Dart launcher [Archive] - Wizards Community

Dart launcher [Archive] - Wizards Community

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ReverendCow
03-24-06, 08:00 PM Anyone out there familiar with the SciFi movie "Children of Dune"? In the scene where the Tleilaxu Face Dancer, Scytale, kills Farok, he uses a dart launcher that appears to be held on two fingers.

Do any of you know of an already existing approximation for this?

If not, here's what I came up with:

Cost Dmg Critical Range Weight
Increment
Assassins' Dart Launcher: 50gp 1d2 x2 10ft 1/4 lb
ADA, Repeating: 200gp? 1d2 x2 10ft 1/3 lb

Due to the delicate parts of which it is constructed it takes 1 full round action to reload an Assassins' Dart Launcher, which provokes attacks of opportunity.

Repeating Assassins' Dart Launchers carry a clip that holds 3 darts, and are made of tougher materials and employ a smaller version of the same mechanism that reloads repeating crossbows, taking a free action to load.

Comments? Suggestions? Flames?
yourReality
03-24-06, 10:44 PM i would use the statistics for the Sand Blaster used by Sand Giants (MM3). range 10 ft. damage 1d6, but instead of the penalties to ac and attack, u use the poison effects. or whatever else the dart does. i might require a certain constution score to fire the dart a certain range (lung capacity=range) so you could think of a ratio.
ReverendCow
03-24-06, 11:09 PM What? Totally the wrong flavor. I was going more for something that, you could walk up to someone with your hands in your pockets and start talking to them, then surprise 'em with a poisoned dart in their neck.
Fanged Fremont
03-25-06, 03:37 PM In the arms and equipment guide there are spring loaded gauntlets. I believe they had the same stats as a hand crossbow, but in gauntlet form. Move action to reload means with rapid reload you can get your full attacks off with it.
ReverendCow
03-25-06, 05:42 PM In the arms and equipment guide there are spring loaded gauntlets.

Could I persuade you to tell me where? I looked and I couldn't find them.
Iver Gearsham
03-26-06, 04:44 PM Look in Sword and Fist or if you like FR in Races of Faerun it is all so call a Spike launcher.

I came up with mounting some on the inside of our fighters shield to shoot a barrage at foes as needed.

He looked as if he was strictly melee but he could pull off a cool ranged attack when he liked.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
ReverendCow 03-24-06, 08:00 PM	Anyone out there familiar with the SciFi movie "Children of Dune"? In the scene where the Tleilaxu Face Dancer, Scytale, kills Farok, he uses a dart launcher that appears to be held on two fingers. Do any of you know of an already existing approximation for this? If not, here's what I came up with: Cost Dmg Critical Range Weight Increment Assassins' Dart Launcher: 50gp 1d2 x2 10ft 1/4 lb ADA, Repeating: 200gp? 1d2 x2 10ft 1/3 lb Due to the delicate parts of which it is constructed it takes 1 full round action to reload an Assassins' Dart Launcher, which provokes attacks of opportunity. Repeating Assassins' Dart Launchers carry a clip that holds 3 darts, and are made of tougher materials and employ a smaller version of the same mechanism that reloads repeating crossbows, taking a free action to load. Comments? Suggestions? Flames?
yourReality 03-24-06, 10:44 PM	i would use the statistics for the Sand Blaster used by Sand Giants (MM3). range 10 ft. damage 1d6, but instead of the penalties to ac and attack, u use the poison effects. or whatever else the dart does. i might require a certain constution score to fire the dart a certain range (lung capacity=range) so you could think of a ratio.
ReverendCow 03-24-06, 11:09 PM	What? Totally the wrong flavor. I was going more for something that, you could walk up to someone with your hands in your pockets and start talking to them, then surprise 'em with a poisoned dart in their neck.
Fanged Fremont 03-25-06, 03:37 PM	In the arms and equipment guide there are spring loaded gauntlets. I believe they had the same stats as a hand crossbow, but in gauntlet form. Move action to reload means with rapid reload you can get your full attacks off with it.
ReverendCow 03-25-06, 05:42 PM	In the arms and equipment guide there are spring loaded gauntlets. Could I persuade you to tell me where? I looked and I couldn't find them.
Iver Gearsham 03-26-06, 04:44 PM	Look in Sword and Fist or if you like FR in Races of Faerun it is all so call a Spike launcher. I came up with mounting some on the inside of our fighters shield to shoot a barrage at foes as needed. He looked as if he was strictly melee but he could pull off a cool ranged attack when he liked.