Approved Tech Graphene compound

[Pax Theran]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Intent: to create and ultra light but extremely strong compound to be used in armor and reinforcements
Image Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphene
Restricted Missions: N/A
Primary Source: also N/A
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Name: Graphene compound (compound number; AC-87-DW)
Manufacturerroduced and Refined by Theran Manufacturing (http://starwarsrp.net/topic/112049-theran-manufacturing/#entry1594063)
Homeworld (optional): N/A
Production: unique
Affiliation: Pax Theran
Modularity: no
Material: Graphene is made completely out of carbon and is in a hex molecular structure similar to a diamond's.
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Classification: compound
Weight: Depending on how many times it's layered anywhere from lightweight to middleweight
Quality: depending on the experience of the metalsmith who refines it it can range from 7-10 with 10 being a very good metalsmith and 7 being a relatively en-experienced metalsmith
Color: black and in some cases gray
SPECIAL FEATURES
Graphene is semi-resistant is light sabers (blocks slashes but stabs can penetrate like chain mail
Strengths:
[+] ultra lightweight
[+] extremely resistant to blaster fire
[+] somewhat resistant to light sabers
[+] super insulator
[+] extremely flexible
Weaknesses:
[-] not resistant to light sabers stabs
[-] extremely susceptible to acids/acidic substances
[-] when seen on scanners it produces a much larger reading than usual materials
[-] extremely susceptible to radiation
DESCRIPTION
The Graphene compound was originally created by Pax Theran's (current owner of Theran manufacturing) Grandfather in the year 832 ABY. He did this to fill the need for an extremely strong armor material that's cheaper than beskar. It is nearly indestructible (sorta) it can withstand several blaster bolts and can somewhat deflect light sabers (can't survive stabs like chain mail). The secret to making it was never given to anyone except the Theran family (this is why it is unique). It is created jet black and is non-reflective. It is also a super insulator being able to survive over 20,000 watts of electricity.

 

[Travis Caalgen]

Hello, I'll be the factory judge reviewing your submission. If you have questions, please feel free to respond to this thread once we are underway.

 

[Travis Caalgen]

Weight: Graphene that is properly refined has to be layered 2.5 million times to be a millimeter thick. Even then is is very light. With that amount of graphene in on giant sheet the size of a football field only weighs 2 grams

I see that you're trying to carry-over the properties of real-world Graphene into the GFFA, but doing so would be horribly unbalanced. Would you mind removing this estimate of the weight and making it more along the lines of just 'lightweight'?

 

[Pax Theran]

[member="Travis Caalgen"] changes made

 

[Travis Caalgen]

Homeworld (optional): it can be found in rocks on Krownest, mandalore, Concordia, an in the Roche asteroid system Production: unique

Also, It has been brought to my attention that having this as 'Unique' production would negate the multiple locations that it can be found in; Please rectify this.

 

[Pax Theran]

[member="Travis Caalgen"] done

 

[Travis Caalgen]

Awesome. Pending Admin Approval. Thanks! [member="Cira"]

 

[Jamie Pyne]

[member="Pax Theran"] | [member="Travis Caalgen"]

Please link the manufacturer.

Graphene is semi-resistant is light sabers (blocks slashes but stabs can penetrate like chain mail

How exactly would this work? Lightsabers are not swords, in that they don't have a sharpened edge or pointed tip. The weapon is a beam of superheated plasma and would possess the same effectiveness in a slash as it would a stab.

 

[Pax Theran]

[member="Jamie Pyne"] Slashes are less concentrated than stabs (the slash covers more area allowing it to dissipate across the material similar to ultra chrome) therefore slashes do less damage than stab (OOC: I don't want to make the material to powerful I'm trying to make a blaster proof and somewhat light saber RESISTANT armor material as it would be very useful for bounty hunting as there are less light saber users than blaster users)

 

[Jamie Pyne]

[member="Pax Theran"]

Weaknesses: [-] extremely rare [-] not resistant to light saber stabs [-] extremely expensive [-] quality varies heavily

The only weakness here that has any viability is it not being resistant to one particular mode of lightsaber strike. Being rare, expensive, and varying quality are irrelevant for two reasons, the first being that this material is unique, meaning it has a single PC use, and two, those are generally unacceptable weaknesses for any submission that has the potential to be used in a PVP setting.

[+] ultra lightweight [+] extremely resistant to blaster fire [+] somewhat resistant to light sabers [+] super insulator

To touch more on the weaknesses, your strengths listed here are vastly unbalanced. This material is lightweight, and resistant to blasters, lightsabers, and electricity.

Being a new material, even with a unique connotation this will need to be far more balanced to approve. Please consider more viable weaknesses, and/or remove a strength.

 

[Pax Theran]

[member="Jamie Pyne"] changes made and thank you for being patient with me I'm new to this and have very little experience doing this

 

[Jamie Pyne]

Approved.