Cavitation Pistol, Inertial

One-Handed Weapons Plasma Small Arms

Level: 8


Price: 9,700


Bulk: L


Damage: 2d6 E & F


Critical: Pulse 1d6


Range: 20 ft.


Capacity: 40 charges


Usage: 5


Special: _Unwieldy_


Source: Starfinder Armory

Description

A series of prongs takes the place of this pistol’s barrel; firing the weapon causes a small sphere of energy to form at their center and launch forward at speed. If the wielder times the shot perfectly, the plasma sphere pulses just as it hits the target, dealing damage to nearby creatures, but most find the feat difficult to replicate consistently. A vapor cavitation pistol creates a very focused sphere, while the inertial cavitation pistol creates one that implodes on impact. Hydrodynamic and thermodynamic cavitation pistols use more complex reactions that carry significantly more destructive power.