After The Fall

Melee Weapons

Skill Name	Human	Cyborg	Zoner	Multiple Purchase	Comments
One handed edged	15	10	10	No	One purchase covers all one handed edged melee weapon type (e.g. knife, short sword etc.) but not vibro-bladed weapons. Max length is 48 inches.
One handed blunt	15	10	10	No	One purchase covers all one handed blunt melee weapon type (e.g. club, mace, hammer, blackjack) Max length is 48 inches.
Two handed edged	15	10	15	No	One purchase covers all two handed edged melee weapon type (e.g., polearm, powered-pruner etc.).
Two handed blunt	15	10	15	No	One purchase covers all two handed blunt melee weapon type (e.g., sledge hammer, breaker bar, etc.).
Buckler	10	10	10	No
Shield	15	10	5	No	Must have Buckler skill.
Riot shield	10	10	10	No	Must have Shield skill.
Vibro-Dagger/Sword	30	30	30	No	Must have one-handed edge skill before buying this skill. Max length is 36 inches.

One handed edged: Allows the use of anything from knives to swords to hatchets and small axes. (Max length, 48 inches.)

One handed blunt: Allows the use of anything from small clubs to ball peen hammers to police batons to cut down baseball bats canes, walking sticks, etc. (Max length, 48 inches.) Prerequisite skill to be able use a blackjack for the sap skill.

Two handed edged: Allows the use of large edged items that need two hands to wield such as large swords, chainsaws, pole pruners etc. (Max length, 72 inches.)

Two handed blunt: Allows the use of large blunt items that need two hands to wield such as staffs, very large clubs, sledge hammers, battle axes, wood axes, mauls etc. (Max length, 72 inches.)

Buckler: This allows the use of one small shield no larger than 150 square inches in area. This will allow a round buckler approximately 14 inches in diameter or a quadrilateral approximately 12 inches square.

Shield: Allows the use of a shield no larger than 900 square inches in area. This will allow a round shield approximately 36 inches in diameter or a quadrilateral approximately 24 inches wide by 36 inches high.

Riot shield : Allows the use of a shield larger than 900 square inches. NOTE: Riot Shields are only found in-game and reduce bullet damage to one point per hit. (Riot shields are only found in-game. You may not start with one.)

Vibro-Dagger/-Sword: Allows the use of a "special" weapon with a hypersonic "vibrating" edge that can cut through hardened metals and armor easily. These weapons require special training and allow characters to use the "sever" skill against robots. In addition all "hits" while the blade is "vibrating" are taken to vitality effectively bypassing armor. The skill "One-handed edged" is a prerequisite to this skill. (Vibro-blades are found in-game. You may not start with one.) Max length is 36 inches.

Maximum Weapon Lengths

Weapon	Max Length
One Handed Weapon	48"
Two Handed Weapon	66"
Dagger/Hammer	18"
Staff or Polearm	66"
Thrown Weapon	8"