Approved Tech The Twin Burners

[Ravenfire]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

Spoiler

• Intent: To create a new pair of pistols for Asaraa from Tom's workshop
• Image Source: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/dPylW
• Canon Link: N/A
• Primary Source: http://starwarsrp.net/topic/130285-pr-20/, http://starwarsrp.net/topic/121847-sunshot-pistol/

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: the-taffing-workshop
• Affiliation: Asaraa
• Model: The Twin Burners
• Modularity: No
• 
  Production: Unique Pair
  
• Material: Isotope 5, Dallorian Alloy, Ferrocarbon, Hadrium, Denscris, DION Fiber

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Plasma Rail
• Size: Average
• Weight: Heavy
• Ammunition Type: Isotope 5
• Ammunition Capacity: Power cell, 500 shots overheats after 200 shots at very high rate of fire.
• Reload Speed: Average
• Effective Range: Long Range, (Average at very high)
• Rate of Fire: Low, (When changed Very High,)
• Stopping Power: Average
• Recoil: None, (when at very high Average)

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Isotope 5
• 
  Inbuilt Rail Accelerator
  
• 
  Laser Sight
  
• 
  DION Fiber
  
• Very high muzzle velocity allows projectiles to be launched at fantastic speeds, making them very hard to dodge, and providing a significant kinetic impact.
• Fire selector allows for single shot or full-auto.
• The plasma bolts do not directly pierce enemy shields but instead continue to burn a target after impact, inflicting significant damage over time to both shields and armour.

Strengths:

• DION Fibre - EMP and Ion Resistant
• HUD - Onboard e-systems allow for seamless link with HUD
• Burning - Burns on the shields and armour
• 
  Quick fire - The full auto setting is designed to make it fire very quickly to try and overload anyone using lightsabres
  
• 
  Laser Sight - A weapon such as the is designed to be used at ranges longer than the normal pistol, and so comes equipped with a laser sight that allows for more accurate shots at a long distance.
  
  
  

Weaknesses:

• Maintenance please - Regular maintenance is essential to prevent critical failure.
• DION Fibre - is easily damaged by Physical damage.
• Auto fire - Excessive use of autofire will cause heat-shutdown for twenty seconds after 200 shots.
• 
  Bulky - The elongated barrel on The Twin Burners is unwieldy in a close range fight. The long barrel means that it’s harder to track and fire someone close to you and the weapon can be knocked away by a skilled opponent.
  

DESCRIPTION
Asaraa came to noverskaa looking for a pair of pistols. She found The Taffing Workshop where she spoke with Tom Taff. She brought designs for another company for what she wanted them to be similar to. Tom took a copy of the plan and then thought about upgrading it. So he adding a burning effect to the pistols from another weapon he had made with his own company. He then added so Isotope 5 to make it a decent shot weapon.

He then thought further on it and then added a quick fire option knowing she would be going against light-sabre wielders. Something to overwhelm them. When she returned to pick up the weapons Tom gave her a word of caution. "Don't use the autofire too long or you may find yourself without bullets during a heated battle."

 

[Gir Quee]

Under Review.

 

[Gir Quee]

making them nigh impossible to dodge,

Please tone this down some.

Ammunition Capacity: Power cell, overheats after 200 shots at very high rate of fire.

He then added so Isotope 5 to make it a unlimited ammo weapon.

This should have an ammunition limit. Eventually, the Isotope-5 power cell is going to run out of ammunition. Which also means that it should have a reload option probably (unless it's a disposable weapon).

Overall conceptually, this needs a solid, practical weakness it in its normal firing mode

 

[Ravenfire]

[member="Gir Quee"] Fixed

added the weakness
Bulky - The elongated barrel on The Twin Burners is unwieldy in a close range fight. The long barrel means that it’s harder to track and fire someone close to you and the weapon can be knocked away by a skilled opponent.

 

[Gir Quee]

[member="Tom Taff"], allow me to clarify. This needs as a weakness somewhere in its offensive ability, especially as this pistol has the range of a sniper rifle as is. That range, incidentally, largely cancels out any bulkiness of the pistol, especially given that comparable weapons (sniper rifles and the like) are even more bulky and lengthy. We're looking for something that's more like a game mechanic in something like HALO or CoD so that it has a solid role but isn't the ultimate weapon capable of doing everything well.

Things to look at downgrading may include its rate of fire, accuracy, power, range, ammunition capacity, and ability to be easily used.

Ammunition Capacity: Power cell, 5,000 shots overheats after 200 shots at very high rate of fire.

Realistically, we're talking about something that's in the hundreds of rounds. For rough reference, typical blaster pistols have around 100 shots, heavy blaster pistols have ~50, and full-size blaster rifles anywhere from 50-500 shots.

 

[Ravenfire]

[member="Gir Quee"]

Okay I did a bit of an overhaul on all the rating. Sorry for misunderstanding what you meant to begin with. Hopefully this is better.

 

[Gir Quee]

Changes look good.

Quick fire - Changing it to full auto will make it fire very quickly overloading anyone using lightsabres

We have to be careful to not write anyone's actions in our subs. Just like being able to dodge the shot, we can't really define another person's lightsaber. Each lightsaber is different almost by definition at this site, so it's entirely possible for a thin-bladed lightsaber to not realistically be able to block even one of these shots, or conversely, a lightsaber tailored for a Soresu user might be designed specifically to absorb large amounts of energy.

What I'd recommend for this would be to add something like "designed to" in this sentence to demonstrate intent, but not to dictate to the opposing writer what will happen. It could read something like this:

Quick fire - The full auto setting is designed to make it fire very quickly to try and overload anyone using lightsabres

 

[Ravenfire]

[member="Gir Quee"]
changed the strength to make sure it doesn't overrule other people's actions

 

[Gir Quee]

Approved.