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Site Navigation   Home Advanced Rules Answers & Erratas Armour Campaign Info Catalogue of Books Equipment & Supplies Humour Magic Miscellaneous Info Monsters & Critters Psionics R.C.C.'s & O.C.C.'s Reference Material Skills Vehicles Weapons About Awards & Feedback Guestbook Links & Web Rings Search What's New	TW Fire Ball Blunderbuss By: Dustin M. Ramsey aka Kralizec! (DustinM@rifts-rpg.com) Any type of shotgun can be converted into this short range, but very powerful Techno-Wizardry weapon. Because the TW Fire Ball Blunderbuss requires the combined efforts of an experienced Fire Warlock as well as a Techno-Wizard, it is a fairly rare weapon. When fired, the Fire Ball Blunderbuss shoots a small swarm of fire balls that do 1D6 M.D. each. The number of fire balls in the swarm can be as high as the level of the Fire Warlock when the weapon is created, so a Fire Ball Blunderbuss created by a level 15 Warlock could do as much as 15D6 M.D.! Creation Costs: P.P.E. Cost: 15 + 3 P.P.E. for each additional 20ft (6m) of the gun's range, + 6 P.P.E. for each die of damage the weapon does, +10 P.P.E. for each additional payload of 5 shots. Spells Needed: Fire Bolt and the third level Fire Elemental spell, Fire Ball Physical Requirements: one crimson garnet worth at least 200 credits for each die of damage the weapon does, plus one smoky quartz worth at least 100 credits for every additional 20ft (6m) of the gun's range, plus one diamond worth at least 1000 credits for each additional payload of 5 shots added to the weapon. Level Requirements: None, however creation of this weapon requires the assistance of a Fire Warlock who knows the Fire Ball spell. Unfortunately, working with a magic user who is not a Techno-Wizard is more difficult and reduces the odds for success: 20% + 6% per level of the Techno-Wizard. Additionally, for every level of experience of the Fire Warlock, the Techno-Wizard may (with the appropriate physical requirements) increase the weapon's range and damage. Also, as the Techno-Wizard advances in experience, they may build the weapon with an additional payload-increasing diamond at levels 2, 4, 7, and 10. Time: 1D6 hours per each crystal in the weapon Usage of the Fire Ball Blunderbuss: Weight: Unchanged, only the weight of the ammo has been removed. Mega-Damage: One tiny fire ball per level of the Warlock, however, each fire ball beyond one requires additional P.P.E. and garnet crystals from the Techno-Wizard at the time the weapon is created. Each fire ball inflicts 1D6 M.D. Rate of Fire: Single shots only! Range: 90ft (27.4m) + 20ft (6m) per level of the Warlock, however, increasing the range requires additional P.P.E. and smoky quartz crystals from the Techno-Wizard at the time the weapon is created. Payload: 5 shots, plus 5 additional blasts for each extra 1000 credit diamond added. If the Techno-Wizard is of sufficiently high level when the weapon is built, a maximum of 20 shots can be added (giving the weapon a total payload of 25 blasts). Mega-Damage Capacity: Unchanged Weapon Proficiency: WP Bolt Action Rifle (RIFTS Main Book, pg. 32) Bonus to Strike: Unchanged To Recharge: 15 P.P.E. for mages, 30 I.S.P. for psychics, 14 P.P.E. for Warlocks, or 13 P.P.E. for Techno-Wizards will fully energize the gun, regardless of its range or damage. Cost: Roughly 12,000 credits per each crystal in the weapon.

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