Gravity Board
This is an aerial surfboard powered by Gravity Stones and a Skystones. A control cable is strapped to your wrist, your boots are fastened in and you lean for steering. A gravity board is Tom Swifts innovation to put a small sky stone repulsor engine with attitude nozzles to control lift and forward motion. They have been nicknamed “sky slicers”.
Tom Swift used the gravity sled as a base, added a skystone engine, kept the gravity stones but added more to increase their effectiveness, and sometimes even adds sails, wings, aileron fins, etc. Some early iterations were propelled by dragonfly-like “flitter” wings, and steering by the pilot leaning in the direction they wants to travel.
They are very customizable vehicles and are commonly personalized. They are very safe, but the safeties can be turned off or removed. As is often done by speed junkies, as this is one of their favorite vehicles.
Power Generation
The board is powered by sky stones.
Propulsion
Reverse-engineered Repulsor Ion Thrusters from an Atlantean scout drone.
Weapons & Armament
N/A
Armor and defense
N/A
Communication Tools & Systems
Global positioning system, HUD overall control system.
Sensors
Radar, collision warning systems, magnetic sensor systems
Hangars & docked vessels
The small size of the gravity board lets it fit in most places, it can even be hung on a wall.
Size Medium
Draft NA
Length 8-10 ft
Width (beam) 2-3 ft
Cost 200 gp
Building Time 2 weeks
Type Skyship
HD 3d10 (30 hp)
AC 9 (-1 size,-2 aux)
Hardness 5
Maneuverability (Perfect)
Speed 80 ft (120 ft boost or dive)
Attack Ram 1d8
Turn Rate 10 ft
Crew 1
Passenger 0 (1 if both are small)
Cargo 300 lbs
Class
Used by
Nickname
Sky Slicer
Designation
GB
Motto
To the skies.
Owner
Owning Organization
Current location
Price
Not for sale yet
Rarity
Prototype
Related Technologies
Beam
3 ft
Length
10 ft
Height
6 in
Weight
15 lbs
Speed
80 spd, boost/dive 120 spd
Complement / Crew
1
Cargo & Passenger Capacity
300 lbs
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Sounds like fun, if a bit dangerous. It isn't clear what the skystones are or do, though I read the reference. I'd guess they're an antigravity device?