Refined Plasma Armblade

Weapon Profile

Category: Energy
Damage: 1d10 plasma
Range: Melee · 0–5 ft
Handling: One power cell runs the edge for six hours. Unpowered the gauntlet is a brawling weapon dealing 1d4 bludgeoning.
Grade: II · Refined
Rarity: Uncommon
Tier: IV · Spacefaring
Training: Energy Weapons
Cost: 4300
Weight: 6 lb

Without training in energy weapons, you add no proficiency bonus to attacks with this and roll them at disadvantage. Proficiency

To make: 2,150 gm of materials and 10 days of work, at a fabricator: a starport yard, an industrial district or a ship's machine shop, by a crafter with Rift Affinity 2, finished with a DC 13 check. To repair: 538 gm and 3 days. Downtime

Properties

Hover or tap any of these for what it means.

weaponSomething you attack with. Held in a hand, and covered by a weapon proficiency.
lightSmall enough for an off-hand strike as a bonus action.
power-cellRuns on a charged cell. Flat, it reverts to whatever it is without power.

A gauntlet with a plasma emitter housed along the forearm and the blade thrown forward past the knuckles. You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. The heat path re-routed away from the grip, so the weapon can be run continuously without the hand cooking.

Rules

The blade cannot be disarmed and does not occupy your hand. You can still hold a shield or a one-handed weapon in that hand.

Grades

The same object, worked to a better standard. The grade is the rung; the bonus is what the rung is worth at the table.