Ninescan Weapons

Technological

Consumable

Directive 9 engineers are particularly gifted at combining scanners and small arms for covert missions. A ninescan item acts as two different pieces of equipment, both of which can function simultaneously. Only powered or technological equipment can be built as ninescan weapons; one of the items must be a small arm and the other a scanner of less than 1 Bulk. The ninescan device has a cost equal to the more expensive of the two items + twice the cost of the less expensive item. When determining the ninescan item’s hardness and Hit Points, treat it as having the higher level of the two items, but for all other calculations, each item retains its own item level. If both items require the same kind of ammunition or power (such as a battery), they share a single battery of the highest capacity either device uses. Ninescan weapons that use scanners not normally held in a hand still require one hand to aim and fire. When not in use, a ninescan weapon can be left to appear as either a weapon or a scanner; its nature as a ninescan weapon can be detected by anyone examining the weapon who succeeds at an Engineering or Perception check (DC = 15 + 1-1/2 × the item’s level).