Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Rule Book

FLAME PROJECTOR

Flame-producing devices are primarily used to de-
stroy material such as structures or crops, rather than
as anti-personnel weapons. Of course, they excel at
scorching flesh and bone as well.

Flame projectors are popular partially because of
their wide and indiscriminate cone of fire, able to
catch several individuals in a gout of flame. When
triggering the weapon's Burn quality, the user may
choose to apply it to any one target hit by the attack;
this quality may be triggered multiple times, affect-
ing a different target each time. However, the GM can
spend <§) <§) or ^ to apply the weapon's Burn quality
to an ally hit by the original attack.

Models Include: Merr-Sonn C-22 Flame Carbine, Merr-

Sonn CR-24 Flame Rifle.

MISSILE TUBE

Missile tubes are heavy, portable devices that launch

rocket-powered projectiles. Most fire proton-charged

warheads designed to destroy small transports, but

other types of ammunition can occasionally be found.

Missile tubes are elaborate affairs, equipped with

micro-repulsorlifts that make them easier for infantry

soldiers to carry, as well as advanced tracking screens

to detect a target's speed, range, and energy signature.

The latter is particularly important because missile tubes

can be fired in one of three modes. The first is infrared,

which homes in on a craft's heat signature. The second is

gravity-activated mode, which means it tracks a target's

repulsorlift. Both of these modes can be spoofed, either

by dropping burning flares to distract heat sensors or

small repulsorlift pods as chaff. See the Guided weapon

quality to handle these two modes of attack.

The third firing method is direct-fire. This requires

more skill but sends the projectile in a straight line that

cannot be spoofed by chaff or flares (and loses the Guid-

ed quality). Of course, if another target happens to get

in the way, or if the attacker's aim is off, the missile will

hit whatever is in its path without discrimination. Missile

tubes require one preparation maneuver before firing.

Models Include: Merr-Sonn PLX-2M Missile Tube.

FRAG GRENADE

A great variety of grenades can be found throughout

the galaxy, from hand-made explosives created with

organic shells on primitive worlds to mass-produced

metallic casings filled with jagged shards of metal.

All fulfill the same basic purpose—to cause as much

damage and mayhem as possible over a large area.

Frag grenades are very effective against unarmored

targets, rending exposed flesh and causing massive con-

cussive damage to soft tissues. They are significantly

dampened by armor, such as that worn by Imperial

stormtroopers. Those who wonder why the Empire's

foot soldiers wear armor that cannot stop blaster fire

have likely never seen them emerge from the smoke and

ruin of a frag grenade unharmed.

Frag grenades can be set to detonate on impact or

set with a timer to detonate up to 3 rounds after be-

ing activated at the beginning of the attacker's action.

Some also have a "dead man's" or pressure switch that,

once pressed, detonates immediately upon release.

Models Include: Merr-Sonn C-22.

STUN GRENADE

Stun grenades use sonic waves, concussion shocks, and

other methods to stun their targets.

Like frag grenades, stun grenades can be set to det-

onate on impact or set with a timer to detonate up to

3 rounds after being activated. Stun grenades rarely

have pressure detonators.

Models Include: Merr-Sonn C-10 Stun Grenade.

THERMAL DETONATOR

These insidious devices are the size of frag grenades,

but have a thermite-baradium casing surrounding a

baradium core. On detonation, the resulting fusion

reaction creates a particle wave that disintegrates

everything in the blast. Most authorities ban thermal

detonators because of baradium's instability. One det-

onator can level a building.

When using a thermal detonator, any ^ result on the

check means the detonator explodes prematurely. The

wielder takes full damage from the weapon unless he can

perform an additional maneuver to try to get clear; in this

case, he only suffers the Blast damage.

Thermal detonators can be set to detonate on impact

or set with a timer to detonate up to 3 rounds after be-

ing activated at the beginning of the attacker's action.

Some also have a pressure switch that, once pressed,

detonates immediately upon release. Thermal detona-

tors are so potent that their Blast quality affects every-

one within short range of the original target.

Models Include: Merr-Sonn Class-A Thermal Detonator.

Frag Grenade Thermal Detonator

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