TABLE 8-6: CREATING A VEHICLE HANDHELD WEAPON Name Type TL Cost1 Setting2 Weight3 Reach4 Dmg5 Size6 Longsword MW slashing 315gp n/a 4.4lb/2kg melee d8 Medium Vehicle-Blade w/Power setting (Vehicle Weapon) slashing 12 3015gp 1-5 44lb/20kg/ 40vL 10 ft 2d6 Large or Huge (dependant upon vehicle size) Cost: Creating a Vehicle-blade (vehicle equivalent of a longsword) is 10x the masterwork version in the Pathfinder® Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook™ (PZO1110) for each size increment This cost is just the raw material and crafting costs of the size of the blade Setting: Only applies if a weapon is created with power settings Standard power settings are created just like weapon enhancements Setting of =2,000gp/cr, Setting of =8,000gp/cr, Setting of =18,000gp/cr, Setting of = 32,000gp/cr, Setting of =50,000gp/cr Weight: Weight conversions are as follows; 2vL= 1kg, 1kg = 2.2lbs, each appendage is rated by its Strength and can carry only a certain vL For each size increment, multiply the weight by 10 See the two-legged vehicle descriptions in this book for appendage limits, or you can reference the Travellers Handbook under design sequences to make your own Reach: Increases in ft increments per size category Longsword is melee with ft reach Large weapons have a 10 ft reach, huge weapons have a 15 ft reach Damage is multiplied per Pathfinder Roleplaying Game ruleset So if a longsword is d8, then a large vehicle longsword = 2d6 Huge vehicle blade would be 3d6 damage Each setting adds an extra d6 of positive or negative energy damage, depending upon the type of Jusay crystal used Dark Jusay crystals drain 2d4 levels on each successful hit (Fortitude DC15 on a setting of 1, DC19 on a setting of 5) Size: A two-legged vehicle’s weapon size is the same size as the vehicle itself If the vehicle is large then the weapon is large Notes: Additional information The weapons described below are common melee examples Almost any weapon from the Pathfinder® Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook™ (PZO1110) can be adjusted and installed as a vehicle weapon Type: melee/slashing, does not have to be powered 1-5 EP’s powered depending on what setting it is on TL: 12 Cost: 100,000gp/cr This price does NOT include the Jusay crystals Setting: 1-5 Weight: 225 kg Range: 10ft Damage: 2d6 (Large) plus 1-5d6 positive energy or 2d4 negative levels, depending on the setting if its powered The additional damage depends if there are Jusay crystals involved Normal Jusay crystals are positive energy, Dark Jusay are negative energy Type Damage: Positive or negative energy depending if it is powered with Dark or normal Jusay crystals If Dark Jusay crystals VEHICLE-BLADE (Slashing/positive or negative, see Type Damage) (Single appendage-sword: TL12) This sword is designed for the two-legged vehicles and is usually installed on one of the arm appendages of these vehicles If crystals are installed into the hilt of this sword, the sword can become powered providing a higher damage potential This weapon can be disarmed 151