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Melee combat is face-to-face fighting where you can literally reach out and touch the opponent. Classically this is done with swords and shields but it applies equally to punching, kicking and the use of broken bottles. Attacks in melee combat are standard actions and always grant a resistance action to the target.

Whilst melee combatants are always in close proximity to each other, there are different ranges at which fighting may take place.

Every melee weapon will have one or more melee types as a keyword and weapons can only be used in these forms of combat. A weapon like the pike that just has the extended melee keyword will allow the user to reach further but once an opponent is adjacent the weapon is useless as anything except an ad-hoc weapon.

Before close quarters combat can take place one of the combatants has to move into the square of the other. This will provoke a resistance action and the occupant may be able to prevent it happening. Once both are in the same square attacks are resolved normally.

If a combatant does not have a specific close quarters melee weapon they may use an existing weapon as an ad-hoc weapon. All ad-hoc weapons have the Close Quarters keyword but they do not rotate or persist so must be returned to the deck once played. Ad-hoc weapons also only count as 0d6+2 regardless of the dice value on the card, though some ability cards can affect this. === Unarmed Combat === Melee attacks do not have to include weapons. There are many effective ways of hurting an opponent using punches, kicks, head-butts, strangulation and numerous other attacks. Characters can attack and defend themselves using just a life card like Brawn or just an ability card such as Dirty Fighting. The player doesn't have to declare what type of blow they are making, it is assumed that the character is using whatever type of attack is most appropriate for the situation. Unarmed combat action automatically gains the Open Melee and Close Quarters keywords.