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Snap whip, banshee

Starfinder Alien Archive 4 p.15

Level: 18
Price: 445000
Damage: 10d6 So
Critical: Stunned
Bulk: 1
Special: Analog, penetrating, reach, sunder

Until recently, atlapaks' exceptional pincers resisted engineers' efforts to replicate the same mechanics in the form of a reliable weapon. In the past three decades, breakthroughs in materials science have enabled arms manufacturers to create handheld versions of an atlapak claw, which take the form of a semi-flexible, whip-like rod. An assemblage of reinforced metallic percussion plates and high-pressure levers near the rod's tip creates a focused shock of sonic energy when activated, shattering nearby materials. Artificial ligaments strung throughout the rod translate the kinetic energy of a user's backswing to rearm the device, priming it to release another sonic burst. Early prototypes of the snap whip directly incorporated atlapak components, though all but the most eccentric versions of such whips are now entirely synthetic and merely borrow the atlapak's uniquely evolved design.
The drow corporation Arabani Arms ultimately developed the breakthrough technology that created viable snap whips, and it continues to protect the design via patents and ongoing research despite the countless lethal imitations that have appeared on the market. The company's R&D department has yet to replicate atlapaks' particular ability to channel sound waves over long distances—a breakthrough that would allow Arabani Arms to create a devastating new sniper weapon—but it has come close on several occasions.

One-handed Weapons	Type	Level	Price	Damage	Critical	Bulk	Special	Source
Snap whip, thunderstrike	Advanced	3	1600	1d6 So	Staggered	1	Analog, penetrating, reach, sunder	AA4 p.15
Snap whip, LFD	Advanced	8	10100	2d6 So	Staggered	1	Analog, penetrating, reach, sunder	AA4 p.15
Snap whip, HFD	Advanced	13	54000	5d6 So	Stunned	1	Analog, penetrating, reach, sunder	AA4 p.15
Snap whip, banshee	Advanced	18	445000	10d6 So	Stunned	1	Analog, penetrating, reach, sunder	AA4 p.15

Stunned

The target is stunned for 1 round.

Stunned

You drop everything you are holding, you can't take actions, and you are flat-footed.

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.

Penetrating

A penetrating weapon is designed to punch through large objects' outer layers, making it easier to damage them. A penetrating weapon ignores an amount of hardness equal to the weapon's level.

Reach

Only melee weapons can have the reach special property. Wielding a weapon with reach gives you 10 feet of reach for attacks with that weapon. See Reach and Threatened Squares on page 255 for more information.

Sunder

When you attempt a sunder combat maneuver while wielding a weapon with the sunder weapon special property, you gain a +2 bonus to your attack roll.

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