Types of Ancient Technology

Ancient Taera was not a world ruled by magic or psionics alone. In their wisdom, the Ancients knew that magic and psionics require inborn talent that few people possess to a significant degree, and their civilization required more egalitarian powers. Therefore, they developed their knowledge of physical sciences to a high degree, learning of the forces that lie behind, underneath, and within the everyday world, and how to harness and manipulate those forces. Rather than simply using the easiest tool every time (which, in comparatively primitive societies like modern Taera, is usually magic or psionics), the Ancients applied their efforts to learning multiple ways to do things, and as their learning grew they became able to duplicate (and in some cases exceed) magic with machines. Because these machines were so powerful, their civilization came to depend on them heavily- so heavily, in fact, that after the Annihilation, when many machines wouldn't work due to the massive and chaotic forces covering the world, their society collapsed and died. The machines which survived intact did eventually start working again, however, so the inheritors of their legacy- the inhabitants of modern Taera- are able to use them today, even though they usually know nothing about how the devices work, and cannot build more.

Though modern people cannot build or duplicate Ancient devices, some Ancient devices can build other such devices. The Ancients had many abilities which can only be duplicated or approximated by powerful magic or psionics today; for instance, they could create illusions of sight and sound that looked completely real until one tried to touch them, convert any form of material to any other form of material (or energy) at will, and even to control the fundamental forces of nature themselves- something only gods can do on modern Taera. The machines which allowed them to do these things have alien workings that modern people simply can't understand, no matter how well they know the exact effects of using the devices themselves. Most Ancient technology is extremely difficult to repair if it breaks down, and very few people have the skills and equipment necessary to do so. Some Ancient technology falls into a few general categories (called "tech levels," though no relationship or hierarchy has been established which reliably applies to them) based on its workings, and these categories were even known and discussed by the Ancients themselves. A basic summary of these "tech levels" is listed below.

• Organitech Probably the most alien of all the Ancient technologies, though at the same time most comprehensible to modern people, is Organitech. The Ancients unlocked the secrets of heredity and growth at some point in their history, and learned to manipulate, shape, and even compose new forms of life in desirable ways. Organitech "devices," therefore, are not machines as most people understand them, but are instead living things in and of themselves. Organitech is not repaired, but is instead healed, and damaged Organitech can be affected by the same healing spells Clerics and others use to cure illnesses and wounds in the modern world. Organitech devices produce predictable results and functions like machines do, but they eat, grow, reproduce, and even die like the living things they actually are. Many Organitech devices deal with the life functions of more common creatures (such as people)- for instance, most medical technology of the Ancients was Organitech. Organitech devices generally require Heal checks with a +15 penalty applied to the DC of any given check, to tend and/or repair without magic.
• Genitech The word "Genitech" was shorthand for "Genesis technology," and given what modern people use the word "genesis" for, it seems to have been an appropriate description. Genitech devices dealt with the Ancients' ability to convert materials to other materials, energy types to other energy types, and even materials to energies or vice versa. Genitech quite literally gave the Ancients the ability to create anything they wanted at any time, and was an astoundingly powerful set of abilities. It is clear that the Ancients knew it, because many Genitech devices can be found even today, and most have a large number of safeguards built into them to insure proper use. Genitech devices apply a +25 penalty to the DC of Craft checks made to repair them when damaged, and repairs are often impossible without special materials and/or tools.
• Quantumtech Quantumtech was apparently the pinnacle achievement of Ancient technology- exactly what the term "Quantum" means is unclear to modern scholars, but obviously it meant something to the Ancients. The workings of Quantumtech devices are barely understood, even when their end results are clear and obvious, but what is known is that Quantumtech involved manipulation of the very laws of reality themselves. Apparently, by controlling the rules of nature, the Ancients could cause objects to spontaneously teleport (even into Dimension Locked areas), avoid the ravages of time, change the way reagents reacted with each other, and even more esoteric things which seem pointless to modern people (though the Ancients clearly thought they had purpose). It is telling that most Genitech devices which have survived to the present day have a few apparently Quantumtech components, but the exact significance of this fact is not at all understood. Quantumtech components and devices, being such strange technology, are astoundingly difficult to repair, usually carrying a +30 (or higher) penalty to the DC of any Craft checks made to repair them.
• Stellartech Few examples of this technology exist on Taera today, because most of these devices dealt with movement and vehicles- especially starships which were capable of taking travellers to other worlds. Stellartech apparently involved manipulation of the force of gravity more than anything else, and all Stellartech devices on modern Taera involve gravity in some way. Stellartech devices are also very difficult to repair, normally carrying a +25 or higher penalty to the DC of Craft checks used to do so.
• Infotech "Infotech" was shorthand for "Information technology," though what this category usually involved was computing and calculating devices, and so-called "artificial" intelligence- i.e., sentient machines such as robots. Infotech devices are comparatively easy to repair, considered against other Ancient technologies, which is a good thing because virtually all surviving Ancient devices contain at least a few Infotech components. Infotech usually carries a penalty of +15 or more to Craft checks made for repairs.
• Nanotech Much as with Quantumtech, the word "Nanotech" had a root ("Nano?") that modern people simply don't understand. Nanotech appears to have been technology involving ridiculously small things, including things too small to see without the aid of special machines or magic/psionic powers. Nanotech is mostly known from records written by the Ancients themselves, as no devices available on modern Taera are known to use Nanotech in any way (though given what the term is supposed to represent, many scholars wryly note that modern Taerans would probably have no way to notice any such components that do exist). Ancient records do suggest that the Ancients rarely used this type of technology, and did not actively pursue development of it. Their reasons for so avoiding it are unknown, but since no modern scholar has proposed a viable reason for building such small devices in the first place, nobody really cares about their reasons anyway.
• Magitech Around the time of the Annihilation, the Ancients were apparently just starting to explore a new form of technology that they called Magitech. According to the Ancient writings about it which have been found, Magitech was a kind of fusion of magic and machine, that somehow went beyond mere enchantment as it is usually practiced. Why the Ancients were pursuing such a fusion is unknown, though it is suspected that they were for some reason frustrated with the inability of their robots and sentient computers to use magic. Perhaps Magitech was a way to allow that, but the people of modern Taera will probably never know, because no Magitech devices other than Living Constructs are known to have survived to the present- and Living Constructs are both exceptionally rare and exceptionally unwilling to participate in studies of their internal workings. Based on Ancient records, however, it is possible that some other Magitech did survive, and merely has not been recognized for what it is- Magitech apparently grew out of an amalgam of Organitech, Genitech, and Quantumtech, so a Magitech device would probably be confused with one of those three types if one were to be found.

One further fact about Ancient devices is notable for game purposes. The Ancients had access to manufacturing and crafting techniques far superior to those of the modern world (as evidenced by the fact that those machines with all their working parts can still function today, several millennia later), and as a result any technological item is considered to be of at least Masterwork quality for the purposes of enchantment or empowerment with magic or psionics. Technological items which have never had parts replaced or jury-rigged should be considered Masterpiece quality, and any repair attempts that exceed the necessary Craft DC by 10 or more can bring full function (and the Masterpiece quality) back to a damaged device. Thus, Ancient devices do not have "masterwork" or "masterpiece" versions, despite being otherwise mundane items. This rule applies to all Ancient technology, even weapons and armor.

