Talk:Mecha and equipment

100thlurker's Dumb Proposals

Memory-Composite Bow
Bows, a romantic weapon used by various hunters, traditionalists, and martial artists around the galaxy. Modern bows and crossbows tend to made of layers of laminated memory metals, resembling composite bows of ancient history, allowing for manageable use of absurd draw weights of several hundred pounds, with the added benefit of being "one-size fits all" and easily modified to meet personal requirements. The bow is "soft" when being drawn, but is induced to "remember" its original position at the moment of release.

In particular, the ancient Ikonoclast movement of the Omega Church were famous for considering mastery of a memory-composite bow a facet of their doctrine of technospiritual arete. Though Ikonoclasm is long dead, the bow has become

Damage +5

-5 Init

Can use Martial Arts and/or Guns

Silent

Short Range

Options

Full-turn Draw +4 damage -2 armor no other actions Supersonic

Heavy Draw +2 damage move or shoot

Micromissile +2 to hit -1 armor

Flight Arrows/Bolts -3 Damage long range

Poison Arrows/Bolts 1 Additional Damage a Turn

Shield A large, heavy shield. Often used by riot and military police. Can sometimes have their own force shield projectors.

-4 Init

Requires one hand

Bulky

+3 to parry pool

+2 Armor

Buckler A small shield the size of a dinner plate.

-2 Init

Can be used with any weapon.

+2 to parry pool against melee weapons