Ballistic Fist (3.5e Equipment)
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Ballistic Fist
Exotic One-Handed Projectile Melee
| Cost: | 2,000 gp |
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| Damage (Small): | See Text |
| Damage (Medium)1: | See Text |
| Critical: | ×3 |
| Weight2: | 13 lbs |
| Type3: | Bludgeoning |
| HP4: | 10 |
| Hardness: | 10 |
1. See Damage Increases by Size to calculate the damage for a weapon larger than Medium or smaller than Small.
2. Weight figures are for Medium weapons. A Small weapon weighs half as much, and a Large weapon weighs twice as much.
3. When two types are given, the weapon is both types if the entry specifies "and", either type (player's choice at time of attack) if the entry specifies "or", or each end of the double weapon is a different type if the entry specifies "/".
4. The hp value given is for Medium armor, weapons, and shields. Divide by 2 for each size category of the item smaller than Medium, or multiply it by 2 for each size category larger than Medium.
A ballistic fist is a metallic, heavy, and unwieldy fist weapon. It features a pressure plate, a solid metal frame, and a dordweave padded glove. Most ridiculous of all, it features a mounted combat shotgun over the user's forearm, which is triggered when the pressure plate is pushed. Both the glove and mounted combat shotgun are both enhanced independently.
A ballistic fist deals your normal unarmed damage as lethal damage, even if you do not have the Improved Unarmed Strike feat. If you have the Improved Unarmed Strike feat, you count your unarmed strike as a two-handed weapon whenever doing so would be advantageous.
If yous successfully hit with a ballistic fist, the combat shotgun goes off, making an immediate attack at the same attack bonus you made your unarmed attack. This attack does not provoke an attack of opportunity. A ballistic fist can fire five times before needing to be reloaded, which takes a full round action. Proficinecy with the combat shotgun is required to use its attack effectively.
In order to attack with a ballistic fist, a creature requires a Strength score of 18 or higher, even then, both the unarmed attack and the shotgun attacks are made with a −4 penalty. The penalty is reduced to −2 at 22 and negated at 24. A creature without either exotic weapon proficiency or Improved Unarmed Strike also immediately falls prone upon successfully firing; a creature not possessing either will fall prone and become staggered.
A ballistic fist may not be wielded two-handed, and despite being a one-handed weapon, a ballistic fist requires some balance. As a result, you may only wield a single ballistic fist at a time; those who ignore this safety measure fall prone and become staggered upon firing both fists in a single turn. Finally, a character wearing a ballistic fist cannot cast arcane spells requiring somatic components. The hand wearing the fist cannot be used to hold or manipulate any objects.
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