Technological Equipment

The table below shows Ancient equipment which is still useful today, which does not fall into a category requiring special rules such as Power Cells, weapons, or armor. Descriptions of the listed items follow the table. Note that some listed devices have a "Cost" of $$$; these devices are so rare and precious that they are considered Minor or Major Artifacts in game terms. Owners of such devices can reasonably charge whatever they want for them, if they are willing to sell them at all- and most such devices will not be for sale.

Miscellaneous Technological Devices
	Device		Cost	Weight	Charges Used
	Communication and Information
		Datacube/Holocube	10 gp	1/2 lb.	-
		Holocamera	1000 gp	1 lb.	1 CU/picture, or 1 CU/10 minutes
		Holomap	3000 gp	5 lb.	1 CU/10 minutes
		Feature Scanner¤	+2000 gp	*	1 CU/10 minutes
		Lifeform Scanner¤	+3000 gp	+1 lb.	1 CU/minute
		Motion Scanner¤	+5000 gp	+1 lb.	1 CU/2 rounds
		Blindsight Scanner¤	+7000 gp	+2 lb.	1 CU/round
		Holorecorder	15000 gp	5 lb.	1 CU/minute
		Personal Communicator	300 gp	*	-
	Fabrication and Manufacturing
	Medical
	Storage
	Vehicles and Transport
	Other
		Guider Glove	2500 gp	*	-
		Synthesizer	2000 gp	10 lbs.	1 CU/10 minutes
		Recordcube Interface¤	+1000 gp	+2 lbs.	-
		Targeting Scope	5000 gp	*	-

* These items have no effective weight.
§ Ten of these items weigh 1 pound.
¤ This is not a seperate item, but is instead an optional upgrade for another device (usually listed above the option). The description for the option is set apart by the qualifier option: in the descriptions below. A character must take Ancient Device Proficiency (and track Use Ancient Device bonuses) for options seperately from the actual devices they upgrade, since the option changes the original device's functionality.

Communication and Information Item Descriptions

    option: Blindsight Scanner:
    Datacube/Holocube:
    option: Feature Scanner:
    Holocamera:
    Holomap:
    Holorecorder:
    option: Lifeform Scanner:
    option: Motion Scanner:
    Personal Communicator:

Fabrication and Manufacturing Item Descriptions

Medical Item Descriptions

Storage Item Descriptions

Vehicle and Transport Item Descriptions

Other Technological Item Descriptions

    Guider Glove: A Guider Glove is an item designed to be used with certain technological weapons that can control their own flight, such as a Guided Blade or Guided Missiles. It is a bulky glove of supple black material with several tiny lights embedded in its outer surface. The inside of the Glove is a strangely pliant greenish mass that fits to the wearer's hand snugly, making the Glove quite comfortable to wear. This mass is an Organitech construction linked with the outer elements of the Glove, which uses the wearer's own body processes to provide what power the Glove needs to function. A Guider Glove is therefore affected by Heal checks and healing magic, instead of Craft checks and repairing magic. Guider Gloves have AC 16, Hardness 2 (on the outside- 0 on the inside), and 3 hit points. The given price is for a single Guider Glove- only one is required to use the Guided weapons properly, though some people do like to wear matched sets purely for appearance's sake.
    option: Recordcube Interface: Some Synthesizers include this additional device on one of the button-free faces. The Recordcube Interface is essentially a small box into which a standard-size holocube may be slotted; once the holocube is inserted, the Synthesizer may record sounds it makes into the cube for later playback. Holocubes which contain stored sounds may be loaded into the Synthesizer without it recording anything onto them first, though many (or perhaps most) such cubes originally came from other Synthesizers with Recordcube Interfaces installed. Once a sound-cube is correctly loaded into the Interface, the pack's display shows a menu of the cube's contents, allowing the Synthesizer's user to load chosen sounds into the instrument (so that keypresses produce those sounds instead of whatever they produced before), record new sounds into the cube (if it has room), or even cause the Synthesizer to "play back" entire compositions with a single keypress. It must also be noted that the Synthesizer can record sounds from the area around it, as well, as if by a creature taking 10 on Listen (with a Listen bonus of +10). Also, since the Synthesizer is capable of duplicating any sound, it is possible to use one with correctly-loaded recordcube sounds to hold actual conversations in completely different voices than the user's own, for example. A character proficient in the use of the Recordcube Interface may thus use the Synthesizer to gain a +10 competence bonus on Perform (Keyboards) and Disguise checks made to mimic other persons' voices.
    Synthesizer: A Synthesizer is a musical instrument capable of replicating nearly any sound. It is a rectangular object roughly two and a half feet long, with buttons studding four of its six faces; the buttons are used as keys to play various notes (similar to an organ or harpsichord), and also to select options for what each note sounds like. It is literally possible for a well-played Synthesizer to sound like an entire band of ordinary instruments simultaneously. A character must have the Ancient Device Proficiency feat for it, or have a +20 circumstance bonus to Use Ancient Device checks regarding the Synthesizer, in order to be able to play it well enough to gain a full bonus from ranks in Perform (Keyboards). Characters unable to apply their full ranks in Perform (Keyboards) are limited to applying either their Use Ancient Device bonuses for the Synthesizer, or their Perform ranks, whichever is lower. Most Ancient musical compositions known today made use of one or more Synthesizers, and the few people who know those pieces generally know how to use a Synthesizer as well.
    Targeting Scope: A Targeting Scope is a small device that attaches to a rifle or pistol (i.e., most technological ranged weapons). When properly used in conjunction with firing the weapon it is attached to (Use Ancient Device check DC 15, does not count as an action since it happens as part of the attack), it doubles the critical threat range of the weapon. For instance, a Dimensional Phaser Pistol with a Targeting Scope has a threat range of 17-20 instead of 19-20. By contrast, a Chaos Rifle with a Scope has a threat range of 19-20. Because the bonus from success at Use Ancient Device is +5, most users of a Targeting Scope never spend a feat to become proficient in it, and can simply take 10 on the check after the first successful use.

Powering Ancient Equipment

Ancient equipment used strange energies to work, and required exotic energy (or fuel to produce such energy) to function. Many devices known today are found in working condition, but have no energy to power them, and so do not work. Fortunately, the Ancients built their equipment well, and designed most of it to be durable and hard to damage- and that includes the small devices they made solely to contain energy for their other machines, devices called "Power Cells." Power Cells were standardized in such a way that any Power Cell could be used in any device that needed it; however, devices themselves got varying numbers of "charges" from a full Power Cell depending on how much energy they needed to do their work. Not all Ancient devices actually use Power Cells; most vehicles and nonportable devices, for instance, have internal reactors or other such structures, which can generate power for the device. However, most portable devices (and in fact, most devices that survived to the present day at all) do use Power Cells.

Power Cells come in several varieties, despite being standardized; apparently, as long as the Cell fit the device and gave it power, the Ancients were satisfied with it. Most Power Cells are small cylinders of exotic material, about an inch wide and two or three long. All surviving Power Cells in the modern day can be recharged in certain Ancient devices made for that purpose; Power Cells which could not be recharged have long since been used up and drained of energy.

