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#1 AleGolem Apr 22, 2013 15:53:34	Our GM is starting up a D20 Apocalypse game and I'm playing a former mechanic who will be inventing nifty items for the party, all new ideas are welcome. Rod of Light This handy device is constructed from an extendable pole, possibly a microphone stand or tall lamp, and a light bulb. Wiring is run through the interior of the pole from several small batteries to a low wattage light bulb affixed to the top of the pole. A small switch operates the light source and the entire contraption can be shortened or extended from 3’ to 5.5’ and is primarily used as an aid in exploring dark sections of ruins.  Shock Shield This improvised shield is made from an old road sign, a common sight in the new world, however it has been improved by disassembling and attaching stun gun components to the rear so the entire shield can be electrified. If the wielder successfully blocks an opponent's unarmed attack that opponent is affected as if they were attacked with a stun gun. Heavy insulation is required for the arm wielding the shield to prevent the user from suffering the same effects.
#2 AnimeSniper Apr 23, 2013 19:26:35	Our GM is starting up a D20 Apocalypse game and I'm playing a former mechanic who will be inventing nifty items for the party, all new ideas are welcome. Rod of Light This handy device is constructed from an extendable pole, possibly a microphone stand or tall lamp, and a light bulb. Wiring is run through the interior of the pole from several small batteries to a low wattage light bulb affixed to the top of the pole. A small switch operates the light source and the entire contraption can be shortened or extended from 3’ to 5.5’ and is primarily used as an aid in exploring dark sections of ruins.  Shock Shield This improvised shield is made from an old road sign, a common sight in the new world, however it has been improved by disassembling and attaching stun gun components to the rear so the entire shield can be electrified. If the wielder successfully blocks an opponent's unarmed attack that opponent is affected as if they were attacked with a stun gun. Heavy insulation is required for the arm weilding the shield to prevent the user from suffering the same effects. Quite Inventive... for the Rod of Light you could also for the carrier of the pole rod have a small harness of batteries,  maybe the big square 9 volt or a jet ski/marine battery, that weights x-pounds and has small spool of retractable wires that can be attached to pommel grip of the pole rod and instead of light bulbs you could have LED bulbs  For the Shock Shield you could have  either multiple contact studs, the small discharge emitters, and maybe and on/off button either inside the shield arm mount or small button that the carrier has in their gloved hand... you can even allow for the same battery harness I mentioned above Sturdy mount to the floor + car alternator + belt + old bicycle + jumper cables = a small charging station... I think
#3 AnimeSniper Apr 23, 2013 21:29:44	Just doing a little wikipedia browsing and found this which could be used for the Battery Harness, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battery_si... and then this en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battery_ty... , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_battery ,
#4 AleGolem Apr 25, 2013 11:20:37	Just doing a little wikipedia browsing and found this which could be used for the Battery Harness, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battery_si... and then this en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battery_ty... , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_battery ,  Nifty, the rules are somewhat loose on actually knowing what you need to build anything as opposed to just having the correct amount of "parts" however it's always nice to have an idea of what you're working with. This is a pretty interesting find.
#5 AleGolem Apr 25, 2013 12:41:01	Grappling Gun This project is a bit more complicated as it requires retrofitting a scavenged rifle with new internal tubing, room for a large Co2 canister and a spool. The existing internal components are removed from the rifle and replaced with tubing running from the Co2 canister to the barrel, the rifle will no longer fire traditional ammunition however the new internal components allow it to fire a muzzle loaded grappling hook 120ft in the air. One large Co2 canister allows for two shots. This device follows all of the rules associated with the Grapple-Firing Crossbow (Urban Arcana) however is usable without penalty by characters with the Personal Firearms Proficiency feat, as opposed to the Archaic Weapons Proficiency feat.
#6 AleGolem Apr 30, 2013 16:34:55	Speaking of improving upon existing technology, it seems the gadget system could be implemented in an apocalypse setting. All gadgets would of course be makeshift one off inventions made by talented waste mechanics/electricians. Electrified melee weapons could just be batteries taped to the handle and wired to the blade while it'd be easy, if not pretty, to add some mundane gear to armor. Does the flamethrower count as an "energy" weapon for the purposes of gadgets?
