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From: "Nat C." <natc@*****.net>
Subject: New Weapons
Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 13:27:31 -0400 (EDT)
Something that I've noticed with Shadowrun is that there are really few
NEW weapons. There are just a lot of gunz and gernades and swords (which
have showed the least change). I know there are some things like
explosive rounds and mono wires but there are relitively few considering
the speed in which technology is advancing now days. I have decided to
make a few new items. The ones here are all knives and swords because
there seams to be a lack of new blades around. If you like them, please
mail me for mor ideas and don't ask me for the rules, make them yourself
for your own game. They are as follows:


Sonic Knife: This is basically a normal knife but a switch triggered by
contact to the blade causes it to vibrate at extreemly high
frequencies. This method is very effective agenst soft objects
but is useless agenst harder targets.

Barbed Knife: This is a nasty little thing which will cause normal damage
when entering and then causes even more damage when it leaves the body.
This only aplies to soft targets; on hard targets it does the
same ammount of damage.

High hilted knife: This is really Just a normal knife but its blade
extends down in front of the grip or hilt. It is always one
bladed and is often curved to add ease in slashing. It causes
normal damage to all targets but is easier to wield than a normal
knife.

Crystal edged Knife/Sword: This is basically a sword or knife whith
little or no restistance when cutting through something. It is
basically a combination of dikkote (sp?) and mono-fiber. To
maintain its cutting power, one must sterolize it under extreem
heat and pressure weekly.

Fractal edge blades: They are like normal blades but the edge is
ten times as long as it looks. It is extreemly superior at
cutting any sort of material which is not 100% solid such as cast iron.
Any material such as flesh, ceramic armor, most low grade
plastics and any biological material is cut very easily.

Thats all for now. Mail me for more.

-Xyphius

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