For game purposes, fully charged Power Cells contain a number of "charge units," or CUs, and technological devices consume charge units to do their work. The number of CUs in a fully charged Power Cell is usually 300, but some Cells contain more or less than this amount. A cell which runs out of CUs, or doesn't have enough in it to allow the device to use any of its functions (for instance, a cell with less CUs in it than are consumed by a single shot from a technological weapon), provides no power to the device, rendering it useless until the cell is recharged or replaced. Standard cells cannot be recharged while in the devices they power; they must be removed from the device's cell chamber to connect to the recharger. Removing a power cell from a device uses a move action, and requires a Use Ancient Device check (DC 5) to do successfully; if the check fails, the cell stays in the device. Once the chamber is empty, putting a cell into it requires another move action and another DC 5 Use Ancient Device check (if this check fails, the cell is not slotted correctly, and provides no power to the device). It therefore requires, under normal circumstances, one full round to swap one power cell with another. Both the action to remove a power cell and the action to insert one provoke attacks of opportunity, so it is generally wise to do one's recharging away from combat.

The most common type of alternate-charge Power Cells are known as "Feeder" Cells, because the user must open the Power Cell (requiring a move action which provokes attacks of opportunity and a DC 15 Use Ancient Device check) and put appropriate material into it to start the recharging process. Exactly what kind of material is appropriate for a given Feeder Cell requires a Knowledge Ancient Technology (DC 20) to figure out, unless the one who sold the cell to the character using it told him or her what to use. Once it contains appropriate material, the user closes the now-full Cell once more (another move action which provokes attacks of opportunity, with a DC 10 Use Ancient Device check) to activate it. Once properly "fed," a Feeder Cell takes approximately 1 minute to consume the material, after which time it is recharged (the exact rate depends on the type of Cell and the amount of material fed to it). If the user does not feed the Cell with proper material, the Cell cannot consume it, and gains no charge, though this never causes actual damage to the Cell except under very unusual circumstances. Feeder Cells can always be charged in a Charger like other Cells can, if the user doesn't want to (or can't) feed them appropriate materials. If either of the Use Ancient Device checks to open or close the Cell fails, it is possible to damage the Cell as noted in the Use Ancient Device skill description, and a damaged Feeder Cell is normally unusable until repaired. Most Feeder Cells can be fed without removing them from the devices they power, but while such a cell is consuming material it provides no power to the device it is within, so doing so in a combat situation still renders the device useless for the recharge time unless the wielder swaps out the Feeder Cell with a charged cell before providing the material the Feeder Cell needs.

The most precious kinds of Power Cells, called Autocharge Cells, replenish their own power over time, gaining CUs at a certain rate while below maximum charge. Autocharge Cells do not require any Use Ancient Device checks as Feeder Cells do, and need not (in fact, cannot) be charged in Chargers, but are much more difficult than other types of Cells to repair if damaged. If an Autocharge Cell inside a device runs out of power, then the device is useless until the Autocharge Cell regains enough power to allow it to work. Of course, the depleted Autocharge Cell may be swapped out for another Power Cell just like any other, if the character has one handy.

It is rumored that some spellcasters and psionic manifesters know spells and powers that can recharge Power Cells which need it, but such people are sure to hide their abilities well given how high the demand for such powers is (and how dangerous having it makes them). Also, in theory, a modern crafter could craft his or her own (simple, non-rechargeable) Power Cells with proper understanding of the energies and materials used, but no known crafters have that knowledge- so the Power Cells existing today are carefully hoarded and treasured, as damaged ones are usually difficult and/or dangerous to repair (and destroyed ones can only be replaced by buying another from somebody willing to sell one).

Power Cells and Chargers

Power Cells and Related Devices
	Device		Cost	Weight	CU Capacity	Charge Rate
	Cells
		Standard Cell	1000 gp	1 lb.	300	-
		Quick-Charge Cell	half standard	*	150	-
		Long-Charge Cell	double standard	*	600	-
		Psionivore Feeder Cell	3000 gp	½ lb.	300	10 CU/PP
		Magivore Feeder Cell	3000 gp	½ lb.	300	15 CU/spell level
		Fusion Feeder Cell	5000 gp	1 lb.	300	1 CU/10 GP
		Organitech Feeder Cell	7500 gp	2 lb.	300	100 CU/minute
		Genitech Feeder Cell	15000 gp	1 lb.	300	50 CU/minute
		Powerstone Autocharge Cell	5000 gp	½ lb.	300	10 CU/hour
		Genitech Autocharge Cell	25000 gp	2 lb.	300	1 CU/minute
		Quantumtech Autocharge Cell	50000 gp	1 lb.	300	10 CU/minute
	Chargers
		Standard Feeder Charger	30000 gp	50 lb.	300/pound	10/minute
		Double Charger	double standard	1.5 × standard	special	standard
		Quad Charger	quadruple standard	2.5 × standard	special	standard
		Powerstone Charger	20000 gp	20 lb.	-	5/minute
		Organitech Charger-Bush	50000 gp	special	-	10/minute
		Genitech Conversion Charger	75000 gp	60 lb.	-	20/minute
		Quantumtech Extraction Charger	100000 gp	100 lb.	-	60/minute

* These items have no effective weight.

