Caster Melee Weapons

Enchanted razor-edged playing cards.

Small glass spheres full of alchemical concoctions that burst into flames, explode in a brilliant flash of light or create a multicolored smokescreen.

I've always been a fan of kris knives as melee fallback weapons for casters.

this guy knows what's up

>monster tries to charge me
>gets within 10ft and falls on its stupid ass
and have a fireball for your trouble, you cheeky cunt

An immediate increase to lethality would be to exchange staff for a spear. Even if the former are a formidable weapon, under most circumstances superior to a sword simply by dint of being a polearm (at least as self-defence is concerned), a spear is more obviously dangerous and easier to use. To make it feel less "martial", just make the spearhead more elaborate and ceremonial-looking.

A cane, depending on it's configuration, could be used in a thrusting, smallsword -like fashion, or as a club - my favorite is one with a head like a raven's beak, so it could be used like a warhammer.

In D&D, you'll want simple weapons that don't require buying a proficiency. Spear, staff, cane, dagger all work. Most can be used in your magical work as well.

In GURPS, "proficiency" is more of a historical than fiction thing. And the spells tend to be more flexible. If you use the default magic system, a staff or spear is ideal because it gives you reach for your spells, too.

But of course the classic weapon of the non-warrior is the sword. It's a *sidearm*, a secondary weapon for soldiers and a decorative/dueling weapon for aristocrats. In D&D, this could be a rapier or short sword. Or even a longsword. In GURPS, a jian or edged rapier is perfect.

Something more exotic and concealable, try a weighted scarf. It works as a garrote in a grapple, and a flail that does bludgeoning damage in melee. And can be worn as a sash the rest of the time. As I read the GURPS staff enchantment rules, silk is organic so it can take a staff enchant as well (making touch spells hard to block and giving you a whirling, dancing style of ranged casting).

Pistol
Shotgun

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>Rune Engraved/Enchanted Sword
That is actually my fiancè's druid weapon, I'm making her a whole kinda Hobbit's Sting deal but with more power and it lights up when dragons are around instead of goblins.

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