Mechapult - System - Salvage Union System Reference Document

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The Mechapult is an invention that could only have been thought of by salvagers. Scrap has many uses in the wastelands from trade, from crafting to repair and most obviously launching at high velocity towards whoever looked at you the wrong way.

A Mechapult must be loaded with one piece of Scrap to fire. The effect is randomly determined and differs based on the Tech Level of Scrap you choose. Choose a target in Range to fire the Mechapult at. Instead of making an attack roll, roll the die on the table below to determine the effect. You may Push this roll as normal. The Scrap is always destroyed irrespective of the result.

ROLL THE DIE:

Mechapult
Roll	Result
20	A dense ball of concentrated scrap hits the target with catastrophic force dealing SP damage equal to 6× the Tech Level of the Scrap.
19	A heavy lump of scrap strikes the target with a devastating blow. The target is hit for SP damage equal to 4× the Tech Level of the Scrap
18	The scrap carves through the target flaying chunks off of it. A number of random Systems equal to the Tech Level of the Scrap on the target are damaged. In addition, it takes SP damage equal to tHe₂× Tech Level of the Scrap.
17	A bundle of carbon fibre rods fire at the target. It takes SP damage equal to 3× the Tech Level of the Scrap and is skewered to the ground. It cannot move and gains the Vulnerable Trait until it takes an action to free itself.
16	Shards of refractive glass fire at the target. It is hit for SP damage equal to 2× the Tech Level of the Scrap and the area around the target is hit by multiple rays of dazzling light, blinding the target and everything within Close Range for one round.
15	A chaotic mess of circuit boards hits the target causing a static discharge. The target Mech is Shutdown for one turn.
14	The Mechapult was loaded with crude oil. The target is hit for SP damage equal to 2× the Tech Level of the Scrap and the area around them is coated in slippery, flammable oil. This can be ignited and moving within it can cause a Mech or Creature to fall prone.
13	Streams of superheated gas lash out at the target. The attack deals SP damage equal to tHe₂× the Tech Level of the Scrap and the attack has the BurnX Trait, where X is the Tech Level of the Scrap.
12	The target is struck by dense coils of wiring looms which wind around it. It takes SP damage equal to 2× the Tech Level of the Scrap and falls Prone.
11	Heavy superconductors charged with electricity arc towards the target. The target and up to three other targets within Medium Range of the target of your choice each take SP damage equal to 2× the Tech Level of the Scrap. Each of these attacks count as having the Ion Trait.
10	A leaky uranium shell strikes the target. It takes SP damage equal to 3× the Tech Level of the Scrap. The target and the area within Close Range of it becomes Irradiated.
9	A superheated lump of scrap is fired at the target. The target is hit for SP damage equal to 2× the Tech Level of the Scrap and this attack has the ExplosiveX and BurnX Trait where X is the Tech Level of the Scrap. Your Mech gains 2 Heat and must make a Heat Check.
8	Splat! A wasteland critter was inadvertently caught in the Mechapult when it launched and has smeared gore over the target. The target is hit for Tech Level of the Scrap and must make a Morale Check.
7	The Mechapult guzzles up another piece of Scrap and fires them both. A random piece of Scrap your Mech is carrying is loaded onto the Mechapult. Roll on the Mechapult Table twice and resolve both results. If you have no other Scrap, then roll once on the Mechapult Table and resolve the result.
6	A shower of pistons, gears, and mechanisms scatters across the area wildly. Every target within Long Range, including Allies, takes SP damage equal to the Tech Level of the Scrap.
5	Dense slabs of rigid plastics fire from the Mechapult into the ground around you. These act as a barricade protecting your Mech from harm. For the next 10 minutes you may use them as though they were a single Armour Plating System.
4	The Mechapult swings wildly out of control. Your Mech spins in a random direction and hits a random target within Range for SP damage equal to 3× the Tech Level of the Scrap.
3	The Mechapult backfires, hitting a random Ally in Range for SP damage equal to the Tech Level of the Scrap.
2	The Mechapult overloads collapsing in on itself. Your Mech takes damage equal to the Tech Level of the Scrap and the Mechapult is damaged.
1	The Mechapult explodes and is destroyed. Deal SP damage equal to 2× the Tech Level of the Scrap to your Mech and everything within Close Range.

System

Salvage Union Workshop ManualPage 166

Salvage Value: 3
Slots Required: 5
Tech Level: 1
Action Type: Turn
Range: Long
Damage: X SP

Source: Salvage Union Workshop Manual, p. 166