Power Cell Descriptions

    Fusion Feeder Cell: This Power Cell is a small silvery cylinder with a dial and indicator lights on one end, and the normal power leads on the other. It is designed such that it is possible to open the Feeder Chamber without removing the Cell itself from a typical device, assuming the cell slot has been opened of course. A Fusion Feeder Cell operates by consuming certain kinds of minerals and metals, turning them into iron dust and deriving energy from the transformation. For game purposes, the Feeder Cell will take gems and coins, and it derives 1 CU per 10 gp value of the original object(s) converted in its chamber. The converted object is destroyed in the process. Fusion Feeders are expensive to feed, but they have the useful quality of being quick to charge; the actual conversion takes place in a split-second, so a Fusion Feeder Cell can be recharged as a standard action during combat (using the skill-check process described above). Fusion Feeder Cells have AC 12, Hardness 8, and 5 hit points.
    Genitech Autocharge Cell: A Genitech Autocharge Cell looks like a pair of glass bubbles linked together with golden rods. One of the bubbles has a pair of metal prongs protruding from its surface, and these power leads are how one can recognize it as a Power Cell (since it looks so different from most other types). This type of Autocharge Cell converts energy of other types, such as gravity and magnetism, to energy the Cell itself and the device it is powering can use. In essence, it is a tiny reactor that consumes no material fuel. The conversion process is slow, however, so a Genitech Autocharge Cell recharges only one CU during each minute of charging. A Genitech Autocharge Cell is AC 13, Hardness 10 (the globes may look like glass, but are actually made of something much stronger), and 5 hit points.
    Genitech Feeder Cell: Genitech Feeder Cells look much like Fusion Feeder Cells, because they were a later development of the same technology. The Genitech version has a slight gold finish to it, but is otherwise virtually impossible to distinguish from a Fusion Feeder without actually using it. Genitech Feeder Cells are the most prized type of Feeder, because they can convert any type of material besides pure iron to iron dust (and energy), rather than just minerals and metals. Simply emptying its chamber of iron dust, and then filling it with any available matter (several handfuls of sand, dirt, or other earth is a favorite among those lucky enough to own one) will allow the Cell to recharge completely, though the conversion process is slow. Genitech Feeder Cells replenish only 50 CUs per minute of charging time, and cannot gain more CUs than the Cell's maximum capacity in any case (for instance, if CUs are used up while the Cell is still charging, they count against the number the Cell has when done charging). A Genitech Feeder Cell has AC 12, Hardness 8, and 5 hit points.
    Long-Charge Cell: Long-Charge Cells are not a type in and of themselves, but rather refer to special Power Cells that have double the normal capacity of CUs. It is possible to find Long-Charge versions of any of the types of Power Cells, except Quick-Charge Cells, which are the opposite of Long-Charge ones. Long-Charge Cells look very similar to their normal counterparts, but generally weigh twice as much, and are slightly longer (having 3 more hit points than a normal Cell of the same type). All standard Cell chambers can accept Long-Charge Cells as easily as the normal kind, despite the greater length. Long-Charge versions of Power Cells are usually priced at double the normal price for a Cell of that type.
    Magivore Feeder Cell: An odd-looking crystal lozenge, a Magivore Feeder Cell is recognizable as a Power Cell only because of its general dimensions and the power prongs on one end. Opening the end opposite the prongs exposes the feeding chamber, which is completely black (and in fact is lined with Darkstone). A Magivore Feeder Cell is fed with magic items or spells; any magic items fed to it must be small enough to fit (potions and scrolls are normally the only kind that can), and are totally destroyed by the energy conversion process. Alternatively, a spellcaster can cast spells directly into the chamber, regardless of the spells' normal targetting restrictions; doing so uses up the spell slots normally, and charges the Cell. A Magivore Feeder Cell replenishes 15 CUs per spell level spent on charging it; magic items contribute the spell levels of the spells used to create them, or the "plusses" of magical enhancement in the case of magical weapons which required no specific spells for creation and are small enough to fit (such as sling bullets). In spite of the difficulty of fully charging a Magivore Feeder Cell, they are fairly popular choices for spellcasters who need Power Cells, because they are certain of having a constantly renewable source of power (their own daily allotment of spells). Magivore Feeder Cells are AC 15, Hardness 10, and have 5 hit points (the Darkstone lining in the chamber is indestructible, but the crystal that forms the Cell itself is not a form of Silmarillium).
    Organitech Feeder Cell: Organitech Feeder Cells, like other Organitech devices, aren't what most people think of as "technology." They aren't machines in the usual sense, but are actual living things- in this case, exotic plants. Organitech Feeder Cells look like large seed pods, or perhaps mutant fruit, but have a flap which seals itself shut with stiff tendrils, and a pair of brown thorns which serve as the Cell's power transfer prongs. Feeding an Organitech Power Cell is simple; one simply opens the feed flap, packs in some fertile topsoil and some water, and closes the flap again. The plant quickly consumes the nutrients and water, and generates energy in the process, gaining approximately 10 CUs per round (100/minute) of charging. Operation of the Organitech Feeder Cell is much easier than other Power Cells, granting a +5 circumstance bonus to each skill check. When not in use, an Organitech Feeder Cell can be planted in soil, whereupon its tendrils will extend into the ground and form roots; in this state, it is difficult to recognize for what it is (Knowledge (Ancient Technology) or Knowledge (Nature) DC 20), though it can be pulled free of the ground to use as a Power Cell once more with little trouble. Organitech Feeder Cells can reproduce like normal plants when rooted; there must be two Cells planted within 10 feet of each other for fertilization to occur. Once the Cells are fertilized, the seed grows in the soil/food chamber in approximately three months, during which time the parent Cell is unusable for power. Each Cell can only generate one seed at a time, each pair of Cells only produces one seed between them at a time, and no Cell can produce (or be parent to) more than one seed in a year. Organitech Feeder Cell seeds typically take 1 year to reach full growth, and live for up to 20 years if well cared-for. Organitech Feeder Cells have AC 5, Hardness 2, and 5 hit points. Because they can reproduce, this type of Power Cell is probably the most common one on Taera today, though they are easily destroyed and very expensive due to the difficulty of tending them in their rooted state.
    Powerstone Autocharge Cell: The earliest kind of Autocharge Cell invented relied on Powerstone Silmarillium to charge itself, and wasn't very quick to recharge, but it did its job well enough that many have survived to the present day. Powerstone Autocharge Cells consist of a core lozenge of Powerstone surrounded by an elaborate, generally ovoid assembly of exotic metal rods and wires, from which protrude the power transfer prongs (on one of the narrow ends of the ovoid). Because the core of a Powerstone Autocharge Cell is a form of Silmarillium, it is virtually indestructible, and can produce power for another assembly should it be lost or removed from the first- however, the assembly itself is delicate and easily damaged, so Powerstone Autocharge Cells are the least popular (and expensive) Autocharge type. Powerstone Autocharge Cells typically recharge at the rate of 10 CUs per hour of charging, meaning that an average Cell takes more than a day to fully recharge; however, the charging is relatively constant as long as the Cell assembly remains functional. Powerstone Autocharge Cells typically have AC 9, Hardness 5, and 5 hit points.
    Psionivore Feeder Cell: A Psionivore Feeder Cell looks much like a Powerstone Autocharge Cell, having a crystal suspended in an assembly of rods and wires. While the Powerstone version contains a lozenge of Powerstone, however, the Psionivore Feeder Cell contains a hollow lozenge of Coldstone. Psionic characters can channel power points directly into the stone to power the Cell (at an exchange rate of 10 CU per power point spent). Also, the Coldstone chunk is hollow, and has a lid like other Feeder Cells which can be opened. If psionic items are placed inside (most Psionic Tattoos, Third Eyes, and Powerstones will fit), they are destroyed, but provide power as if the powers they contained were all discharged simultaneously into the Feeder Cell. While psionic creatures are always uncomfortable around Coldstone, the Psionivore Feeder Cell is a common choice of Power Cell among psionicists who require technological power, because their own daily-replenishing well of psionic energy can provide power for the Cell and whatever it powers. A Psionivore Feeder Cell is AC 9, Hardness 5, and has 5 hit points, because although the Coldstone chamber itself is indestructible, the wires and rods which are needed to draw the power from it are far from that.
    Quantumtech Autocharge Cell: Quantumtech Autocharge Cells are simple, dull metal cylinders much like Standard Power Cells, but formed out of a strange reddish metal. They are by far the most valuable type of Power Cell, because they somehow derive energy from space itself, never running out of fuel. Furthermore, as their outside construction is simple, they are difficult to damage, having an AC of 15, Hardness 15, and 10 hit points. Quantumtech Cells also recharge faster than any other type of Autocharge Cell, gaining back 1 CU/round (10/minute). As a result, these Power Cells are highly treasured, often fetching prices higher than most of the devices they can be used in when they're sold at all.
    Quick-Charge Cell: Quick-Charge Cells are, like Long-Charge ones, not a type in and of themselves, but instead are Power Cells with a lower energy capacity than normal. It is possible to find Quick-Charge versions of any of the standard types of Power Cells, except the Long-Charge ones of course (since those are not a "true" type). Quick-Charge Cells look very much like the normal sort, being only slightly smaller (having 2 less hit points than normal). Though they do not provide as much energy as standard Power Cells, Quick-Charge Cells remain popular for two reasons. First, they live up to their name, taking only half the usual time to reach full charge (even if they do need recharging twice as often); second, they are significantly cheaper when sold, usually only costing half as much as a normal cell of the same type.
    Standard Cell: Standard Power Cells are simple cylinders of a dull grayish metal, with a bar of strange translucent material on one end, and a pair of metal prongs on the other. The metal prongs are designed to exactly fit into slots in a standard Cell chamber in a device requiring Power Cells to function; if the prongs are somehow slotted incorrectly, the Cell will not slide fully into the chamber, and the device will remain unpowered. The bar of translucent material lights up, in part or in whole, and the proportion of lit to unlit in the bar exactly corresponds to how much energy the Cell has left, thus allowing the user to see at a glance how soon it will need a recharge. Standard Power Cells store 300 CUs of energy, and can be recharged in any Charger machine (detailed below). They have AC 10, Hardness 7, and 7 hit points.

