V9: Melee Weapons (General Rules)
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General Rules (Melee Weapons)
Melee weapons represent swords, axes, spears, flails, pole-arms and anything else that can be used to directly slash or stab an opponent in close combat.
- All melee weapons require a rigid core.
- Approved melee weapons may be used to strike with their Strike-Legal surfaces and block or parry with any portion of the weapon.
- Melee weapons can never be launched or thrown as a form of attack. Javelins are the only exception to this rule due to their ability to act as both as melee weapon and a projectile.
Melee Weapons General Rules · Dagger · Short · Long · Great · Reach · Pike · Flail · Madu · Javelin · Magic Staff
Weapons General Rules · Weapon Construction Terms · Melee Weapons · Projectile Weapons · Siege Weapons
Equipment Equipment Basics · Equipment Use Terms · Weapons · Shields · Armor · Color Code · Visual Indicators
