Approved Tech New Old Trusty

[Jace Stardasher]

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Intent: personal weapon for Jace Stardasher
Development Thread: /
Manufacturer: Merr-Sonn, schematics by Jace Stardasher
Model: N/A
Affiliation: Jace Stardasher
Modularity: No
Production: Unique
Material: Durasteel, usual slugthrower firearm materials
Classification: Slugthrower
Size: Handheld
Length: 23 cm
Weight: 0,5 kg
Ammunition Type: bullets
Ammunition Capacity: 8
Effective Range: Equivalent to most pistols
Rate of Fire: Semi-automatic (revolver)
Special Features: cannot be fully deflected (due to ammo not being blaster shots), can only jam with physical obstacles blocking the revolving barrel
Description: Jace had this firearm commissioned by Merr-Sonn after his favourite blaster pistol (Old Trusty) had jammed for the third and final time. Wanting a reliable pistol that would, if possible, never jam, as well as doing away with those nasty personal shields, he opted for a slugthrower instead of the mainstream blaster. This weapon combines all the strengths of slugthrowers (such as penetrating anti-blaster energy shields and not being completely deflected by lightsabres) with the ingenuity of a modern design and durability of the latest materials. Due to the nature of its ammunition, the weapon is however affected to a larger degree by gravity and air friction than blasters.
Primary Source: /

 

[Hailyn]

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Slugthrower
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Slug
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Slugthrower_pistol
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Personal_energy_shield

penetrates most energy shields

In the sources available that list the strengths and weaknesses of slugthrowers, nowhere does it state that a slug can bypass a personal energy shield - especially as some personal energy fields are designed to shield from both particle and energy-based projectiles.

While slugthrowers would bypass the generic personal energy shield that does not have a particle shield included in its design, it would not be effective on other makes and models that would.

Effective Range: Equivalent to most hand-held firearms

This is too vague, please be a little more specific in a general range. Personal range would be within a short distance between two people, which most pistols and small firearms are generally used in, so I would suggest this as your effective range.

 

[Jace Stardasher]

Sorry, I meant energy shields based on blaster shots. Obviously there would be no advantage against shields designed to protect from other projectiles as well, as you said, [member="Lily Kirsche Kuhn"]
This is probably due to my being used to SWKotOR, where an energy shield usually only offered resistance against energy-based weapons, and mandalorian melee shields were used against physical damage, with only a few expensive models offering protection from both. I guess this far ahead in the future, this distinction may not be obvious, so I'll add it.

The base template says:
"Effective Range: (Personal, Battlefield, Starfighter, Capital Ship. Feel no need to use numbers. 'Equivalent to a laser cannon' or 'equivalent to a standard blaster rifle' is acceptable..."

I wrote "equivalent to most hand-held firearms" because it seemed ok with regard to the rule, and because I personally have a bad judgement of size and distance, which would likely make any number I wrote down either ridiculously long or improbably short.

I made a few corrections, please check if it's ok now.

 

[Laira Darkhold]

I'll be taking over this submission for Lily.

penetrates most energy shields (except those designed to shield from physical projectiles as well) and cannot be fully deflected (due to ammo not being blaster shots), can only jam with physical obstacles blocking the revolving barrel

The part about penetrating energy shields is needs to be removed for this submission. Its understood that ray shields don't stop physical projectiles and that Particle shields do. It doesn't need to be stated as a special feature.

This is good though. Range should be fine with that edit, and I don't see a problem beyond the minor issue stated above.

 

[Jace Stardasher]

Edited, thrown the part out, as per your request [member="Draco Vereen"]

 

[Laira Darkhold]

[member="Jace Stardasher"]
My apologies, I should have caught this.

One Last Edit

Affiliation: Jace Stardasher

 

[Jace Stardasher]

[member="Jace Stardasher"]
My apologies, I should have caught this.

One Last Edit

Done

 

[Laira Darkhold]

Have fun with it

Approved Pending Secondary.

 

[Cira]

<p>Approved.</p>