Charger Descriptions

    Double Charger: A Double Charger is not a type in and of itself, but is instead a Charger of one of the other standard types (i.e., every type other than Quad) which can charge up to two Power Cells at the same time instead of just one. The extra Cell slot and accompanying equipment weighs about half as much as the main Charger itself does, so Double Chargers are even less portable than their standard counterparts. Double Chargers have the same AC and Hardness ratings as the normal Charger of the same type, but have double the normal amount of hit points. Double Chargers which are charging only one Cell instead of two charge it at double the normal rate, so operators of Double Chargers usually offer that special "speed charging" at double the normal fee.
    Genitech Conversion Charger: Just as the Standard Feeder Charger works onthe same principle as a typical Feeder Cell, the Genitech Conversion Charger works on the same principle as the Genitech Autocharge Cell. It converts energy from various ambient fields (typically gravity and magnetic) into power for devices, and stores that power for later use. A Conversion Charger has 6000 CUs at maximum capacity, and uses whatever capacity it has to recharge Power Cells attached to it (at the rate of 2/round, or 20/minute). The Charger itself replenishes power somewhat more slowly, gaining back only 1 CU/round (10/minute), so it is possible to deplete the Charger and render it less useful. Genitech Conversion Chargers are bulkier and harder to move than Feeder Chargers are, and are more easily damaged (AC 8, Hardness 10, 30 hit points), so they are kept more securely by those who own them. Operation of a Genitech Conversion Charger is a simple matter; basically, just hooking up a Power Cell starts it charging, and the Charger replenishes its own supply- however, the security around the few working examples left means that owners usually charge at least 5 gold to charge a Power Cell in their devices. If a Conversion Charger is destroyed while still storing CUs, it explodes in a burst of arcing energy similar to a Scintillating Sphere spell, dealing 1d6 electrical damage per 10 CUs left (maximum 20d6) to those caught within it. Such an explosion has a radius of 10 feet per 1000 CUs (or fraction thereof) left in the device at the time of destruction.
    Organitech Charger-Bush: Like most Organitech, Charger-Bushes don't look like machines, because they are living things. Charger-Bushes are also known as Light Bushes, because they are plants which take soil nutrients and water, and use solar and other ambient energy to produce power that is useful in technological devices of all kinds. The produced power circulates within the branches of the Bush, and is available to Power Cells through special pod-fruits that the Bush grows. Placing a Cell within a pod-fruit causes the bush to circulate energy into the Cell as if it were part of the Bush itself, thus recharging it (usually at the rate of 10 CU/minute). Most Charger-Bushes grow only one pod-fruit at a time, but some rare specimens grow two or four (and are treated as Double or Quad Chargers respectively). Creatures don't generally feed on the bush, or the pod-fruit, because the Charger-Bush is highly toxic to other living creatures. The energy circulating within it deals electrical damage to any creature that touches its sap or juice directly, and actually ingesting a chunk of pod-fruit is treated as a case of poisoning (DC 20, Damage 1d10 CON/1d10 CON), at least while the Bush is alive. Charger-Bushes weigh around 20 pounds, but must stay rooted in fertile soil to produce power; therefore, they are very difficult to relocate without killing them. Charger-Bushes reproduce as other plants do, producing small glowing blue flowers during the spring which are non-toxic to pollinating creatures such as bees. The pod-fruit is a permanent fixture on any Charger-Bush, but during the summer, each Bush also produces 3d4 small brown nuts. If the Bush has been fertilized by pollinators, each nut has a fertile seed in it, though the seeds require an enormous amount of care and attention to bring to adulthood (Profession (Farmer) and Knowledge (Nature) checks against DC 20, once per week, for 2 years). Charger-Bushes can live up to 100 years if tended properly, and have AC 6, Hardness 3, and 20 hit points. Charger-Bushes are usually grown in farms by those lucky enough to own any, and the farmers usually charge the standard rate of 1 gold/hour to charge Power Cells in their Bushes.
    Powerstone Charger: Powerstone Chargers are, unlike other Chargers, not devices, but rather are simple slabs of Powerstone with slots for attaching and charging Power Cells. They are the slowest type of Charger, giving only 5 CUs per minute to the Cell being charged, but the material they are made of makes them virtually indestructible (they typically have AC 12, Hardness 100, and 100 hit points). Owners of Powerstone Chargers who hire out their charging services, usually ask for a fee of 1 silver per hour of charging time, so a typical Power Cell will cost 1 silver to charge completely. Due to the simplicity of its construction, this is one of the few Chargers which could be made by modern crafters; however, since it would be extremely expensive to do so, and so few crafters know how to make Powerstone, none are known to have been made for thousands of years.
    Quad Charger: A Quad Charger is not a type in and of itself, but is instead a Charger of one of the other standard types (i.e., every type other than Double) which can charge up to four Power Cells at the same time instead of just one. The extra Cell slot and accompanying equipment for each extra Cell weighs about half as much as the main Charger itself does, so Quad Chargers weigh about two and a half times as much as normal Chargers do, and are one size category larger. Quad Chargers have the same Hardness ratings as the normal Charger of the same type, but have triple the normal amount of hit points, and AC two points lower due to larger size. Quad Chargers which are charging less than four Cells split the amount that would go into the missing ones, between the Cells it is charging; so a Quad Charger can charge two Cells in half the time, or one Cell in one-quarter the time. Operators of Quad Chargers usually offer "speed charging" at rates corresponding to the speed of charging- for instance, using one to charge only a single Cell would usually be call for four times the normal amount.
    Quantumtech Extraction Charger: The most powerful type of Charger was really a "legacy" device as far as the Ancients were concerned, since by the time they were able to make them, they were also able to make Quantumtech Autocharge Cells and thus didn't really need separate Chargers anyway. A Quantumtech Extraction Charger works along the same principle as the Autocharge Cell, but on a more massive scale, drawing energy from space itself and simply adding it to any attached Power Cell. Quantumtech Chargers do not store energy like Genitech ones do; they draw energy as needed to power the Cells attached to them, typically at the astounding rate of 6/round (60/minute), so a standard Cell is fully charged in only 5 minutes at most. Quantumtech Extraction Chargers are small devices made from some extremely dense, heavy, reddish metal, and they require Use Ancient Device checks (DC 10) to activate and charge Power Cells. Not many of these extremely valuable devices are known to still exist, because they are usually fought over by those who know about them. Assuming one can find an owner willing to charge others' Cells in his or her Quantumtech Extraction Charger, it is likely to cost no less than 10 gold per Cell. Quantumtech Extraction Chargers have AC 14, Hardness 20, and 50 hit points.
    Standard Feeder Charger: The most common type of Power Cell charger on modern Taera is a "Feeder" device which operates on the same principles as the Genitech Feeder Cell. It has a fuel chamber (about 3 cubic feet in volume) into which any form of matter other than pure iron can be placed. The Charger converts the material into iron dust once the chamber is sealed, and derives energy from the conversion process, using that energy to charge the Power Cell attached to it. Filling the chamber completely provides 300 CUs per pound of material, up to a maximum of approximately 6000 CUs of energy, which the device can transfer to attached Power Cells at the rate of 10 CUs per minute (1/round). Power Cells are attached to the Charger as if they were powering it (even though the reverse is the actual truth), so they are unavailable for powering other devices while being charged. Standard Feeder Chargers require Use Ancient Device checks (DC 10) to operate properly, and most owners who know how to operate them require fees of 1 gp/hour when charging Power Cells in their devices. Feeder Chargers are large, bulky boxes of metal, crystal, and other materials, with a typical AC of 9, Hardness 10, and 30 hit points. Destruction of a Feeder Charger with any CUs left in itself (as opposed to having been used to recharge Power Cells) causes an explosion similar to a Fireball which deals 1d6 fire damage per 10 CUs (or fraction thereof) remaining, to a maximum of 20d6; the explosion's blast radius is 10 feet per 1000 CUs (or fraction thereof).

