing: Leather, Chain Armor, Ballistic Vest does not protect against bolts.
  Staking: Bolts can be used to stake a vampire, with two successful (win or tie) Simple Tests after hitting. Destroy Shield. The most powerful weapon of its type (short of a ballista, that is), a heavy crossbow can render a shield useless in one shot.
  Damage: 2 Lethal Health Levels

Blunt Weapons

• Club
  Clubs include anything from chair legs, to tree limbs, to the truncheons used by the local police. Nunchaku and other bludgeoning martial arts weapons also fall into this category.
  Bonus Traits: 2
  Negative Trait: Clumsy
  Concealability: Short Cloak / Jacket
  Availability: Any
  Damage: 1 Health Level
  
  
• Staff
  The traditional quarter staff is six to eight feet long, blunt and as thick as a man's fist. Quarter staves are excellent for defense and for holding an opponent at bay. Trained staff-wielders are reputedly more dangerous than swordsmen. Although staves are uncommon as weapons in the modem day, many martial artists still use them.
  Bonus Traits: 3
  Negative Trait: Heavy
  Concealability: None
  Availability: Any
  Damage: 1 Health Level

Makeshift Weapons

• Broken bottle
  Most common in bar brawls and similar altercations, a shattered glass bottle is a simple improvised weapon.
  Bonus Traits: 1
  Negative Trait: Fragile
  Concealability: Pocket
  Availability: Any
  Damage: 1 Health Level
  

Thrown Weapons

• Throwing knife
  Built with a specially balanced blade and handle, a throwing knife is effective at short ranges, primarily as a surprise weapon. However, throwing knives, like most thrown weapons, are difficult to aim.
  Bonus Traits: 1
  Negative Trait: Clumsy
  Concealability: Pocket
  Availability: Any
  Damage: 1 Health Level
  
  
• Throwing Hatchet
  Such a hatchet is a rarity these days. Most hatchets are not designed for throwing, however, modern composite-steel hatchets are specially designed for balance and ease of hurling. Like knives, hatchets are difficult to throw accurately.
  Bonus Traits: 2
  Negative Trait: Clumsy
  Concealability: Jacket
  Availability: Any
  Damage: 1 Health Level
  
  
• Molotov Cocktail
  An old bottle filled with gasoline or alcohol and stuffed with a rag becomes a dangerous weapon when lit on fire. The bottle breaks on impact, spreading flaming liquid all over the target.
  Bonus Traits: 2
  Negative Trait: Fragile
  Availability: Any
  Special Ability: Incendiary: Molotov cocktails inflict fire damage.
  Spray: A Molotov cocktail splashes when it strikes, and it automatically tests to hit anyone within a pace of the designated target, whether friend or foe.
  Damage: 1 Aggravated Health Level
  
  
• Shuriken
  The standard "Japanese ninja star" typically comes in the form of a six- or eight-pointed star. They are usually thrown in rapid succession, as individual stars inflict little damage. Some shuriken come in the form of needle-like darts. Most people have little idea of how to throw shuriken properly
  Bonus Traits: 1
  Negative Trait: Clumsy
  Concealability: Pocket
  Availability: Any
  Damage: 1 Health Level
  

Whipping Weapons

• Sash
  Bonus Traits: 2
  Negative Trait: Delicate
  Concealability: Pocket
  Damage: 1 Health Level
  
  
• Whip (Bullwhip)
  Bonus Traits: 2
  Negative Trait: Delicate
  Concealability: Jacket
  Damage: 1 Health Level
  Ability: Speed
  
  
• Whip (Cat of 9 Tails)
  Bonus Traits: 2
  Negative Trait: Unwealdly
  Concealability: Jacket
  Damage: 2 Health Level