GRAVITY WEAPONS Gravitic weapons are offensive manifestations of artificial gravity, tractor/pressor beam, or hypergravity technology. Force Beams (TL10^) These tightly focused pressor beams (p. 88) deliver a kinetic impact that can knock a person down or break bones. Unlike sonic stunners or electrolasers, they can affect targets in vacuum and inflict blunt trauma even through heavy armor. They’re also favored by super-gadgeteers, since they’re no more lethal than a powerful punch. Force beams inflict crushing damage with the double knockback modifier. The beams are silent and invisible. Kinetic Stun Setting (TL10^) Any force beam can fire a kinetic stun setting that spreads the beam over a wider impact point. On “stun” the beam has no wounding effect (no HP are lost). It has its usual double knockback modifier, and can still inflict blunt trauma and knockback. Force Beam Weapons Force Beamer (TL10^): The ranged equivalent of brass knuckles. The impact of this palm-sized weapon’s force beam feels like the kick of a mule. Force Cannon (TL10^): A vehicle-mounted cannon intended to crack open vehicular armor. It’s especially useful against unbalanced vehicles such as mecha. Force Pistol (TL10^): A bulky gravity-beam handgun, favored for its impressive “stopping power.” Its beam can hammer a man back 12 feet. Force Rifle (TL10^): This weapon can stun an elephant or smash someone through a brick wall. This is a lethal weapon against foes without armor. Heavy Force Cannon (TL10^): A force cannon suitable for mounting on ships. Semi-Portable Force Beam (TL10^): This assault cannon is usually tripod- or vehicle-mounted, or carried by powered troopers. A human struck by its beam may be thrown back 50 feet, breaking every bone in his body.
Gravity Beam Weapon Table BEAM WEAPONS (PISTOL) (DX-4, other Beam Weapons-4, or Guns (Pistol)-4) TL Weapon Damage Acc Range Weight RoF Shots ST Bulk Rcl Cost LC 10^ Force Beamer 3d cr dkb 3 100/300 0.35/B 1 22(3) 3 -1 1 $150 4 10^ Force Pistol 4d+2 cr dkb 6 300/900 3.3/2C 1 56(3) 6 -2 1 $1,200 4 BEAM WEAPONS (RIFLE) (DX-4, other Beam Weapons-4, or Guns (Rifle)-4) TL Weapon Damage Acc Range Weight RoF Shots ST Bulk Rcl Cost LC 10^ Force Rifle 8d cr dkb 12 700/2,100 8/Dp 1 83(5) 7† -4 1 $4,000 3 GUNNER (BEAMS) (DX-4, or other Gunner-4) TL Weapon Damage Acc Range Weight RoF Shots ST Bulk Rcl Cost LC 10^ Force Cannon 6d¥10 cr dkb 18 18,000/54,000 1,000/Fp 1 66(5) 70M -10 1 $500,000 1 10^ Heavy Force Cannon 6d¥20 cr dkb 18 72,000/220,000 8,000/10Fp 1 83(5) 200M -10 1 $4,000,000 1 10^ Semi-Portable Force Beam 8d¥2 cr dkb 18 2,900/8,700 70/Ep 1 100(5) 18M -8 1 $32,000 1
Graviton Beams (TL11^) A refinement of force beam (p. 128) technology, these weapons project oscillating hypergravity fields that crush or vibrate internal organs or components while leaving the outside unharmed. Heavy graviton beams may envelop and crush a man-sized target. Graviton beams are silent and invisible, but the victim will feel crushing pressure and suffocating pain as the beam squeezes him. Graviton beams are focused on a discrete point in space rather than affecting everything in the beam’s path. Graviton beams inflict crushing damage with the No Knockback damage modifier. Although their damage is low, they are a cosmic attack that ignores all normal DR. Force screens protect against them, but do so at 1/100 of normal DR. Graviton Beam Weapons Graviton Beamer (TL11^): A pocket-sized holdout weapon. It has limited lethality, but can reach through the heaviest armor to grind bones and squeeze organs. It is sometimes used as a torture device. Graviton Cannon (TL11^): Also called an “implosion beam.” A single shot can reduce a man to a walnut-sized sphere, or crush a spaceship’s insides one compartment at a time! Graviton Pistol (TL11^): A basic gravity-beam pistol, somewhat more powerful than a beamer. One shot will usually cause enough shock to stop an average person. Graviton Rifle (TL11^): Also called an assault gravbeamer. It crushes a fist-sized area, inflicting enough damage to leave a man unconscious! Semi-Portable Graviton Beam (TL11^): A heavy personal weapon with a foot-wide area of effect. Its beam can reduce bones and organs to jelly.
Graviton Weapon Table BEAM WEAPONS (PISTOL) (DX-4, other Beam Weapons-4, or Guns (Pistol)-4) TL Weapon Damage Acc Range Weight RoF Shots ST Bulk Rcl Cost LC 11^ Graviton Beamer 1d(∞) cr 1 100/300 0.35/B 1 22(3) 3 -1 1 $600 3 11^ Graviton Pistol 1d+2(∞) cr 6 200/600 1.5/C 1 57(3) 4 -2 1 $2,200 3 BEAM WEAPONS (RIFLE) (DX-4, other Beam Weapons-4, or Guns (Rifle)-4) TL Weapon Damage Acc Range Weight RoF Shots ST Bulk Rcl Cost LC 11^ Graviton Rifle 3d(∞) cr 12 700/2,100 8/Dp 1 83(5) 7† -4 1 $16,000 2 GUNNER (BEAMS) (DX-4, or other Gunner-4) TL Weapon Damage Acc Range Weight RoF Shots ST Bulk Rcl Cost LC 11^ Graviton Cannon 6d¥5(∞) cr 18 72,000/220,000 8,000/10Fp 1 83(5) 200M -10 1 $1,800,000 1 11^ Semi-Portable 6d(∞) cr 18 2,900/8,700 70/Ep 1 100(5) 18M -8 1 $130,000 1 Graviton Beam