Energy Weapon Rules and Advanced Energy Types

Technological weapons come in essentially two varieties, energy weapons and non-energy weapons. Non-energy weapons are either standard weapons made with exotic materials (in which case the usual requirement for Ancient weapons to be treated as Exotic does not apply if the standard version is not Exotic), or weapons with strange capabilities that modern weaponsmiths are unable to duplicate. The only examples of the second type that are known today are the Immobilizer (also called the Web Pistol), Neural Shredder, Poison Needler, VR Tranquilizer, Mag Rifle (also called a Rail Gun), and the Guided Blade. Energy weapons, by contrast, do not duplicate any standard weapons, and are always considered Exotic weapons (even the Forceblade, which comes close to duplicating a sword- especially one with the Brilliant Energy quality).

Energy weapons are, fundamentally, mundane items which deal damage to targets when used, much like normal low-tech weapons. Whereas those weapons generally do physical damage via slashing, piercing, etc., energy weapons deal damage via forms of energy, much like some damaging spells and psionic powers. Taeran energy weapons don't normally use the same energy types that spells do, however, such as Fire and Cold. Instead, they often use one of several new energy types. Resistance or Immunity to the normal energy types does not usually help a target avoid damage from the new energy types, but the exact rules are noted below. The new types are:

• Disruption: Most similar to Acid damage, Disruption works by causing atoms in the target to dissociate from each other and fly apart, causing an erosion effect similar to Disintegration. Acid Resistance does not help a target against Disruption damage, however, as the two types of damage work along different principles. Creatures or objects killed or destroyed by Disruption damage are treated as if Disintegrated, and are thus very difficult to reconstitute or resurrect.
• Electromagnetic: This form of damage is unique in that it cannot hurt organic creatures; all such creatures have Electromagnetic Immunity. Electromagnetic damage is generally used to hit machines, especially robots.
• Gelid: Gelid damage is much like Cold damage, but goes beyond mere reduction of temperature in intensity and power. Gelid damage actually causes liquids and gasses in the target to freeze, and some of the particles making up the target become so cold that they actually assume different states of matter for brief periods (Ancient records typically refer to these states by odd names such as "superfluid" or "condensate"). Gelid damage is therefore so cold that ordinary Cold Resistance doesn't help against it at all, and Immunity to Cold only lets a creature take half damage from a Gelid effect (or one-quarter on a successful save, if the effect normally allows a save for half damage). Furthermore, Gelid damage is considered Frostburn damage- if a creature takes Gelid damage in an area where the ambient temperature is in the Cold range (or colder), then the Gelid damage does not heal naturally, and cannot be healed by magic or psionics unless the caster/manifester succeeds on a DC 25 level check. Direct positive energy infusion, such as that made by a Life Pistol (see below), is similarly useless to heal Frostburn damage in a Cold area. All of these restrictions on healing are lifted once the creature returns to an area where the ambient temperature is above the Cold level.
• Particle: Some energy weapons work by causing a direct particle-to-energy transformation in the target (for instance, antimatter weapons). While this causes effective disintegration of at least part of the target, it is distinguishable from Disruption damage because Disruption works over a few seconds, while Particle damage is instantaneous. Disruption Resistance does not help a target avoid Particle damage, and Particle Resistance does not help a target avoid Disruption damage. Also, creatures and objects destroyed by Particle damage usually leave more remains behind than those killed by Disruption.
• Plasma: Similar to Fire damage, Plasma damage can best be described as "like Fire, only more so." Plasma is so hot that ordinary Fire protection doesn't help against it. Creatures with Fire Resistance have no effective Plasma Resistance. Creatures which have Immunity to Fire take half damage from Plasma effects, or one-quarter on a successful save (if a save for half damage is allowed by the Plasma effect).
• Radiation: Generally produced by lasers and other weapons using some form of light to damage, radiation as a damage energy type is considered different from exposure to dangerous Radiation fields as noted in the section in the Rules document, though such exposure often includes Radiation damage as one of its effects. Radiation damage has characteristics of both electrical and fire damage, but neither Electricity Resistance nor Fire Resistance protect a target from Radiation damage. Targets which have Immunity to Electrical damage take half damage from Radiation energy sources, or one-quarter damage on a successful save (if the attack allows a save for half damage). Targets may have Resistance to Radiation energy damage, and that ability may render them partially or totally immune to the effects of Radiation Exposure as noted in the appropriate section; however, most creatures with Radiation Resistance do not directly take less damage from exposure to dangerous radiation fields (as opposed to weapons and direct-damage effects). Instead, Radiation Resistance is added as an inherent bonus to those targets' Radiation saving throws each time they must make such saves. This makes Lethal-level radiation (for instance) harder to resist than Low or Moderate, as it should be, but still capable of damaging them. Creatures which have Immunity to Radiation do not suffer any adverse effects in dangerous radiation fields.

Energy weapons tend to fire beams of the energy, and in practice behave much like spell rays- however, since an actual weapon is being used to generate the beam, Weapon Focus (Rays) does not help a user of an energy weapon. A weapon wielder must take the Weapon Focus feat for that weapon normally in order to gain a bonus to attack rolls with it.

In most cases, energy weapons have multiple settings, and deal damage based on the setting used. The table below shows this by noting damage for whatever settings a particular weapon has differently. Note that using higher settings on energy weapons consumes more power, and depletes the weapon's Power Cell faster than using lower settings- the rules for this are similar to those for Wands and Staves in most respects. For instance, an X-Ray Laser Pistol has three settings, Low, Medium, and High, which consume 25, 50, and 100 charges per shot, respectively. The rules noting the settings each weapon has are noted in the individual weapon descriptions.

