Approved Tech Poly-Tibannalene (aka Dornean Plasma

[Bido Roz’lyn]

DORNEAN PLASMA​

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: create an advancement of the Tibanna gas technology that has been ubiquitous in the galaxy for thousands of years.
• Image Source: ChatGPT
• Canon Link:
  • How Tibanna weapons work (X) (X) (X) (X) (plus other arbitrary links that I don't feel like chasing down)
• Permissions: N/A
• Primary Source: Dorneans

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Dornean Braha'ket Fleetworks Conglomerate (X)
• Affiliation: Dornean Braha'ket Fleetworks Conglomerate (X)
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model:
  • Formal designation: Poly-Tibannalene
  • Informally: Dornean Plasma
• Modularity: Yes
  • Polarity can be re-modulated for ION or STUN damage
• Production: Mass-Produced.
• Material:
  • Polymerized tibannalene
  • Trapped, tachyon-analog exotic condensate.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: advanced tibanna projectile
• Size: Large (relative to ordinary tibanna bolts)
• Weight: Very Heavy after the bolt forms inside the energy weapon
• Explosive Type:
  • Upon impact: Kinetic, armour piercing.
  • After impact:
    • Nominal setting: energy explosive.
    • Inverted Xciters activated: ION DAMAGE or STUN DAMAGE
• Delivery Method: any standard laser, turbolaser, or blaster weapon properly configured using gravity refraction modules and Dornean Inconel.
• Effective Range: Battlefield
• Area Of Effect: Average
• Damage Output: Very High
• Bolt Color: Purple

SPECIAL FEATURES

• The tibanna gas becomes a semi-solid, high-density polymer, allowing it to behave as an armor-penetrating slug at high velocity.
• Upon impact with a hard surface, the polymer destabilizes and releases the energy stored in its molecular structure—via excitation state. This detonation occurs within a micro-fraction of a second, often allowing armor penetration before rupture.
• Inverted Xciters may be installed to convert the polymerized tibannalene's output from energy damage to ion or stun effects. For lasers and turbolasers, a similar mechanism can be used.

STRENGTHS

• Armour piercing – The dense, polymerized tibannalene commonly penetrates heavy armor before detonating internally. Heavier armor often increases lethality rather than mitigating it. Faraday cages are also frequently compromised, allowing ionized variants to damage internal systems.
• Variable Yield – Inverted Xciters (or similar mechanisms) allow the bolt to shift between energy, ion, or stun output.
• Travels well – If a bolt fails to strike a solid object, the excitation state remains stable for several hours. This allows it to traverse large battlefield distances, including near-orbital ranges when fired from turbolasers.
• Double Tapping Effect – Things like reactive armor are particularly vulnerable. The initial kinetic strike prematurely triggers the armor, while the delayed internal detonation follows immediately afterward, striking an already-exposed target.
• Underwater Viability – The polymer structure remains stable underwater, allowing effective use in submerged combat environments.
• No Return Policy – Lightsaber deflection is extremely hazardous. Attempting to return the bolt to the shooter requires aggressive deflection angles, which often destabilize the polymer and cause detonation on contact with the blade.

WEAKNESSES

• Over-penetration – Against lightly armored or unarmored targets, the projectile may pass cleanly through without detonating, causing minimal damage beyond a narrow kinetic puncture.
• Shields still need eroding – while these bolts can erode shields fairly quickly in the right circumstances, they do not simply bypass shields. The armour piercing rule applies to physical armor only.
• Sloppy leftovers – Rarely, undetonated bolts congeal after firing. This residue is valuable and can be recovered by hostile forces or sold on the black market.
• Kinetic collateral damage – Regardless of energy mode, the initial impact is always kinetic. Attempts at non-lethal use still carry a risk of severe physical trauma.
• Common damage types – Damage output is limited to kinetic, energy, ion, and stun—none of which are particularly exotic or unpredictable compared to radiation, sonic, or corrosive weaponry.
• Shallow Deflection Mitigation – While aggressive lightsaber deflections can trigger detonation, shallow-angle deflections can safely redirect the bolt, reducing risk to the wielder.

DESCRIPTION
There is nothing inherently groundbreaking about armor-piercing tibanna weaponry—it's been done before. However, when the Dorneans developed their gravity refraction modules and proprietary alloy technologies, they required a practical testing platform. Tibanna, being both ubiquitous and well-understood, was the obvious candidate.

In blasters, the actuating module incorporates a Dornean Inconel impeller that infuses tibanna gas with a tachyon-analog exotic condensate. To contain this unstable state, the prismatic crystal housing is upgraded with a gravity refraction module. This generates tightly modulated fields that decelerate and confine the tachyonic particles. Exposure to these particles triggers a chemical transformation, converting tibanna gas into tibannalene.

As the excitation state is maintained, two effects occur simultaneously:

1. Polymerization of tibannalene molecules into a dense, semi-solid mass resembling wax or clay.
2. Storage of significant potential energy within the constrained molecular structure.

This allows the projectile to function without traditional Xciters. If ion or stun effects are desired, inverted Xciters may be added to redirect the released energy accordingly. Though complex in theory, the entire process occurs almost instantaneously within the weapon system.

In turbolasers and laser canons, the design is obviously somewhat different. However, the general principle remains the same: inconel impellers induce tachyons, which are later catalyzed by gravity refractors to induce polymerized tibannalene reactions. And, yes, lasers are configured to incorporate tibanna for the purpose of this process. And, yes, polarity can be inverted for stun/ion effects.

The resulting bolt resists rupture on impact, allowing deep penetration before releasing its stored energy. The explosion occurs internally, maximizing damage and effectiveness against hardened targets.

In short: this is an armor-piercing, high-explosive tibanna derivative.

However, the system carries a strategic drawback. Missed shots can drift indefinitely through space. Once the excitation state decays—typically after several hours—the material becomes inert. In rare cases, it congeals into a valuable foamy compound known as kaleidoscopic-polymer.

Because battles are chaotic and cleanup is rarely thorough, this byproduct can be recovered by third parties—sometimes even by the enemy—introducing an unintended proliferation risk of a highly valuable material.

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[MANIAC]

Bido Roz’lyn

Interesting and cool.

Approved.