Geomagnetic disc

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geomagnetic disc
Geomagnetic disc.png
Adaptive PV
(Vibro)
when thrown
♥
2d6
Damage (thrown)
average: 7range: 2-12
$
750.00
Commerce Value
1
lb.
Weight
PV (Unpowered)

5

Charge per Use

400 Solar cell: 6 usesFidget cell: 6 usesLead-acid cell: 10 usesCombustion cell: 15 usesChem cell: 25 usesThermoelectric cell: 100 usesBiodynamic cell: 150 usesNuclear cell: 250 usesAntimatter cell: 500 usesMecha power core: 1250 uses

Charge Used For

Throw Effect

Complexity

6

Tier

6

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Can Disassemble

yes

Can Build

yes

Tinker Skill

Tinker II

Character

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ID?Use this ID to Wish for the item

Geomagnetic Disc

Extra Info:
geomagnetic disc

Ions spun into a euhedral disc on a spinning wheel crystallizer. Aquamarine smoothed into a wheel by deepsea steam vents.

Perfect

The geomagnetic disc is an artifact that acts as a throwing weapon with several unique properties.

The geomagnetic disc must be powered in order to function, and thus requires an energy cell or to be supplied power via the Jacked item modification. Attempting to throw the disc without power will cause it to behave as a normal throwing weapon would, having a flat 5 PV and dealing only ♥1 damage.

When the geomagnetic disc is thrown while powered, it will instantly travel to it's target with no throw variance, regardless of distance. Although this means the disc cannot miss due to throw variance, normal accuracy calculations still apply, meaning the target still has a chance to dodge the attack. After being thrown at a valid target, the disc will return to it's thrower, automatically re-equipping itself in the thrown weapon slot. If the disc is not thrown at a valid target, either due to incompatible phase states or due to not being thrown at a target at all, the disc will travel to it's destination and fall to the grown as a normal thrown item would, even if powered.

Additionally, the geomagnetic disc has the property of bouncing between multiple targets when thrown. After hitting it's initial target, the disc will bounce and hit an additional 5 enemies, randomly targeting any valid creature that is currently engaged in combat with the thrower. Creatures can also be targeted for a bounce more than once if there are less than 5 targets; this even applies if there is only 1 valid target, causing them to be hit by the initial throw as well as all 5 bounces. However, throwing the disc at a creature that isn't currently engaged in combat with the thrower will not cause the disc to bounce, only dealing damage once before returning.

Finally, the geomagnetic disc is a vibro weapon, meaning it's PV value is equivalent to the ♦AV of whatever it hits, so long as it is powered.[1]

References

  1. XRL.World.Parts.GeomagneticDisc