Several questions about Close Combat

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Originally Posted by Imbicatus

A long knife is swing cutting damage at reach 1 which isn’t too shabby...

The Long Knife, the Kukri, and the Short Baton with the Knife skill are probably the best CC weapons you can get (with the Long Knife winning out).

...and being a cheap weapon means it’s easier to get some damage bonuses from fine.

Fine Baton wins out here at $30, however $480 for a Long Knife and $500 for a Kukri aren't bad*.


* Yes, the Kukri is generally a worse choice unless you literally can't afford or find a Long Knife and are stuck with "Kukri or something worse".

A short baton can do swing damage in close combat, and is the only weapon that can do so.

Look up Long Knife and Kukri under Knife (and Long Knife under Main-Gauche).




Note: I know all this 'hurts' my mantra of "CC is deadly in DFRPG", but not by much.