Rusty
Purveyor of Fine Weaponry
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
SPECIAL FEATURES
The SOM-1 is essentially a rugged sound system mated to a miniaturized repulsorlift, programmed to hover about three meters above the ground. Once deployed, it can be tethered to an individual, following them around for the duration of the battery life. The use of top end audio equipment produces a soundstage of excellent fidelity, enough to impress all but the most serious of audiophiles, who tend to think the mix is a little bass-heavy. The whole package is roughly the size of a basketball, making it a little awkward to carry around before deployment.
The purpose of the SOM-1 is to allow the user to serenade their chosen battlefield with the music of their choice. Most everyone has a song in their head when they're looking for a fight, something that gets them pumped up and, in their own mind at least, is the height of cool. Now, they can bless the rest of the world with their taste in battlefield anthems. On top of that, they can incorporate a variety of party effects to make things more interesting. In the name of avoiding intergalactic weapons restrictions, the SOM-1 has software lockouts that prevent weaponry of any sort from being mounted.
- Intent: To create a handy means to blast the battlefield with one's preferred battle music
- Image Source: N/A
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Rusty's Custom Arms and Armaments
- Affiliation: Open Market
- Model: SOM-1
- Modularity: May be be upgraded with a variety of party accouterments, such as mood lighting, or a disco ball
- Production: Minor
- Material: Alusteel, plastoid, speaker components, repulsorlift components, power cell, upgrade ports
- Classification: Sonic device
- Size: Small
- Weight: Average
- Explosive Type: Musical
- Delivery Method: Thrown
- Effective Range: Long Range
- Area Of Effect: Large
- Stopping Power: None
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Gives the user the ability to project their preferred battle anthem across the AO, or host an impromptu rave.
- Battery Life- The SOM-1 has an effective battery life of about an hour under normal use, and may be used while recharging if so desired. This gives the user the ability to party until the wee hours of dawn.
- Quantity & Quality- At 140 dB, the SOM-1 is extremely loud at close range, but also makes use of high fidelity speakers to faithfully reproduce the desired song in exquisite quality, with no loss or compression.
- Versatility- The SOM-1 comes standard with ports to install laser projectors (the party variety), a miniaturized fog machine, foam dispenser, or other bits of fun. The repulsorlift is designed to accommodate the extra weight with little effort, and can even support a medium-sized disco ball with no appreciable loss of performance.
- Not a Weapon- The only way the SOM-1 can conceivably hurt someone is if they're standing right underneath it when the battery dies. A large chunk of party plummeting earthward might be enough to induce concussion.
- Cold Light of Day- That badass battle music you thought you were gonna walk out to in slow motion might actually be stupid. RCAA is not responsible for hurt feelings.
The SOM-1 is essentially a rugged sound system mated to a miniaturized repulsorlift, programmed to hover about three meters above the ground. Once deployed, it can be tethered to an individual, following them around for the duration of the battery life. The use of top end audio equipment produces a soundstage of excellent fidelity, enough to impress all but the most serious of audiophiles, who tend to think the mix is a little bass-heavy. The whole package is roughly the size of a basketball, making it a little awkward to carry around before deployment.
The purpose of the SOM-1 is to allow the user to serenade their chosen battlefield with the music of their choice. Most everyone has a song in their head when they're looking for a fight, something that gets them pumped up and, in their own mind at least, is the height of cool. Now, they can bless the rest of the world with their taste in battlefield anthems. On top of that, they can incorporate a variety of party effects to make things more interesting. In the name of avoiding intergalactic weapons restrictions, the SOM-1 has software lockouts that prevent weaponry of any sort from being mounted.
