The character was raised by a butcher to be a butcher. Their father taught them knife skills from the time they were young to help them learn coordination, manual dexterity, and eye-hand coordination to combat their disfigurements, and it paid off. Now they are practically extensions of their very arms.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with huge, oversized knives (using sword stats).
+2 dice to all rolls with huge, oversized knives (using sword stats). You may Defend against firearm attacks from any range using huge, oversized knives (using sword stats).
You also gain the following effects:
Using a quick flourish to confound his opponent, Eric strikes quickly incapacitating his opponent.
This stems from his hours of practice with armed combat. It seems to be an almost unnatural gift. Touching a weapon he tunes in and is dialed into whatever combat he experiences.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with melee weapons.
+2 dice to all rolls with melee weapons. You may Defend against firearm attacks from any range using melee weapons.
You also gain the following effects:
Tam is a master of her art. Even when wielding the blades telekinetically, her hands make the appropriate gestures.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with swords.
+2 dice to all rolls with swords. You may Defend against firearm attacks from any range using swords.
You also gain the following effects:
Character equips a second sword and holds the swords crossing each other in a defensive motion.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with melee weapons.
Your attacks with melee weapons deal +1 Bonus Damage. Armor is fully effective against this damage.
You also gain the following effects:
Though never a slouch, Adam has seemingly become better with weapons overnight. Anytime Adam does something outside of the human norm while fighting with a weapon, he glows with an almost imperceptible golden light.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with melee weapons.
+2 dice to all rolls with melee weapons. You may Defend against firearm attacks from any range using melee weapons.
You also gain the following effects:
A small amount of dark red and black miasmic smoke rises from the blade just before the attack.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with Samurai Swords.
+2 dice to all rolls with Samurai Swords. You may Defend against firearm attacks from any range using Samurai Swords.
You also gain the following effects:
The ninja is a master of a wide variety of martial weapons. They kill quickly and quietly.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with melee ninja weapons.
+2 dice to all rolls with melee ninja weapons. You may Defend against firearm attacks from any range using melee ninja weapons.
You also gain the following effects: