This weapon class is home to '''51''' weapons, and is for the most part made up of knives, clubs, a variety of crude weapons, and a smaller contingency of various other weapons.
Most of the weapons in this category are 'true' melee weapons. All melee weapons are affected by the '''Strength''' statistic, which acts as a direct multiplier to Pain and Limb Damage.<br/>
The weapons that are not 'true' melee weapons (and therefore may be exempt from the Strength rule above) are the following:
* All Archery weapons, which are subdivided into two sub-categories; bows and crossbows, with different rules for each. For more information, see the individual weapon pages linked below.
* [[Ballistic knife]] (when fired, it is considered to be an exotic ranged weapon)
* [[Pen gun]] (as it is an exotic ranged weapon)
* [[Taser X26c]] (as it is a pistol)
= List of Class 5 Short weapons =