Snug
This item is not precisely a relic: it doesn't
require supernatural energies to function and anybody can use it. On the other hand, it's not what you'd call
'normal', either. Being the
reverse-engineered descendant of a Vaputech firearm tends to eliminate all
hopes of normalcy.
Snug are so called because they remove damage rather
than causing it; getting hit by one will restore Body Hits equal to the
weapon's Power + CD. As a 'side
effect', the target must also roll against Will (minus half the damage healed)
or be knocked out for one hour.
Snug don't really need to look like firearms, of
course; it's a holdover from their original incarnation as 'orgone energy
blasters'. The original design never
panned out, since a, orgone energy doesn't actually exist; and, b, the
radioactivity generated was too exuberant, even by Vaputech's lax
standards. Jean's Committee swears that
the bugs are all out of the design now.
There are several versions of Snug (all eagerly
snapped up by Servitors of Flowers happy to get combat weapons that aren't
inherently dissonant to use):
Snug Derringer: Power +2, Acc +0, Range 10y, Shots
100
Snug Pistol: Power +4, Acc +1, Range 30y, Shots 12
Snug Shotgun: Power +8, Acc +2, Range 30y, Shots 2
Cost: For
Servitors of Jean, nothing and have all the ammo you want; for anybody with the
Beta Test Attunement, nothing and just fill out these forms for reasonable
reloads; for everybody else... well, best to just go get the Beta Test
Attunement, huh?