Close Combat

A character’s skill in Close Combat can determine how well they are able to fight in close quarters with a foe. Usually this means a background involving combat training or experience, whether at a wushu guan or out on the mean streets. Close Combat applies when wielding melee weapons or bare fists, even when grappling and subduing an opponent.

• Close Combat 1: Capable of handling themselves in a fight, holding their own with other amateur brawlers with minimal injury.
• Close Combat 3: Very talented at using both fists and weaponry effectively. The character can easily take down multiple untrained opponents or skilled single combatants.
• Close Combat 5: An efficient and terrifying force in combat. The character knows how to close distance and effortlessly dismantle the defenses of even battle-hardened warriors.