Note that the prices for the weapons below assume a weapon in working condition, with no Power Cell- Power Cells to actually make the weapons usable must be purchased separately for game purposes (though in fact, weapons on the market usually come with Power Cells inside them already, and are sold at higher prices depending on what kind of Cell is powering the weapon).

Since energy weapons, by their nature, destroy any matter they strike, attacks performed with energy weapons do not treat armor and shields in the standard manner. If an attack fails to hit the target because of armor or shield, the energy has struck the armor or shield rather than the intended target, and deals its damage to the object instead. Because they do such enormous amounts of damage, however (see table below), what usually happens in a case like this is that the weapon bores a hole through the armor/shield and may damage the intended target anyway. Therefore, if an energy weapon strikes an armor or shield, first deal damage to the item, including the damage reduction for Hardness rating. If the energy weapon dealt more damage than the item has hit points (based on its material and thickness) plus Hardness, then the energy bored right through the item, and all remaining damage actually hits the original target. For instance, a knight wearing Full Plate Armor (steel, about a quarter-inch thick, so 7 hit points) is attacked by an X-Ray laser pistol (Medium setting- see stats in table). The weapon hits AC 14, enough to hit the knight based on his DEX and Dodge bonuses, but not enough to get by his armor. However, since this is a laser beam hit, the damage is now applied to the armor- and it deals 23 damage. Subtracting the Hardness rating for Steel (see PHB page 136), we have 13 points of damage left, which is applied to the armor's 7 hit points. After using up 7 more points to burn a hole in the armor, the knight takes 6 hit points of damage from the blast (and realizes that he might be in serious trouble)! An extension of this rule is that energy weapons which miss due to a natural armor bonus don't actually miss, but instead deal half damage to the target. In the case of weapons which deal both energy damage and regular damage, such as Forceblades and Shearwire Whips, only the energy damage counts towards these special rules for striking armor or natural armor.

Many weapons below are classified as "Light Ranged" weapons. The full rules for light ranged weapons are given in the Rules document, but the important thing for the light ranged energy weapons below is that they may be fired one-handed by creatures able to wield them. This means that it is possible, should one have two such weapons, to fire and use both in one round (taking any penalties for using two weapons into account). Most Ancient light ranged weapons are classified as "pistols" regardless of the actual name of the weapon, whereas most normal ranged technological weapons are classified as "rifles."

Technological weapons which are essentially the equivalents of modern siege engines are also listed in the table below, in the "Siege Class" section at the bottom. These weapons can usually be manned and fired by a single person, despite their size, though the individual weapon descriptions note what is needed to operate each one. Siege-class technological weapons do not normally require Power Cells to provide them with energy; instead, they come with built-in reactors similar to Chargers in most respects (see above) to meet their power needs. There is no Organitech reactor for such siege-class weapons, but otherwise just use the price for a standard Charger in the table above to determine the cost of the reactor in a given siege-class weapon. The reactor recharges CUs (up to a maximum of 6000) as noted in the description for the charger, as if it were powering a single Power Cell with a 6000 CU capacity; thus, a feeder reactor only recharges when filled with material, a Quantumtech Extraction reactor regains 6/round, and so on. Reactors can be damaged and destroyed just as Chargers can be, with essentially identical effects, so most siege-class technological weapons shield their reactors heavily.

Technological Weapons

Technological Weapons
	Weapon		Cost	Setting/ Charges Used	Damage (S)	Damage (M)	Critical	Range Increment	Weight	Type
	Light Melee Weapons
		Forceblade	10000 gp	Dagger (4/round)	1d4	1d6	19-20/×2	-	1 lb.	Particle and Slashing
				Short Sword (8/round)	1d8	1d10	19-20/×2			Particle and Slashing
				Longsword (12/round)	2d6	2d8	19-20/×2			Particle and Slashing
				Bastard Sword (16/round)	3d6	3d8	19-20/×2			Particle and Slashing
				Greatsword (20/round)	4d6	4d8	19-20/×2			Particle and Slashing
		Multiweapon	special	special	by form	by form	by form	by form	special	by form
		Neural Shredder	15000 gp	10	2d8	3d6	19-20/×4	-	4 lb.	Subdual
		Shearwire Whip	5000 gp	5/round	1d10	1d12	×5	-	2 lb.	Radiation and Slashing
	Light Ranged Weapons
		Antimatter Pistol	3500 gp	Single (50)	2d6ø	2d8ø	×2	60 ft.	2 lb.	Particle
				Double (100)	3d6ø	3d8ø	×2			Particle
		Blaster Pistol	2000 gp	Stun (15)	1d8	1d10	×2	60 ft.	1 lb.	Subdual
				Full (30)	1d10	1d12	×2			Particle
		Compression Bubbler	150000 gp	75	special	special	-	30 ft.	4 lb.	special
		Corrosion Beamer	3000 gp	Low (30)	1d10	2d6	×3	30 ft.	2 lb.	Disruption
				Medium (60)	3d6	4d6	×3			Disruption
				High (90)	4d8	6d6	×3			Disruption
		Dimensional Phaser Pistol	25000 gp	75	1d6	1d8	19-20/×5	60 ft.	1 lb.	special
		EM Pistol	1000 gp	10	1d6	1d8	×3	60 ft.	4 lb.	Electromagnetic
		Gamma Ray Laser Pistol	3500 gp	Low (35)	2d8	2d10	×2	100 ft.	1 lb.	Radiation
				Medium (75)	3d10	3d12	×3			Radiation
				High (150)	5d10ø	5d12ø	×3			Radiation
		Guided Blade	15000 gp	1/round	1d6	1d8	19-20/×2	30 ft.	2 lb.	Slashing
		Immobilizer/Web Pistol	12000 gp	10	1d2	1d3	×2	60 ft.	2 lb.	Subdual
		Life Pistol	10000 gp	75	2d6	2d8	×2	40 ft.	1 lb.	Healing
		Multiweapon	special	special	by form	by form	by form	by form	special	by form
		Poison Needler	40000 gp	1	1 + poison	1 + poison	×2	30 ft.	1 lb.	Piercing and poison
		Singularity Gun	$$$	300	special	special	n/a	300 ft.	10 lb.	special
		Stun Pistol	2500 gp	10	2d8	2d10	×3	60 ft.	2 lb.	Subdual
		Voidsphere Pistol	15000 gp	10/round	2d4	2d4	×4	100 ft.	1 lb.	Vacuum
		VR Tranquilizer	15000 gp	100	special	special	-	20 ft.	3 lb.	special
		X-Ray Laser Pistol	2500 gp	Low (25)	2d6	2d8	×2	100 ft.	1 lb.	Radiation
				Medium (50)	3d8	3d10	×2			Radiation
				High (100)	5d8	5d10	×3			Radiation
	Ranged Weapons
		Chaos Rifle	50000 gp	100	5d10	5d12	×2	40 ft.	5 lb.	Disruption and Random
		Chill Beamer	5000 gp	Chill (30)	1d10	2d6	×2	40 ft.	5 lb.	Cold
				Freeze (60)	2d10	3d8	×2			Cold
		Conversion Beamer	7000 gp	Single (75)	2d8ø	2d10ø	×2	80 ft.	8 lb.	Particle
				Double (150)	3d10ø	3d12ø	×2			Particle
		EM Pulse Rifle	4000 gp	30	3d6	3d8	×3	60 ft.	10 lb.	Electromagnetic
		EMF Potential Rifle/Lightning Gun	8000 gp	Single (50)	2d8	3d6	×3	40 ft.	7 lb.	Electrical
				Double (100)	4d8	5d8	×3			Electrical
		Fusion Rifle	6000 gp	Single (30)	1d10	2d6	×3	100 ft.	15 lb.	Plasma
				Double (60)	2d8	2d10	×3			Plasma
		Mag Rifle/Rail Gun	10000 gp	1	2d6	2d8	×5	400 ft.	12 lb.	Piercing
		Rail Slugs (10)	500 gp	-					5 lb.
		Iron Slugs (10)	50 gp	-	1d6	1d8			1 lb.
		Gold Slugs (10)	150 gp	-	2d4	2d6			4 lb.
		Missile Launcher	5000 gp	3	by Missile	by Missile	by Missile	100 ft.	7 lb.	by Missile
		Sonic Resonator Gun/Screamer	8000 gp	30	2d8	3d6	×2	60 ft. cone	5 lb.	Sonic
		Variable-Frequency (VF) Laser Rifle	10000 gp	Microwave (1)	1d3	1d4	×3	120 ft.	5 lb.	Fire
				Infrared (2)	1d8	1d10	×3			Fire
				Red (4)	1d6	2d4	×3			Radiation
				Green (6)	1d8	2d6	×3			Radiation
				Violet (10)	2d6	2d8	×3			Radiation
				Ultraviolet (25)	3d8	3d10	×3			Radiation
				X-Ray (50)	4d10ø	4d12ø	×3			Radiation
				Gamma (100)	6d10ø	6d12ø	×3			Radiation
		Warp Rifle	30000 gp	100	special	special	-	100 ft.	10 lb.	special
	Siege-Class Weapons
	Weapon		Cost	Setting/ Charges Used	Damage	Critical	Range Increment	Weight	Type	Typical Crew
		Antimatter Cannon	300000 gp	200	12d8ø§	19-20/×2	160 ft.	600 lb.	Particle	1
		Cryo Cannon	200000 gp	60	6d12§	19-20/×2	300 ft.	700 lb.	Gelid	1
		Disruptor	200000 gp	150	12d8	19-20/×3	500 ft.	400 lb.	Disruption	1
		Gauss Cannon	50000 gp	1	4d10	19-20/×5	1600 ft.	300 lb.	Piercing	2
		Rail Shells (100)	5000 gp	-				200 lb.
		Iron Shells (100)	500 gp	-	2d10			40 lb.
		Ion Cannon	50000 gp	50	6d12§	19-20/×3	600 ft.	800 lb.	Electromagnetic	1
		Laser Cannon	150000 gp	Microwave (5)	3d6	19-20/×3	1200 ft.	500 lb.	Fire	1
				Infrared (10)	4d8	19-20/×3			Fire
				Red (20)	3d8	19-20/×3			Radiation
				Green (30)	3d12	19-20/×3			Radiation
				Violet (40)	6d8	19-20/×3			Radiation
				Ultraviolet (60)	8d10	19-20/×3			Radiation
				X-Ray (100)	10d12ø	19-20/×3			Radiation
				Gamma (200)	15d12ø	19-20/×3			Radiation
		Missile Rack	50000+ gp (see text)	1000	by Missile	by Missile	1000 ft.	700 lb.	by Missile	1
		Plasma Cannon	200000 gp	60	6d12§	19-20/×3	200 ft.	1000 lb.	Plasma	1
		Singularity Cannon	$$$	1200	special	n/a	600 ft.	1000 lb.	special	1
ø If the weapon hits, the target is exposed to Lethal-25 radiation for 1d2 rounds.
§ The weapon deals splash damage equal to the listed amount, in a 10-foot radius around the target. If the shot misses, use the "Missing With a Thrown Weapon" procedure (PHB page 158) to determine where the shot ends up.

