Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Rule Book

HEAVY BLASTER PISTOL HEAVY REPEATING BLASTER

Heavy blasters are for those spacers who definitely
want everyone to know they're packing. They're very
powerful, sacrificing range, subtlety, and concealment
for intimidation and the ability to tear big holes in
most anything short of a blast door. Heavy blaster pis-
tols are intended to combine the strength of a blaster
rifle with the compactness of a pistol. Though they do
not quite succeed at either (being slightly weaker than
a blaster rifle and bulkier than a pistol) they still pro-
vide an excellent and deadly compromise weapon.
Their only major drawback is that they carry fewer
shots than either, a trade-off for the increased power.

Game Masters have the option to spend ® <§>

<§) or 0 to force a heavy blaster pistol to run out of

ammo (see page 207).

Models Include: BlasTech DL-44 Heavy Blaster Pis-

tol, Merr-Sonn Model 434.

BLASTER RIFLE / CARBINE

The rifle or carbine blaster is the typical firearm of
soldiers and heavy security forces around the galaxy.
Their longer barrels propel bolts much farther than
blaster pistols, and their heavier cartridges typically
trigger a more powerful blast of particles.
Stormtroopers in service of the Empire carry EE-11
blaster rifles with folding stocks. At short range, the rifle
can be fired one-handed—just as if it were a heavy pis-
tol. The stock is extended when firing at more distant
targets so that the trooper can better stabilize his aim.
Models Include: E-ll Blaster Rifle (multiple manu-
facturers), BlasTech A280 Blaster Rifle.

HEAVY BLASTER RIFLE

Hunters and snipers often carry blaster rifles loaded
with particularly powerful accelerant gas, advanced
XCiter technology, large focusing crystals, or some
combination of all three. They're designed to fire ex-
tremely powerful bolts at large or heavily armored tar-
gets and can fire rapid bursts of shots. Heavy blaster
rifles are also excellent for sniping humanoid targets.
The massive damage they cause sends a powerful
message to the victim's associates.
Models Include: BlasTech DLT-19, BlasTech RT-97C
Heavy Blaster Rifle.

LIGHT REPEATING BLASTER

Light repeaters are support weapons for military

and mercenary units. They feature a high rate of

fire and are designed to suppress and injure unar-

mored personnel. The hail of "light" produced by

these rapid-firing weapons is often enough to force

enemies to ground.

Models Include: BlasTech T-21 Light Repeating Blaster.

These deadly weapons are designed to destroy light

machinery, armored targets, or opponents in light

cover. Heavy repeating blasters (such as the E-Web

blaster favored by Imperial stormtroopers) are truly

support weapons. They are set up on tripods and pow-

ered by portable generators. They require a two-man

team, with one soldier serving as the gunner and the

other handling the generator and power couplings. In

military units, the second operator often monitors a

communications array attached to the generator for

selection of targets.

Heavy repeaters are far too unwieldy to fire effec-

tively without a tripod, unless the bearer has truly

remarkable strength. Setting up a tripod weapon re-

quires the crew to spend three actions. The cost of

the weapon includes a tripod such as the one found

on page 1 93.

Models Include: BlasTech E-Web Repeating Blaster.

BOWCASTER

Bowcasters are associated with the Wookiees of

Kashyyyk. They are as distinctive to the Wookiees as

gaffi sticks are to the Sand People.

The various quarrels that can be fired from these weap-

ons allow the wielder a great range of options. Standard

ammunition consists of metallic bolts accelerated by po-

larizers astride the barrel tip. This increases the power

and velocity of the round so that the heavy projectile

reaches ranges equivalent to conventional blasters.

The standard quarrel is a micro-explosive capable

of blasting through armor, metal, or thick flesh—like

that of the giant creatures native to Kashyyyk. Other

types of quarrels include sonic detonators, flash quar-

rels that stun and blind, or smoke quarrels designed

to create cover for advancing Wookiee warriors.

Every bowcaster is hand-built for its user—hence the

exorbitant cost. Most require significant strength to cock,

but automatic re-cocking mechanisms are one of the

most common modifications (Chewbacca's bowcaster

has automatic re-cocking, as well as a low-light scope).

The bowcaster presented here fires standard micro-

explosive quarrels, and does not have an automatic

re-cocking mechanism. It requires the user to spend a

maneuver cocking the weapon before each shot.

Models Include: Unique designed weapon.

IONIZATION BLASTER

These anti-droid weapons work by combining the power

pack of a blaster rifle with a typical droid restraining

bolt. Somewhat contrary to its name, the bolt doesn't

disable a droid mechanically, but instead attaches to its

housing and issues a broadcast command to halt that

cannot be refused. The ionization blaster amplifies the

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