Melee Weapons
Ballistic Knife
Chainsaw
Garrote
Knife Pen
Monomolecular Stiletto
Pepper Spray
Retractable Force Pike
Ripper Blades
Saber-Sword
Vibroclaws
Vibrocutless
Vibro Glove
Vibroshiv
Vibrosword
 
 
Ballistic Knife 
This is a standard, ceramic composite fighting/throwing dagger, with a twist.  It may be used normally, but it may also be used a silent ballistic weapon.  By grasping the butt cap and twisting to the right 90 degrees, you unlock the blade retention spring and extend the trigger from out behind the cross guard. Just point and pull. When the spring breaks, it contains nearly 100 kilograms of stored force, which all go into hurling the knife blade forward.  This has enough force to actually go through an unarmoured human. It is, unfortunately, unreuasable.

For a really interesting effect, fire it into the opponent's forehead and leave. His comrades will be wondering four things:

1) where is the rest of the knife
2) who is strong enough to shove a knife through a person's skull
3) is that person still around
4) why is he mad at you.


Model: Talex-Delcor SKE/4 Ballistic Knife
Type: Ballistic knife
Scale: Character
Skill: Melee Combat: knife
        Missile Weapons: ballistic knife
        Thrown Weapons: knife
Cost: 70
Availability: 2, R
Range: 2-4/10/15 (fired), 2-3/5/10 (thrown)
Difficulty: Very Easy (if used as a melee weapon)
Damage: Melee: STR+2 (max: 6D)
        Thrown: STR+2 (max: 5D)
        Fired: 5D

Kevin Dole (cyberraven@SOFTHOME.NET)
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Chainsaw 
Chainsaws are an older tool used mainly for personal purposes, usually the cutting down of various plants. However, there are those odd individuals in the galaxy that would turn such a tool into a devastating, and messy, weapon. Chainsaws are moderately sized, featuring a half meter long extension that rotates a razor sharp cutting chain at a high speed. When used against someone as a weapon, the effects can be devastatingly gruesome.
Corellia once had a problem with a serial killer that lurked around in various cities all over the planet, killing and dismembering 52 victims before finally being shot to death by CoreSec personel.

Model: Xzeri Labor Corporation Chainsaw
Type: Light cutting instrument
Scale: Character
Skill: Melee combat
Cost: 175
Availability: 1
Difficulty: Moderate
Damage: STR+2D (max: 6D)
Game Notes: Rolling a mishap indicates that the chain has dislodged from the chainsaw. An Easy Chainsaw Repair roll is required to repair it in 1D rounds.

Ryan Matheny (darkweji@gte.net)
http://www.neurogamer.com/dlos/

Garrote 
A garrote is simply a piece of line or (better) wire attached to two toggles or wrapped around your hands (not advisable with wire). To use, you approach your target from he rear an lower the garrote over his head and around his neck. Quickly spread or close your arms (depending on how you work), causing the wire to dig into your target's neck like a blade, and either pull him back and off balance, or slam your knee into it's back. Hold it for as long as it takes. The garrote is nice, as it can be improvised under almost any circumstances and can be concealed almost anywhere or in anything.

Model: Typical garrote 
Type: Wire garrote
Skill: Melee Weapons: garrote
Availability: 1
Cost: 5-10 credits (average)
Difficulty: Moderate
Damage: STR+1D+2, STR for each additional round (max 5D first round, 4D each additional round)
Game Notes: Must make opposed Sneak roll to approach your target.

 

Knife Pen 

Model: Orifice Technology's Knife Pen GN 1
Type: Vibro Weopon
Scale: Character
Skill: Melee Combat
Availability: 3, F
Body: 1D
Damage: STR+2D
Cost: 500
Notes: It looks like a pen, but when you push the button at the top a small, skinny Vibro-Knife pops out
 

Monomolecular Stiletto 
The Locris Mono-3 is a typical specimen of molecular stiletto. Having a blade constructed of single, extremely large molecule, molecular stilettos are incredibly strong and compact. Having a blade only a few millimeters wide and about ten centimeters long, it can be easy to concealed in a boot or sleeve, or the hilt decorated and used for a hair or lapel pin. This particular model is composed of a carbon/silicon compound that is nearly indestructible, but other models use different compositions. They are hard to craft, expensive and rare, but they have no passive sensing signature, and never jam or run out of ammunition or energy, and produce minimal noise

Model: Locris Syndicates Mono-3
Type: Monomolecular stiletto
Scale: Character
Skill: Melee Combat: molecular stiletto
Cost: 450
Availability: 3 R,X
Dody: 10D (due to monomolecular construction)
Difficulty: Moderate
Damage: STR+1D+2 (max 5D+2)
 

Pepper Spray 
Pepper spray, sometimes refered to as 'mace' on the streets, is a common personal defense weapon that can be hid in the palm of a human hand. It is a small canister with a spray nozzel on the top and is meant to be discarded after use and replaced. The spray is derived from the acidic juices of a fruit, which is sometimes used as a spice for foods. Used in concentration in the spray solution, it can render a person incapacitated for several minutes if sprayed in the face. Several guards and police units have taken to carrying it in addition to their normal weapons due to its effectiveness against most sentient and non-sentient species.

