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Battle ribbon, zero-edge

Starfinder Armory p.52

Level: 12
Price: 35200
Damage: 5d8 S
Critical: Severe wound
Bulk: 1
Special: Analog, operative, professional (dancer)

The battleflowers of Ning have been using battle ribbons in ritualized combat for millennia, their use dating back to long before the Gap. The weapon is a 10-foot-long ribbon and about 3 inches wide with sharpened edges, and is employed in rippling and flowing motions around the user. Battle ribbons are difficult to use without training, so most who take up the battle ribbon seek apprenticeship with the famous battleflowers of Ning to learn the elaborate performance art—though acquiring such a mentor is difficult, as they take students only rarely. Battle ribbon varieties start with modern materials used in a traditional blade, then proceed to the innovations of the microedge and zero-edge battle ribbons.

Two-handed WeaponsTypeLevelPriceDamageCriticalBulkSpecialSource
Battle ribbon, traditionalAdvanced32701d8 S1Analog, operative, professional (dancer)ARM p.52
Battle ribbon, micro-edgeAdvanced894003d8 SWound1Analog, operative, professional (dancer)ARM p.52
Battle ribbon, zero-edgeAdvanced12352005d8 SSevere wound1Analog, operative, professional (dancer)ARM p.52

Severe Wound

Roll twice on Table and choose your desired result. The target can still attempt any associated save.

D20LOCATIONSAVEEFFECT
1–10GeneralBleed 1d6
11–13Eye (sensory)RefLost eye, –2 Perception
14–15Leg (mobility)FortSevered limb, –10 land speed
16–17Arm (manipulation)RefSevered limb, lose a hand
18–19Vital organFort1d4 Con damage
20BrainFortStunned 1 round

Analog

This weapon does not use any advanced electronics, computer systems, or electrical power sources. It is immune to abilities that target technology. While this use of the word “analog” is not technically correct when referring to technology, use of the term in this way has become common throughout the Pact Worlds.

Operative

An operative can use the trick attack class feature (see page 93) with a weapon that has this special property. Any character can add her Dexterity modifier rather than her Strength modifier on melee attack rolls with weapons with this special property.

Professional

A professional weapon is a tool used in a specialized trade that nevertheless has tremendous damaging potential. When using a professional weapon, you gain a +2 insight bonus to checks with the listed Profession skill (or to checks with similar skills that could reasonably use that weapon as part of the profession, subject to the GM's discretion). If you have a number of ranks in the listed Profession skill equal to the item level, you are considered proficient with that weapon, even if you would not normally be. This proficiency never counts toward prerequisites of any kind.

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