Weapons Locker

Flamers, or amethrowers, unleash a spray of pressurised ammable chemicals. Ignited by a pilot light at the weapon’s muzzle, these burning chemicals spread across and stick to targets. They are devastating anti-personnel weapons, but most have little effect on heavily armoured targets. Most corporate amers employ a version of the ‘naplasma’ accelerant made famous by the Cartel’s ‘Gehenna Puker’ plasma amer, though rarely in such heavy concentrations or at such high temperatures. Civilian models – used to clear vermin, and in certain land-management tasks in agriculture – tend to employ cheaper natural gas fuels instead. Each corporation – and their counterparts in the Dark Legion – manufactures its own particular designs of amer, but the speci c details do not change the weapons’ basic function. Civilian amers cover civilian designs, used for utilitarian purposes and turned against enemies in times of desperation. Military Flamers are sturdier designs that use hotter-burning fuels to eliminate foes rather than vermin. Reloads for light amers and amers have a Restriction one lower than the weapon they are intended for, and a Cost of 1. They have an Encumbrance of 2.

Flamers, or amethrowers, unleash a spray of pressurised ammable chemicals. Ignited by a pilot light at the weapon’s muzzle, these burning chemicals spread across and stick to targets. They are devastating anti-personnel weapons, but most have little effect on heavily armoured targets. Most corporate amers employ a version of the ‘naplasma’ accelerant made famous by the Cartel’s ‘Gehenna Puker’ plasma amer, though rarely in such heavy concentrations or at such high temperatures. Civilian models – used to clear vermin, and in certain land-management tasks in agriculture – tend to employ cheaper natural gas fuels instead. Each corporation – and their counterparts in the Dark Legion – manufactures its own particular designs of amer, but the speci c details do not change the weapons’ basic function. Civilian amers cover civilian designs, used for utilitarian purposes and turned against enemies in times of desperation. Military Flamers are sturdier designs that use hotter-burning fuels to eliminate foes rather than vermin. Reloads for light amers and amers have a Restriction one lower than the weapon they are intended for, and a Cost of 1. They have an Encumbrance of 2.

Anti-Armour grenades are compact shaped charges, designed to focus their explosive force into an armoured surface.

Anti-personnel grenades use a mixture of concussive force and projected shrapnel to injure and kill foes across a wide area. Different corporations employ different configurations, but the end results are much the same in any case. The Dark Legion’s Black Grenades are similar, but use Symmetry-tainted shrapnel to inflict lingering wounds.

Gas grenades expel clouds of toxic gas that incapacitate foes.

Incendiary grenades use pyrophoric metallic powders to produce short-lived, intense ames that can melt metal and sear the flesh of anything that gets too close.

Smoke grenades generate thick clouds of smoke to generate a concealing screen. Often, the smoke will be coloured, so they can double as signalling devices.

Stun grenades generate a blinding ash of light and a deafening sound to daze enemies temporarily.

Constructed of metal, wood, ceramic, or dense plastic, batons are common melee weapons favoured by law enforcement for their ability to dissuade and subdue quickly, without inflicting major trauma. Crude cudgels, normally made from lengths of scrap material, or repurposed from sporting equipment, function in much the same way. Most blunt improvised weapons count as batons.

A standard melee weapon amongst soldiers, a bayonet is a long dagger with a handle designed to t into a matching socket on a rifle. When not mounted, it provides all the utility of a knife. When mounted, the rifle’s length gives the blade reach, and allows it to be used more like a spear. It takes a Restricted Action to affix or remove a bayonet from a rifle.

A standard melee weapon amongst soldiers, a bayonet is a long dagger with a handle designed to t into a matching socket on a rifle. When not mounted, it provides all the utility of a knife. When mounted, the rifle’s length gives the blade reach, and allows it to be used more like a spear. It takes a Restricted Action to affix or remove a bayonet from a rifle.

A simple piece of metal or other hard material shaped to t around the knuckles, these are favoured by underworld thugs, and the more unscrupulous private security groups, as a way of ‘enhancing’ a beating. The shape and solidity allows the wearer to punch harder, both by providing a rigid striking surface, and by protecting the wearer’s hand from the impact. Brass knuckles use the Unarmed Combat skill instead of the Close Combat skill. A character cannot use the Parry Response Action with brass knuckles, unless the attacker is also using an Unarmed Combat attack.

Since the coming of the Dark Legion, ‘chain bayonets’ have become increasingly common. Strictly speaking, they are not bayonets, but rather a weaponised chainsaw fitted to a gun. These attachments give a soldier a far greater degree of close combat lethality, which can mean the difference between life and death when clashing with a necromutant. Chain Bayonets cannot be removed or affixed to a weapon in the midst of combat – the vibrations they produce mean they must be properly secured – and few can be used away from a ranged weapon.

Chainsaw-bladed swords, commonly called chainswords or chain rippers, are ne weapons for cutting through the servants of the Dark Legion. Many of these weapons are patterned on the old ASH-88 design produced by Campbell Superior Holdings, Inc., a manufacturer long ago bought out by Cartel Arms. It is somewhat bulkier than a conventional sword, but the increased damage it inflicts compared to a mundane blade more than makes up for the weight.

Common blades are available almost everywhere, and most people have easy access to one or more knives, even if they are only intended as tools. Daggers and combat knives are designed for fighting, and come in a range of styles dependent upon the corporation that manufactures them – a Mishiman tanto is a very different weapon to a Bauhauser duelling poignard, for example. In any case, the small size and agility of a knife makes them good at exploiting the weak spots in a foe’s defences.

Large blades of this sort fell out of favour for centuries, becoming little more than historical oddities or pop-culture curiosities. During the exodus from Old Earth, however, they found use again in the jungles of Venus against the monstrous creatures there. They then gained widespread popularity with the rise of the Dark Legion, where the increased size and killing power of a two-handed sword made them valuable against the larger and tougher creatures of Darkness. Different forms of greatsword exist, manufactured by different corporations.

Daggers are the weapons of soldiers and warriors. Slicers, however, are the weapon of the underworld. Collapsible blades, home-made shivs, and similar small blades are ideal for clandestine uses such as assassination. Slicers are so synonymous with street crime that there are even corporate-manufactured ick knives, switchblades, and folding knives. Most sharp improvised weapons count as slicers

One of the oldest weapons developed by mankind, a spear’s length allows a wielder to engage a fearsome foe at a distance. Spears have remained evident throughout human history more because of ceremonial reasons, and because of the simplicity of both construction and design, than because of their continued usage.

Full-size swords are not the kind of weapon commonly encountered on the street. Those who own and carry swords are typically corporate nobility or military of cers. Within Capitol, the distinction is less clear – as it lacks a distinct noble caste – but swords of different styles can be found both as weapons and ornaments across the system. Even those who do not commonly wield swords understand the ancient martial traditions and sense of prestige they embody.

A combination of fists, knees, elbows, feet, and other body parts can inflict a fair amount of damage, though few are trained to capitalise properly on the use of the body as a weapon. An unarmed strike uses the Unarmed Combat skill instead of the Close Combat skill. A character cannot use the Parry Response Action with an unarmed strike, unless the attacker is also using an Unarmed Combat attack.