You are afraid of anything pointed. Swords, spears, knives, and needles all give you fits. Trying to use a sharp weapon, or being threatened with one, requires a self-control roll at -2.
Throw out your back whenever you make a ST roll, and whenever you roll 17 or 18 on an attack or defense roll in melee combat, or on a roll for an “athletic” skill such as Acrobatics, make a HT roll as well
