Short Blades

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The Short Blades skill denotes how adept your character is at using daggers and short swords. Although these weapons have the lowest base damage in the game, you can attack especially fast with them, and they do obscene amounts of damage when used for stabbing. This skill crosstrains with the Long Blades skill.

Name	Dam	Hit	Speed	Mass	Str weight	Skill	Hands	Size	Missile	Throw	Dam Type	Prob	Notes
dagger	4	+6	10	20	10%	Short Blades	One	Little	None	Yes	Stabbing (Slicing)	10
quick blade	5	+6	7	50	0%	Short Blades	One	Little	None	No	Stabbing (Slicing)	2	Cannot get a speed brand
short sword	6	+4	11	80	20%	Short Blades	One	Small	None	No	Slicing (Piercing)	10
sabre	7	+4	12	90	20%	Short Blades	One	Small	None	No	Slicing (Piercing)	10	Special case: min delay is 5

See Also

• List of short blades
• Table of species aptitudes
• Short blades selection strategy