Post by Tomahawk on Feb 17, 2005 13:14:39 GMT
X-31 Semi-Automatic Dart Pistol
The X-31 SAD is a standard-issue close-range dart pistol, often referred to as a “Tranq Gun”, as it is most commonly used to fire tranquilizing dart ammunition. The X-31 SAD uses compressed air (contained in the clip) to launch its projectiles; hence it’s relatively low effective range. The darts fired are highly susceptible to effects such as strong wind, reducing or minimizing the effective range even further. When in use, the gun itself is whisper silent, the only detectible sound being the soft “pffft” from the air launching the dart. It is a semi-automatic weapon; the darts reload automatically and can be rapid fired by those characters having more than one attack per round; in any case, it takes one action per shot fired per round.
MSH Stats:
Range: Poor
Price: 5
Damage: special
Type: Shooting
Rate: 1 per action
Shots: 8-shot clip
Material: Good
The Agency, who produced this weapon in the first place, also designed the darts that are used with this weapon. The darts themselves do no damage on their own, however darts could be modified to deliver lethal payloads (poison, for example) directly into a person’s bloodstream. Commonly available payloads are:
Tranq Darts- Cost: Feeble; Rounds: 8 (1 clip) (Remarkable Intensity knock-out)
Anti-Venom Darts- Cost: Typical; Rounds: 8 (1 clip) (Counters up to Excellent Intensity poisons or venom- more useful than one might think…)
Innoc-Darts- Cost: Typical; Rounds: 8 (1 clip) (Counter-acts the effects of air-borne toxins for 1-10 rounds)
Other darts with similar effects could easily be devised.