Cui Bono?
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Plated in gold, with a phrik barrel and frame, each Gun of Command (GOC) bears an inscription on the side of the barrel: "Liberator"
- Weak Minded Fool: on the weak-willed (such as most NPCs) a shot from the GOC will disrupt their thought processes and render them unable to distinguish between their own thoughts and the commands of the wielder of the GOC - or anyone who happens to be nearby - and they may follow any order or instruction blindly, even suicidal ones.
- Pistol Whip: when all else fails, the heavy phrik barrel can be used in a pinch to block a lightsaber or smack an obstinate enemy in the face.
- Mechu-Der-Won't: the GOC is sealed with force nullification resin, which means that Mechu Deru practicioners and cyberpaths will not be tampering with the innards of the GOC.
- Nobody's Fool: on the exceptionally strong-willed (such as nearly every player character on Chaos), the effects of the GOC will be reduced and a character, if struck, will only be severely distracted - having to focus their concentration on avoiding the GOC's effects on their mind rather than whatever else they happened to be doing.
- Up Close and Personal: the GOC is not quite point blank, but it may as well be as the electromagnetic pulse it shoots has a very short range before it loses cohesion.
In exchange for assisting the Ducha Aurellia Revali in a pirate rebellion in the Hapes Cluster, the Black Sun Syndicate received a number of shipments of Hapan Guns of Command, much praised weapons vaunted for their ability to disrupt another's thoughts with an electromagnetic pulse, rendering the victim susceptible to any command - even blatantly suicidal ones. For much of their history, the Hapans used the weapons in executions, shooting a Hapan male with the gun, handing him a blaster, and then commanding him to take his own life. The Black Sun Syndicate finds this... appealing.
Out Of Character Info
Intent:
A Reward for Participants in Crown of Fire
Image Source(s):
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/KenbzG
Canon Link:
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Gun_of_Command
Primary Source(s):
N/A
Technical Information
Affiliation:
Black Sun Syndicate
Model:
GOC-Liberator
Modular:
No
Effective Range:
Personal
Rate of Fire:
Semi-Automatic
Material:
Gold Chrome Plating, Phrik Alloy, Rubber Grip, Force Nullification Resin
Ammunition Type:
power cell
Ammunition Capacity:
Very Small
Damage Output:
None
Recoil:
None
Ranged Class:
Pistol
