Gorgon Defense System AWS-9 [table][row][td][size=10]Component[/size][/td][td][size=10][center]AP[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]DV[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]Avg. DV[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]Armor Used[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]Firing Modes[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]Ammo[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]Short Range[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]Medium Range (-10)[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]Long Range (-20)[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]Extreme Range (-30)[/center][/size][/td][/row] [row][td][size=10]Automatic Railgun[/size][/td][td][size=10][center] -9 [/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center] 2d10+8 [/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center] 19 [/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]K[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]SA, BF, FA[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]30[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]0–250[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]251–400[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]401–825[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]826–1500[/center][/size][/td][/row] [row][td][size=10]Underbarrel Seeker[/size][/td][td] [/td][td][size=10][center]-1d10[/center][/size][/td][td] [/td][td] [/td][td][size=10][center]SA[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]6[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]5–70[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]71–180[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]181–600[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]601–2000[/center][/size][/td][/row][/table] Considered by many to be the top of the line weapon system produced by Gorgon Defense Systems the Advanced Weapons System-9 was released only a year ago. The system includes dual smartgun links for both the railgun and the underbarrel seeker along with a shock safety. The underbarrel seeker also utilizes a smart magazine system capable of carrying up to 6 rounds (i.e. it additionally incorporates the extended magazine).[strong][Expensive (10,000 Cr)][/strong]

The Exotic Weapon field skills are often elaborate flavor text at best, but I love them for encouraging bizarre and unique melee weapons beyond "Boot knife, big sword, bigger sword, fire axe, cattle prod". It's the future, there's no reason stuff like this can't appear. Let's begin with Exotic Melee Weapon (Sickle). [b]Mundane Scythe[/b]: Damage 2d10+ SOM/10, AP-1, Average DV 11, Cost: Trivial (thanks, aleph.net) A spear is literally so simple a caveman can use it (apologies in advance to neo-Neanderthals), and is thus used with the Blades skill. A scythe, on the other hand, is designed to cut in a threshing motion unsuited for combat. The introduction of gardener nanoswarms and utilitools renders most harvesting hand tools impractical, but scythes may still be found in primitivist enclaves and the Pennsylvania Dutch reservation on Luna. Scythes built for combat may have motorized blades, which snap into a forward-facing “military scythe” configuration. A scythe in combat is exactly as impractical as it appears, essentially a less aerodynamic spear or an awkwardly shaped poleax. Even the intimidation factor is lessened in an age where Plasma Swords are a possibility, and the cramped confines of some habitats make wide horizontal swings difficult. An un-augmented scythe will be a weapon of opportunity at best. The "military scythe" is more sensible and may be wielded with the Blades skill, but still cannot be thrown accurately. Combat scythes may also have their heads attached via magnetostrictive smart materials, allowing them to be separated into a knife and a club; this feature is only seen on props used by those cosplaying as monster hunters or anime crusaders. [b]Beam Pruner[/b]: Damage 2d10+4, AP +/0, Average DV 12, Cost: Low Resembling a hacksaw with a laser for a blade, a fluorescent lightbulb on a handle or a dental pick for a neo-whale, this two-handed tool is designed to saw through tree branches and cauterize the stump, as well as functioning as a weed whacker. Using it in combat is more like threshing grain than swinging a sword. The beam lenses go into emergency shutoff when damaged. While the Beam Pruner is excessive as a gardening tool and impractical as a weapon, some hyperelite transhumans enjoy the thrill of mowing their lawn with a laser. When it comes to causing energy-type damage in melee combat, the Plasma Sword is both stronger and more intuitive to wield. What a Plasma Sword is not is subtle. The components used to generate plasma will set off alarms in any spaceport or security checkpoint, but the relatively low-powered lenses installed in a Beam Pruner are also used in industrial tools, artisan workshops, and even mundane laser pointers. Causing serious harm with a Beam Pruner requires a steady hand and metaphorical "slow knife" to penetrate barriers, so they are only restricted around very small tin can habitats and Inner System polities. The Lunar Lagrange Alliance has listed Beam Pruners under their banned "ninja weapons" list after a self-styled assassin killed several pizza deliverymen and a CEO, forcing over 50,000 C in resleeving costs. [b]Neo Kusari-Gama[/b]: Damage 1d10+4 + (SOM/10), AP -3, Average DV 8, Cost: Low The Kusari-Gama (translated as “chain-sickle” or, heaven forbid, “spiked chain”) is a deadly weapon derived from tools any ancient Japanese farmer might have laying around; a sickle for cutting grain, and a chain with a weight on the other end for balance. This 22nd century callback uses a shortened monomolecular blade for the sickle, along with smart material chain links designed to stiffen on impact, such as when wrapped around an opponent’s body. Though the complicated nature of the weapon reduces its raw damage-dealing potential, the sheer chaos it can cause means that the wielder usually has reach advantage. Though an untrained user will probably be tempted to swing a Kusari-Gama like a bladed whip or flail- many classic Mesh games depict them being used in that exact manner- the "proper" way to use one is fairly creative. The sickle end of the weapon is held by the handle, while the weighted chain is spun to keep opponents away. Anyone getting too close runs the risk of being grappled when the chain wraps around them or their weapon, while the wielder runs in with the bladed end for an uncontested finishing blow. The existence of automatic firearms in general renders the Kusari-Gama obsolete, but their history as civilian tools converted into weapons means it can be made with some Scrounging and Hardware.

