{Favorite} Sci Fi Weapons

beeber · November 20, 2007, 11:36:21 AM

Quote from: WerekoalaMeson gun.
Anything that can fit in a spinal mount.
Paranoia's tac-nuke launcher.

reminds me of a paranoia game from years ago. somehow we got a hold of a pocket nuke. when the inevitable horde of blue vulture troops showed up, i set it off. the only game where no one complained about offing all fellow characters! it was the end of the mission, anyhoo. gawd i miss that game!

Bagpuss · November 20, 2007, 11:39:00 AM

Graviton Guns - I think they are sometimes called Mass Weapons, they fire (or create at a distance) a tiny singularity that rapidly collapses in on itself, but does huge damage to things within it's brief but massive gravity well.

Spike · November 20, 2007, 02:15:31 PM

Bolt guns and Chain Swords.

Not because chainswords really should be all that, but just because deep down inside I am 12.

And anything CALLLED a bolt gun can't be all bad. Though the 40k boltgun (gyrojet) is the bestest.

jrients · November 20, 2007, 02:30:23 PM

As mentioned, lightsabres, chainswords, and gyrojets are cool.
I'm fond of the 40K plasma weapons as well. They're shiny and red and spew ionized death, what's not to love?
Protonic Spearlaunch, from Encounter Critical, for the sheer WTF? value.
Cyberpunk had two weapons I liked, one was a superheavy revolver in, IIRC, .666 calibre. The other was a shotgun pistol capable of full auto.

pspahn · November 20, 2007, 03:14:23 PM

Quote from: jrientsCyberpunk had two weapons I liked, one was a superheavy revolver in, IIRC, .666 calibre. The other was a shotgun pistol capable of full auto.

Oh, that reminds me, didn't Shadowrun 2E have some sort of repeating rocket launcher. A Panther or Tiger or something to that effect?

Pete

Ian Absentia · November 20, 2007, 03:27:00 PM

From the pages of Traveller, I always appreciated:

the Assault Rocket Launcher (essentially a rifle that fires a small, self-propelled, usually high-explosive round)
the gauss rifle and the gauss pistol, both of which bore a distinct resemblance to the "Needler" guns from 1st ed. Gamma World (which I also enjoyed)

From the pages of Twilight: 2000, there was the CAWS, or Close Assault Weapon System, essentially an automatic shotgun with a bullpup design that could fire a variety of different, carnage-producing rounds.

!i!

Bradford C. Walker · November 20, 2007, 03:59:46 PM

It's all about the lightsaber. Be man-sized for all your swashbuckling Jedi action, or giant-sized for making mechs into wrecks with the flick of your wrist, this one weapon gets the job done.

Skyrock · November 20, 2007, 04:18:12 PM

Quote from: pspahnOh, that reminds me, didn't Shadowrun 2E have some sort of repeating rocket launcher. A Panther or Tiger or something to that effect?

Do you mean "assault cannons", with the Panther as one of the two models?
(However, it's never cleared what they look like and how they work, except that they are extremely big, extremely heavy and have more impact than a rocket launcher, though without a blast area. Something like a Barret with bigger bullets.)

jeff37923 · November 20, 2007, 04:30:42 PM

Quote from: RoninReally? It makes me even less interested in Fading Suns.

I keep a file entitled "Disgusting Evil Shit" handy for when I feel like being a truly Sadistic GM. That could just add to it.

Ian Absentia · November 20, 2007, 06:49:50 PM

Quote from: Bradford C. WalkerIt's all about the lightsaber. Be man-sized for all your swashbuckling Jedi action, or giant-sized for making mechs into wrecks with the flick of your wrist, this one weapon gets the job done.

Oh, well then, Larry Niven does the lightsabre one better with the "flashlight" laser. It's functionally a lightsabre, but with no artificially imposed terminus point for the beam. It just comes out of the handle and keeps going.

I think Niven was trying to make some sort of commentary on the practical complications of the lightsabre.

!i!

beeber · November 20, 2007, 08:33:20 PM

the spike/slug/omni weapons from legionnaire

neat concept (never tried it in a session though). guns would use a polymer block for ammo, and shave off rounds based on the type. a "spike" gun would shave off many smaller particles, like some sort of auto-needler. the "slug" gun would saw off a huge chunk for AP or sheer damage. "omni" guns could switch between the two.

Blackleaf · November 20, 2007, 08:56:18 PM

Reflex Multi-Warhead Missile. Partly because it's a really long name, but mostly because I think the idea of a smart missile that shoots other missiles is fun.

David Johansen · November 20, 2007, 10:41:18 PM

Laser pistols with bulbous bodies, fins on the barrel, and long retractable cables attatching them to the reactor in the back pack.

Bradford C. Walker · November 21, 2007, 04:23:29 AM

Quote from: Ian AbsentiaI think Niven was trying to make some sort of commentary on the practical complications of the lightsabre.

Sure, it's unreal. I don't let that get in the way of my fun.

KrakaJak · November 22, 2007, 01:12:39 AM

Lightsabers.

Machineguns (not FUCKING Lasers)