September 2010 - Star Frontiersman

SP-4507 Balor Gyro-
Mag
By Chris Harper
The Balor is a large framed magnum revolver with a
bolt action gyrojet barrel fitted to the top. The revolver
chamber holds 7 magnum pistol rounds. The gyrojet
barrel holds one gyrojet rifle round.
Balor pistols were first
introduced by Interstar
Weaponry. The pistols were designed
for Environmentalists that might
encounter hostile indigenous creatures
that are too large for smaller arms. The
magnum rounds have a longer range more stopping
power than standard pistols. The gyrojet rifle round
provides an even longer range and the benefit of an
explosive warhead.
The Balor saw limited sales and has been discontinued,
yet the pistol can still be found in the Frontier. Some
hard case Star Law officers still use them.
SP-4507 Balor
Type Projectile
Cost 600 Cr
Weight 2
Defense Inertia
Payload Damage Rate Ammo Range
» Bullet 1d10+3 3 7** 5/15/35/65/160
» Gyrojet 3d10 1* 1 -/5/60/120/200
*The Balor can for up to 3 rounds in one turn. A
character can fire 2 pistol rounds and then one gyrojet
round; or 3 pistol rounds. Each time a gyrojet round is
fired it must be reloaded.
** Custom cylindrical speed loaders are available for
the Balor. The speed loader rapidly loads all seven
pistol rounds. Cost 5 credits with bullets. The gyrojet
round can also be loaded in the same turn as long as
the speed loader is used and the character does
nothing else for that combat round.
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Star Frontiersman
KTX-40 Laser Pistol
By Larry Moore
The KTX-40 is a smaller version of the standard
Wartech laser pistol. Although the size decreases its
range and damage output it makes up for it in energy
clip size. The “forty” as most call it can take up to two
energy clips allowing 40 shots when set at 1 SEU or 8
shots at its highest setting (5 SEU).
KTX-40 Laser Pistol
Type Beam
Cost 700 Cr
Weight 1
Defense Albedo
Payload Damage Rate Ammo Range
» Laser 1d10/SEU* 3 20x2 5/15/40/75/150
* Pistol setting is 1-5.
KTX KTX-40 KTX 40
BioSys Incorporated
By Allen Trussell
BioSys Inc., a division of Synthetics Corporation, is a
small-sized company on the cutting edge of
bioengineering technology. BioSys is based in Lake
Vast, on Triad. The company's CEO is Walton Tsamura,
a human of genius intellect and great integrity.
Although Tsamura runs BioSys as a competitive
company, he is a great philanthropist, donating money
and medicine as both a private individual and in the
name of BioSys.
Tsamura's corporate philosophy holds that a company
can both serve itself and the common good. As such,
BioSys has grown from its beginning as a research firm
concentrating on bioengineered medicine, and has
branched into consumer goods, agricultural products
September 2010