Dragon Arms Komodo [table][row][td][size=10]Component[/size][/td][td][size=10][center]AP[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]DV[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]Avg. DV[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]Armor Used[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]Firing Modes[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]Ammo[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]Short Range[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]Medium Range (-10)[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]Long Range (-20)[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]Extreme Range (-30)[/center][/size][/td][/row] [row][td][size=10]Heavy Pistol[/size][/td][td][size=10][center] -4 [/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center] 2d10+4 [/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center] 15 [/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]K[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]SS[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]6[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]0–10[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]11–35[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]36–60[/center][/size][/td][td][size=10][center]61–80[/center][/size][/td][/row][/table] Another weapon showing the pragmatic design philosophy of Dragon Arms the Komodo is an enormous handgun designed in the same style as the revolvers of the mid-20th century. Making certain concessions for the more modern ammunition the hammer does not actually cause the bullet to fire and instead acts to restrict the revolutions of the cylinder. Like other Dragon Arms weapons the looser engineering tolerances of the Komodo allow it to be fabricated at lower resolution resulting in a gun that can be printed in half the time while the revolver mechanism means the gun is practically immune to jamming. The Komodo gained some notoriety two years ago when the gate crasher Anthony Salinger emerged from the underbrush of Echo IV after having been lost and presumed killed a year before. Once he had depleted his ammunition he kept the large handgun to use as a club. After close to a year of this abuse in the jungle conditions of Echo IV the gun was still able to be fired, although the cylinder had to be manually advanced between shots, when Salinger finally rejoined transhumanity.[strong][Low(200 Cr)][/strong]

[b][u]ScumTek:[/u][/b] ScumTek is not so much a weapon design group as it is a loosely associated group of weapons otaku and Scum nanofab jocks who regularly correspond around the Solar System on exotic, niche or experimental weapon designs. Their weapons often push the boundaries of commonly-available tech, and also of common sense. While their weapons are often unusual or impractical, their designs have found some merit among Scum Swarms, gun nuts, a handful of Anarchist militias and especially Criminals with a penchant for showy equalizers. ScumTek hardly claims responsibility for most of their designs, as they are all open source with engineered capabilities for modifications - both structural and cosmetic. [b]ScumTek Outback Hawk Heavy Pistol:[/b] The quintessential ScumTek weapon design, the Outlaw Hawk is a slightly over-sized heavy pistol model which features an even larger caliber round and "personalized" blend of ignition brick. This means the weapon packs a bigger punch than even a normal heavy pistol. The downside is that the weapon requires even more recoil compensation technology than normal, which means that automatic and burst fire mechanisms had to be removed to make room, and the larger size of ammunition means less over-all magazine capacity. A common field modification is to replace these functions, though this is known to produce a marked decrease in accuracy. The use of specialized caseless material means there is not a railgun version of this weapon. Increase range of this weapon by 50%. [Low] AP -4 2d10+6 DV SA Ammo 8 [b]ScumTek "Oozer" Machine Pistol:[/b] Another ScumTek design made popular my modern crime and action vids, the Oozer is an attempt to build a cheap, small automatic weapon. It features a blocky, streamlined SMG frame made of basic composites which are easy to produce in a fabber. The weapon can easily be fired one-handed, as it uses smaller than normal ammunition in order to have a higher magazine capacity and even more balanced recoil. This is good because standard, the weapon only fires in bursts or on full automatic. The Oozer is even commonly obtained with technically "aftermarket" extended magazines and a block suppressor on the barrel. Due to it's size and composition, Perception checks to notice this weapon when concealed on a person are at -10. Reduce range of this weapon by 10%. [Low] 2d10+1 DV BF, FA Ammo 30 [b]ScumTek "Perforater" Automatic Sniper Rifle:[/b] "Ever wanted your long-range, precision weapon to fire on full auto? Now you can!" - quote from a ScumTek mesh forum The Perforater is a solid example of the ScumTek ethos. Take a weapon designed for one thing, and play with the design until it also does something else. The Perforater is slightly bulkier than a normal Sniper Rifle. In addition to to the additional firing modes, the Perforater has an extended magazine, a reinforced precision stock, and an integral flash and sound suppressor. The weapon is also almost always equipped with an Imaging Scope. [High] AP -12 2d10+10 DV SA, BF, FA Ammo 24 [b]ScumTek "Ultima Ratio Paganus"/"Reason" Railgun MG:[/b] ScumTek's only dedicated Railgun platform, the "Reason" MG is typical of their over-engineered machines. The bulky weapon features multiple rotating barrels and quick charging capacitors, and is clearly designed to be fire from the hip, with a "chainsaw"-type top grip. The weapon features an internal nuclear power supply. Not to say that the Reason isn't highly-impractical, as without use of a smartlink it is incredibly hard to aim precisely. It also only fires on fully automatic, and when questioned the original designer could only respond with "More dakka" in a slightly cockney accent. It's also quite heavy and has a high recoil for a modern weapon, so the user must brace correctly before firing. Additionally, the downside of it's internal power supply and high speed capacitors also is that after extended periods of use without costly and complex maintenance, it has a tendency to violently explode. The Reason normally uses an internal magazine, but it can also be used with a belt-feed from a "Smart Storage" backpack ammo unit, which has a capacity of 500 rounds, for a cost of [Moderate]. A character using this weapon with less than SOM 20 takes a -30 penalty to all actions while carrying it. Increase the range of this weapon by 25%. [Expensive] AP -9 2d10+8 DV FA Ammo 100