Technological Weapon Descriptions

    Antimatter Cannon: A siege-class version of the Antimatter Pistol or Conversion Beamer, this device fires packets of antimatter plasma ("antiplasma") contained in a thick sheath of luminous ions. Upon hitting solid or liquid matter, the sheath breaks open and releases the antiplasma, causing a significant portion of the target's matter to suddenly annihilate into energy. This not only deals Particle damage to the target (and anything nearby that gets caught in the resulting 10-foot radius blast), but also exposes those creatures and objects to hard Radiation (Lethal-25 intensity) for 1d2 rounds after the actual shot hits.
    The Antimatter Cannon has a control panel that may be operated by a single individual, requiring a standard action (and a DC 20 Use Ancient Device check) to fire. Aiming the cannon requires a move action, and the operator must make an attack roll using his or her Base Attack Bonus modified by his or her INT. Once aimed, subsequent shots from the cannon will all hit the same square, unless the operator uses another move action and roll to aim the cannon again. A shot which misses the target deals damage to something near the target instead, using the "Missing With Thrown Weapons" procedure (PHB page 158) to determine where it goes.
    Antimatter Pistol: An Antimatter Pistol is an odd, bulbous little hand weapon designed for medium-range combat. It fires a few antimatter atoms sheathed in luminous ions, much like a Blaster Pistol, but the Antimatter Pistol fires significantly more antimatter atoms than the Blaster (and thus requires more power to fire). The sheath breaks open and dissipates upon encountering solid or liquid matter, releasing the anti-atoms to interact with (and destroy part of) it. Antimatter Pistols have two settings, one of which fires approximately twice as many anti-atoms as the other (referred to as a Double and a Single shot, respectively). Since antimatter releases a great deal of energy upon encountering ordinary matter, even a few anti-atoms can do a lot of damage, and a target struck by shots of antimatter is exposed to hard Radiation (Lethal-25 intensity) for 1d2 rounds after the actual shot hits.
    Blaster Pistol: One of the most common technological weapons still available on Taera today, Blaster Pistols were a standard civilian-issue weapon during the Golden Age, and most adults kept one for emergencies. A Blaster Pistol fires a squirt of antimatter atoms sheathed in strongly magnetic, luminous ions, which gradually erodes as it passes through gas (hence the range limit). Upon encountering solid or liquid matter, the sheath breaks open and dissipates, releasing the antimatter onto the object struck and dealing damage. Blaster Pistols have two settings, one which fires the actual antimatter (thus dealing real damage), and a Stun setting which fires only the empty sheath of ions (and deals subdual damage). Because of the composition of the sheath particles, Blaster shots do not cause exposure to dangerous Radiation the way most other weapons that use antimatter do.
    Chaos Rifle: The Chaos Rifle is a Quantumtech device which suppresses the effects of physical laws on its target. While this might not sound particularly bad to most people, the fact of the matter is that physical laws are responsible for many of the processes of life in any creature's body, including nonliving ones such as Constructs and Undead- and suppression of those laws even for a few instants is invariably disruptive, and sometimes catastrophic. Though it is not strictly possible to simulate the true effects of the weapon in game terms, they can be approximated by making the damage half Disruption, and half something else- a random type from the table below. Roll a d12 to decide the other damage type:

1.   Acid
2.   Bludgeoning
3.   Cold
4.   Electricity
5.   Electromagnetic
6.   Fire
7.   Force
8.   Particle
9.   Plasma
10.   Radiation
11.   Slashing
12.   Sonic