Model: Salvarious Defense Products Pepper Spray
Type: Personal defense spray
Scale: Character
Skill: Spray weapons: pepper spray
Ammo: 15
Cost: 25 credits
Availability: 2, X
Range: 1-2/4/6 meters
Damage: 4D (stun)
Game Notes: 

Pepper spray is derived from the highly acidic juices of a fruit found on the planet Salvarion. Used in small doses, mixed with various other chemicals and water, it can render a person incapacited in pain for 2D rounds. If the damage roll of the spray versus the Strength roll of the victim exceeds 10, then the victim suffers 1D damage for every 10 the damage roll beats the Strength roll.
Ryan Matheny (darkweji@gte.net)
http://home1.gte.net/darkweji/
Retractable Force Pike 
Minbari fighting sticks are retractable force pikes that are capable of inflicting the same damage as the standard force pike. It retracts into a tube roughly 8.5 centimeters long and 3.5 centimeters in diameter. With a press of the thumb activated buttom, the force pike extends to its full length. While not looking exactly like the standard force pike often used by the Imperial Royal Guard, it functions basically the same as one.
However, one must be careful not to aim either end of the force pike at himself while extending, noting that the force of the extending pike could most likely impale the user with ease (5D damage).

Model: Minbari Fighting Stick
Type: Melee weapon
Scale: Character
Skill: Melee combat: force pike
Cost: 2,000 credits
Availability: 3, R
Difficulty: Moderate
Damage: STR+3D
Game Notes: Extending or retracting the force pike counts as a free action.

Ryan Matheny (darkweji@gte.net)
http://home1.gte.net/darkweji/

Ripper Blades 
People often wonder what it is but all it is are four strong poisened quantanium blades that are surgically planted in your arm and can be brought out by tapping your arm several times. When they're out they look something like Wolverines claws.

Model: Ryloth X-14 "Ripper" Blades
Type: Melee weapon
Scale: Character
Skill: Melee combat: Rippers
Cost: Appliance: 1,000 cd., Surgical implant: 5,000 cd.
Availability: 4, X
Difficulty: Moderate
Damage: STR+4D (Max. 8D)

Sam92552@aol.com

Saber-Sword 
Ever ran into the problem of having a lightsaber when lightsabers are highly ilegal? Ever Gotten Arrested for it? Executed? If you have then this is for you! It's a very simple design realy, It's just a sword blade with magnetic attractors on it so it can use a lighsaber for it's hilt. If the sword is not powerful enough for you, then simply flip a switch. And you have a lightsaber! Can't normally be detected without a scanner, or sensor.

Model: none
Type: Sword-Saber
Scale: Character
Skill: Lightsabers or Swords
Ammo: none
Cost: none
Availsbility: not availabe, has to be made
Range: saber range
Damage: Saber:5D, sword STR+1D+1

Sam92552@aol.com

Vibroclaws 
Vibroclaws are generally mounted on a special set of gloves with a small power source usually on the back of the glove or in the palm. At the end of each finger is a small vibroblade.

Model: Typical vibroclaws
Type: Vibroclaws
Cost: 500 credits per glove
Difficulty: Very Easy
Damage: STR+3D+1 (max 7D)

Ryan Matheny (darkweji@gte.net)
http://www.neurogamer.com/dlos/

Vibrocutless 
The vibrocutless is a pleasant alternative to the vibrorapier and the vibrosword. It is a few centimeters shorter than the average vibrosword but offers only a single sharpened edge. It is stereotypically associated with pirates and common space scum, but in reality, only a handful of pirates wield vibroweapons other than a simple vibrodagger or vibroshiv, let alone a vibrocutless.

Model: Typical vibrocutless
Type: Personal combat vibroblade
Scale: Character
Skill: Melee combat
Cost: 310
Availability: 2, R
Difficulty: Moderate
Damage: STR+3D+1 (max: 7D)

Ryan Matheny (darkweji@gte.net)
http://www.neurogamer.com/dlos/

Vibro Glove 
What is it? It is a special glove that when activated, it sends out a powerful vibration that it's wearer cannot feel. It is acompannied by tiny blades on the glove. The blades are very thin and can cut through almost anything except metal, strong armor, etc. It also adds 3D damage to brawling if Activated.

Model: Mandolorian Arms Vibro Glove
Type: Vibro Weapon
Scale: Character
Skill: Melee Combat: Vibro Glove
Ammo: none
Cost: 10,000
Availability: only on k'Ton (a world with a few Manolorian colonists on it)
Range: as far as your fist
Damage: STR+5D (max 12D)

Sam92552@aol.com

Vibroshiv 
The vibroshiv is the smallest vibroblade that is large enough to be used in combat. They consist of a 5 to 7.3cm long vibroblade with a punch dagger configuration. They contain a miniature powercell to activate the microserrations on he blade, and is usually tuned to a frequency well above the human hearing range. They are small enough to conceal as part of a belt buckle, in a boot heel, or up a sleeve.

Type: Vibroshiv
Skill: Melee Combat: vibroshiv
Availability: 2, R or X
Cost: 150 (varies by quality and damage)
Difficulty: Easy
Damage: STR+1D (Range: STR+1 to STR+2D; Max 6D)
 

Vibrosword 
Vibroswords are elongated vibroblades typically used by some elite troops, various rangers, and many others. They are usually up to a meter in length, sometimes more. The are quite deadly, often slicing an opponent in half quicker and cleaner than a lightsaber.

Model: SoroSuub MRX 1e4 Vibrosword
Type: Vibrosword
Scale: Character
Skill: Melee Combat: vibrosword
Difficulty: Moderate
Damage: STR+4D (Max: 7D)

Ryan Matheny (darkweji@gte.net)
http://www.neurogamer.com/dlos/


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