Laser pistols, classified as simple ranged weapons, are accessible to any character with basic training, and feature upgrade slots to encourage customization as characters progress. They serve as dependable entry-level firearms in encounters, with moderate fire damage and reasonable range. Rarity may vary across regions (see campaign notes for local pricing and legality).
Laser Pistol Weapon 0+
Source Player Core pg. 265
Price 30c; Damage 1d6 Fire; Range 40ft, Bulk 1
Reload Single Action; Magazine 10; Expend 2
Hands 1; Upgrades 1
Category Simple
Group Laser
This compact pistol is the most popular sidearm in the galaxy thanks to its reliability, durability, and affordability. Most common laser pistols have a lightweight polycarbonate body that tapers to a long, slim barrel.
The Laser Pistol is one of the most iconic sidearms in the Starfall Galaxy, carried by travelers, syndicate agents, starport security, and freebooters from the Galactic Core to the Frontier.
While technologically simple compared to advanced energy weapons, the commercial laser pistol owes its popularity to reliability and ruggedness—its polycarbonate frame withstands the grit and radiation of asteroid fields, while its streamlined barrel channels coherent energy pulses that rarely misfire, even in deep space. On bustling trade stations, vendors sell basic models with garish neon grips, a subtle nod to the pistol's straddle between civilian utility and desperate defense. In backwater settlements, these pistols circulate as heirlooms, handed down as last-ditch protection against raiders or xeno-wildlife attacks.
The weapon's critical specialization—dazzling a foe with a searing flash—has led to street legends: pirates using the glare to escape quickdraw duels, or lawkeepers blinding smugglers under strobe-lit atmospheres near Slipgates. For many, a laser pistol is a statement of self-reliance—an assurance of safety in a galaxy where danger is always a hyperspace jump away.
Critical Specialization Effects
Certain feats, class features, weapon runes, and other effects can grant you additional benefits when you make a Strike with certain weapons and get a critical success. This is called a critical specialization effect. The exact effect depends on which weapon group your weapon belongs to, as listed below. You can always decide not to add the critical specialization effect of your weapon.
Laser The target must succeed at a Fortitude save against your class DC or be dazzled until the start of your next turn.
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