Melee
From Masq
| Category: | Abilities |
| Subcategory: | Primary Skill |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Reference: | Vampire the Masquerade (Revised edition/WW2300), page 125. |
Like the Zombie Survival Handbook says, "Blades don't need reloading." Whether used as a last resort or as a primary means of defense, melee weapons have proven their worth throughout time. A person with a high Melee Ability is knowledgeable and practiced in the use and care of hand-to-hand combat weapons, whether they be improvised clubs or ancient katanas, fireaxes or fencing foils. Additionally, this Skill is used for wooden stakes, should the need arise....
x Unskilled: Unskilled. • Novice: You know the right way to hold a knife. •• Practiced: You may have been in the occasional street fight. ••• Competent: You could make a college fencing team. •••• Expert: You could keep order in the prince's court. ••••• Master: Your enemies would rather face a SWAT team than your blade.
| Possessed by: | Assassins, Gang Members, Martial Artists, Police, Duelists, Medievalist Buffs |
| Example Specialties: | Knives, Swords, Improvised Clubs, Stakes, Disarms, Axes |