Yithian Lightning Gun

Thunderstruck

The Great Race of Yith are time-travelers from the future, and while mostly dismissed as superstition or madness they are assuredly real. Real enough to sometimes leave artifacts from the future behind--chief among them being the Yithian Lightning Gun. An advanced firearm that fires compressed electricity, anyone who has seen a Lightning Gun in action knows the full extent of the alien technology's power.

Mechanics & Inner Workings

The Lightning Gun conducts electricity by using an internal gyroscope to create friction within the firing chamber. This friction is built up internally before being released explosively by pulling the trigger, which then releases it as static electricity with the power of a lightning bolt at the target.

Manufacturing process

Unknown by anyone but the Yithians

Significance

Alien

Item type

Weapon, Ranged

Rarity

Rare

Weight

12 lbs

Dimensions

3' x 8" x 5"

Base Price

10,000 GP

Raw materials & Components

Alien metals and materials, not found naturally (yet) on Wandrei.

Tools

Yithian crafting tools

The Lightning Gun is a Large firearm, but Medium creatures can wield it in two hands. You take a -2 penalty to attack rolls when attacking with the Lightning Gun in this way. The gun has 20 charges, an attack range of up to 150 feet, and deals 1d8 points of Electricity damage per point of the wielder's Intelligence modifier. The gun recharges 1d20 charges per day.