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Arc caster, static

Starfinder Armory p.45

Level: 1
Price: 375
Damage: 1d8 E
Range: 60 ft.
Critical: Second arc 1d6
Capacity: 20 charges
Usage: 2
Bulk: 2
Special: First arc 1d6, unwieldy

Flanked by large handles, an arc caster bristles with capacitors and antennae that release more energy than it can realistically control. While many shock weapons have a chance to arc to a second target on a hit, the arc caster is designed to achieve that feat on every shot, and particularly well-aimed strikes can sometimes arc twice. The storm and tempest models feature improvements that build upon the capabilities of static and aurora arc casters. Since there is little way to control which creatures are struck on the subsequent arcs, arc casters are generally used only by solo combatants or those with little regard for their allies' well-being. More rarely, party members may take particular precautions against electricity damage, such as with a resistant armor spell or an electrostatic field armor upgrade, to protect themselves from an ally wielding an arc caster.

Two-handed Weapons	Type	Level	Price	Damage	Range	Critical	Capacity	Usage	Bulk	Special	Source
Arc caster, static	Heavy	1	375	1d8 E	60 ft.	Second arc 1d6	20 charges	2	2	First arc 1d6, unwieldy	ARM p.45
Arc caster, aurora	Heavy	5	3160	2d6 E	60 ft.	Second arc 1d6	40 charges	2	2	First arc 1d6, unwieldy	ARM p.45
Arc caster, storm	Heavy	11	25600	5d6 E	80 ft.	Second arc 2d6	40 charges	4	2	First arc 2d6, unwieldy	ARM p.45
Arc caster, tempest	Heavy	17	262000	10d6 E	80 ft.	Second arc 4d6	40 charges	5	2	First arc 4d6, unwieldy	ARM p.45

Second Arc

The attack's energy continues leaping from a secondary target to a tertiary target. This functions identically to the arc critical hit effect (Core Rulebook 182), except the second arc can't target either the original target of the attack or the creature struck by the first arc special property.

Unwieldy

Weapons with the unwieldy special property are large and awkward, can't be fired without cooling down first, or are otherwise difficult to use with repeated attacks. You can't use an unwieldy weapon as part of a full attack (or any other action in which you could make multiple attacks), you can't attack with it more than once per round, and you can't use it to make an attack of opportunity.

First Arc

A weapon with the first arc special property always generates an electrical arc, per the critical hit effect (Core Rulebook 182), whenever it hits a target.

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