**Examples:** Daggers, Rapiers, Fists, Handguns
Light weapons favor speed, precision, and pressure through repeated actions rather than raw force.

### Benefits
- **+1 Dodge Reaction per round**
- **+1 to Dodge Throws**
- **Lower Posture Loss when Blocking** (–1 Posture damage, minimum 1)
- **Higher access to Chip Damage**
    - Most Light weapons have **5–15% Chip Damage**
- **Fast recovery**: Missing an attack does not impose penalties unless stated
### Drawbacks
- **Low Weapon Weight**
    - Deals reduced Posture damage        
- **Lower Penetration**
    - Typically 0–5 Penetration

## Related notes
- [[Combat/Combat|Combat]]