Laser Blade: Difference between revisions

** ''[[Dark Heresy]]'' has "Sollex-Aegis Energy Blade" - a torch of blazing, roaring, barely contained plasma... which is a clearer [[Shout-Out]], in that it uses "focusing crystals" and due to containment instability hits the wielder when an attack or parry is failed too badly (by 5+ degrees, i.e. 50%+ on d100). Stats-wise it's close to plasma pistol, but instead of a ranged attack allows to parry, multiple attacks with right abilities, and instead of flat 1/10 chance to overheat and injure the user, it depends on Weapon Skill with all bonuses and maluses, andthough extrait has bonus on Parry <ref>backfires on failure by 5+10 degrees, i.e. 50%+ on Parryd100, (thus below WS <40 it's worse, but becomes safe at WS >50+, whichand isWS also35 more than enough to qualify the character forallows Talents giving more than 1 attack + 1 parry in aper round</ref>). It consumes fuel like a plasma pistol, but per round instead of per shot. However, since it doesn't increase damage with Strength, even a character with average statistics can get better damage with more common power swords, and without risk of backfire, but with a more modest chance to destroy enemy weapon.

** 1st edition had the Wand of Force; one of its powers was to create a 3-foot long luminescent shaft-shaped forcefield emanating from the wand itself that could be wielded as a + 5 longsword. [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]? Also, various force blade spell.

** AndD&D let's3 not forgetintroduced Brilliant Energy weapons, which are often called "lightsabers" by the fandom.

** In ''[[Planescape]]'' Tulani Eladrin (one of the very powerful "common" [[Chaotic Good]] creatures) can create these [[Summon to Hand|already in the hand]] at will, and depending on their levels the blade may range from formidable to ludicrously powerful.