Laira Darkhold
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KASHYYYK WRIST BOWCASTER
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Intent: To Create a Reward for the Mandalorian Participants of the Kashyyyk Raid
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Development Thread:
Manufacturer: Gotal'veman Arms and Armor
Model: Mk1
Affiliation: Personal (A reward for the PC Participants of the Kashyyyk Raid, plus a handful of others for PC rewards)
Modularity: Yes
Material: Mandalorian Steel, Wroshyr Wood, Electronics
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Classification: Bowcaster
Size: Wrist
Length: 35 Centimeters
Weight: 2 Kilograms
Ammunition Type: Quarrels
Ammunition Capacity: 6 Quarrels
Effective Range: 20 Meters
Rate of Fire: Semi-Automatic
DESCRIPTION
The Wrist Bowcaster is a powerful weapon designed from the ancient Wookiee Weapons and made for Mandalorian use to commemorate the fallen Mandalorians, now having been joined to the Manda, for their honorable service in the Raid carried out by the Clans. Originally conceptualized by [member="Alec Rekali"] the idea was given to the smiths and craftsmen of Gotal'veman for creation.
The Bowcaster is simple, using magnetic poles at the end of either arm to propel ammunition forward. Each weapon is designed with four replaceable firing mechanisms that can be swapped out in about twenty minutes in a workshop, one for each type of ammunition the weapon is able to receive. No matter what, it holds Six bolts worth of ammunition, and it may be fired One, Three, or Six at a time causing a light spread of ammunition.
First, like most bowcasters it can fire a metal quarrel at a hefty velocity. The 100 gram quarrel is magnetically propelled similar to a Verpine Shattergun or bowcaster, excellent for dealing with armored opponents. Of course different types of quarrels can be loaded into the bowcaster, such as Dragon's Fire or explosive quarrels.
Second, by sheathing the bolt in a containment field and using a conduction heating element on the quarrel, the weapon can emulate a Mandalorian ripper, firing a bolt of red hot metal at the enemy which melts many personal armors and flesh as the matter strikes the enemy. It is more a slugthrower than blaster as the metal quarrel is still a heavy object, versus the nearly weightless blaster bolts.
Third, the quarrel may be charged with microwaves and radiation, wrapped in a containment field to be fired like a charric, causing thermal and kinetic force to strike their opponents, with the containment field scattering in an stunning electrical outburst when it makes contact with metallic surfaces just like a normal charric.
Finally, and most interestingly, the firing mechanism can be swapped for one similar to an Paddle Beamer, magnetically accelerating a bolt of white ion energy known for being a paralytic, rather than lethal weapon, and known for passing through standard personal shielding and armor, and not being deflected by lightsabers, but rather the elongated bolt, slightly bent instead.
In the end, for the Raid Leaders, a powerful, useful weapon was crafted symbolizing their victory and success over the Republic in the Kashyyyk system, and Alec wrote Draco a thank you letter for taking her idea and running with it.
Strengths:
Intent: To Create a Reward for the Mandalorian Participants of the Kashyyyk Raid
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Development Thread:
Manufacturer: Gotal'veman Arms and Armor
Model: Mk1
Affiliation: Personal (A reward for the PC Participants of the Kashyyyk Raid, plus a handful of others for PC rewards)
Modularity: Yes
- Aesthetics
Material: Mandalorian Steel, Wroshyr Wood, Electronics
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Classification: Bowcaster
Size: Wrist
Length: 35 Centimeters
Weight: 2 Kilograms
Ammunition Type: Quarrels
Ammunition Capacity: 6 Quarrels
Effective Range: 20 Meters
Rate of Fire: Semi-Automatic
DESCRIPTION
The Wrist Bowcaster is a powerful weapon designed from the ancient Wookiee Weapons and made for Mandalorian use to commemorate the fallen Mandalorians, now having been joined to the Manda, for their honorable service in the Raid carried out by the Clans. Originally conceptualized by [member="Alec Rekali"] the idea was given to the smiths and craftsmen of Gotal'veman for creation.
The Bowcaster is simple, using magnetic poles at the end of either arm to propel ammunition forward. Each weapon is designed with four replaceable firing mechanisms that can be swapped out in about twenty minutes in a workshop, one for each type of ammunition the weapon is able to receive. No matter what, it holds Six bolts worth of ammunition, and it may be fired One, Three, or Six at a time causing a light spread of ammunition.
First, like most bowcasters it can fire a metal quarrel at a hefty velocity. The 100 gram quarrel is magnetically propelled similar to a Verpine Shattergun or bowcaster, excellent for dealing with armored opponents. Of course different types of quarrels can be loaded into the bowcaster, such as Dragon's Fire or explosive quarrels.
Second, by sheathing the bolt in a containment field and using a conduction heating element on the quarrel, the weapon can emulate a Mandalorian ripper, firing a bolt of red hot metal at the enemy which melts many personal armors and flesh as the matter strikes the enemy. It is more a slugthrower than blaster as the metal quarrel is still a heavy object, versus the nearly weightless blaster bolts.
Third, the quarrel may be charged with microwaves and radiation, wrapped in a containment field to be fired like a charric, causing thermal and kinetic force to strike their opponents, with the containment field scattering in an stunning electrical outburst when it makes contact with metallic surfaces just like a normal charric.
Finally, and most interestingly, the firing mechanism can be swapped for one similar to an Paddle Beamer, magnetically accelerating a bolt of white ion energy known for being a paralytic, rather than lethal weapon, and known for passing through standard personal shielding and armor, and not being deflected by lightsabers, but rather the elongated bolt, slightly bent instead.
In the end, for the Raid Leaders, a powerful, useful weapon was crafted symbolizing their victory and success over the Republic in the Kashyyyk system, and Alec wrote Draco a thank you letter for taking her idea and running with it.
Strengths:
- Bowcaster: Wookiee Bowcasters are known to be very powerful. Based on the Dur-24 Wrist Laser, the wrist bowcaster is as powerful as a full sized blaster rifle, however it pales in comparison to a full sized Bowcaster.
- Multiple Fire Mode: It can fire One at a time, Three at a time, or all Six at once.
- Variable Ammunition: The Bowcaster is very interesting in that it can be fitted with magnetically accelerated quarrels emulating a shattergun, fire Ripper Bolts, Charric blasts, or even Ion Beamer bolts with a few tweaks and replacements, taking about twenty minutes in a workshop to swap out.
- Range and Ammunition: The Bowcaster suffers reduced range over its large brethren as well as reduced ammunition capacity.
- Size: The Bowcaster is heavy for a wrist weapon, and thus is unable to be combined with other wrist weaponry as Mandalorians normally wear several on each arm.
- Variable Ammunition