#7 kronos182 May 01, 2013 19:10:25	A better electrified weapon would be attaching a tazer to a weapon, re-wired to run the contacts to the weapon blade. A spear/polearm would be excellent as you can incorporate the tazer straight into the weapon head, wiring the trigger further down the handle/shaft. Oh.. if the PCs have a vehicle, they can rig up a system for recharging batteries. Using a combination of solar panels (mounted on roof or trunk/hood) and motion powered system rigged to the wheels, using a trickle charge system that leads to a large battery in the trunk (to power other items) and a voltage/amp regulator to a series of plugs/universal battery slots (A/AA/AAA, 9 volt, C/D and the like). Or for those on foot, a motion powered system. Take one of those radios or flashlights that you charge by widing the chank, attach to a pulley system that hooks to your boots/straps to legs, fit to a backpack with a large lithion-ion battery (like a large laptop battery type) for power devices like helmet mounted light, radios, etc, and to battery slots for plugging in rechargable batteries using trickle charge system.  This way you can charge batteries while walking around between towns.
#8 AleGolem May 02, 2013 7:04:46	A better electrified weapon would be attaching a tazer to a weapon, re-wired to run the contacts to the weapon blade. A spear/polearm would be excellent as you can incorporate the tazer straight into the weapon head, wiring the trigger further down the handle/shaft. Nice! Oh.. if the PCs have a vehicle, they can rig up a system for recharging batteries. Using a combination of solar panels (mounted on roof or trunk/hood) and motion powered system rigged to the wheels, using a trickle charge system that leads to a large battery in the trunk (to power other items) and a voltage/amp regulator to a series of plugs/universal battery slots (A/AA/AAA, 9 volt, C/D and the like). Or for those on foot, a motion powered system. Take one of those radios or flashlights that you charge by widing the chank, attach to a pulley system that hooks to your boots/straps to legs, fit to a backpack with a large lithion-ion battery (like a large laptop battery type) for power devices like helmet mounted light, radios, etc, and to battery slots for plugging in rechargable batteries using trickle charge system. I like it, I’ve been trying to figure out a good way to recharge batteries as it appears, based on some of the designs I’ve come up with, that I’ll have a lot of them.
#9 AnimeSniper May 03, 2013 6:04:39	maybe a small steam powered engine connected to a steam turbine wheel that could be built small enough that when placed in the fire it would allow for x-charge time of things A good item for construction parts would be a Mag Lite... simply remove the lightbulb and attach the tazer bits or other things and you immediately have a battery compartment and switch... A few concepts for the settlements that you and your fellow could come across. Hydroelectrical Dams would see occupation by either bad guys or something like in here  rage.wikia.com/wiki/Dam_Facility Wind Turbines en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_turbine Wind/Water Mills  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_mill & en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windmill
#10 AleGolem May 29, 2013 13:13:20	Pepper Blaster This is the simple combination of paintballs and pure capsaicin. The creation of these nasty little buggers will require the creator to inject a tiny amount of capsaicin into the paintball with a hypodermic needle and seal off the hole with a dot of super glue. Let the ammunition set for a bit and then load it into a paintball gun, this uses the stats for pepper spray with the exceptions that the attack roll is a normal ranged attack, as opposed to a touch attack, and increases the range to that of a paintball gun. An alternate version of this weapon has been made by diluting capsaicin in water and loading it into a super watergun.
#11 AnimeSniper Apr 21, 2014 3:11:26	Fist of Rage, http://rage.wikia.com/wiki/Fists_of_Rage A set of gloves that the player can find or craft that have a set of four spikes over each knuckle... add lethal damage to hits so 1d3 + Strength + 4     Improved Armor Light By trial and error you have figured a way to increase the overall protection of light armor like the football pads by add thin section of riveted together tire to the pads.   Improved Armor Medium- By trial and error you have figured a way to increase the overall protection of light armor like the football pads by adding thin strips of overlappin aluminum or steel
#12 AnimeSniper Dec 11, 2013 3:58:58	Hey Alegolem been working on my Apocalypse campaign for when my usual group next meets and came across the links for games that have crafting in them   RAGE http://rage.wikia.com/wiki/Engineering_items give a general list of what you can craft http://rage.wikia.com/wiki/Schematics the items with a Parts Lists   Dead Island http://deadisland.wikia.com/wiki/Mods   C4 Bolts/Arrows By combining military grade C4/RDX with a small cigar tube, percussion/pencil  detonator you create launchable ordnance from  afar 1 Block c4/rdx or other explosive + x-cigar tubes + x-number Pencil Detonator + x-number of bolts/arrows
#13 kronos182 Dec 11, 2013 15:40:57	AnimeSniper wrote:
#14 AnimeSniper Apr 21, 2014 3:22:10	Soup Can Grenades/Explosives By salvaging discarded soup cans and combining with actual grenades/x- amount of c4 + Scrap steel/nails + Detonator you make improvised grenades. When detonated the added soup can deals an additional 2d4 damage.