As the Kindred maxim runs, “Guns mean nothing to a lifeless heart”. A blade is often worth far more, as is the skill to use it properly. Melee covers your ability to use hand-to-hand weapons of all forms, from swords and clubs to esoteric martial-arts paraphernalia such as

sai or nunchaku. And, of course, there is always the utility of the wooden stake.…

• 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

Specialties

Knives, Swords, Improvised Weaponry, Riposte, Disarms