John Locke
V U L K A N
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[SIZE=9pt]Intent:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] To sub an advanced tractor beam to be used in later submissions[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Image Source: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]cnet[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Canon Link: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]N/a[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Primary Source:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Superheavy Composite Beam Turbolaser[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Kyber Crystal[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=9pt]Manufacturer:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Locke and Key Mechanics[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Affiliation:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Closed-Market [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt](Any character can use this if they have explicit permission through, for example, a marketplace purchase), [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Model:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Ponos Heavy Tractor Beams[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Modularity:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] No[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Production: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Mass-Produced. [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt](Anyone.) [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Characters refer to NPCs & PCs.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Material: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Kyber Crystals, Electronics[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Heavy Tractor Beams capable of exerting an increased force on their target[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Alternate mode: Repulsor field[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]I like to move it move it: A tractor beam has one purpose, and one purpose alone, to move objects in space, be they asteroids, ships or just space junk. THe Ponos Beams are just more capable at providing the force to move objects than most other tractor beams are due to the kyber crystals used in their construction.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Enhanced: The kyber crystal used in the construction of the beam gives it an enhanced range and grabbing power.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Alternate mod: About to disperse the tractor beam into a short-range field, sacrificing the range of the beam for a wider area of effect.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Not a weapon: The projectors only produce tractor beams, beams of force that can hold, push and pull but not inflict any direct damage.[/SIZE]
Alternate mod: The alternate function of the beam has a very short range, useful for sweeping away asteroids, or some mines, however any explosions would still be close enough to the ship to potentially damage it.
[SIZE=9pt]The tractor beam is perhaps one of the most basic tools of any ship that plying the cold vacuum of space, the most versatile tool it could be used to collect space junk, clear a path or capture a fleeing ship before they could escape the reach of justice. Tractor beams were truly a versatile tool that any ship should possess. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]The truth was, John Locke and his engineers could never leave well enough alone, while a tractor beam was versatile and did the job, they couldn’t help but ask themselves, how can I do it better? What can we improve?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]A tractor beam wasn’t a weapon of war, wasn’t designed to do any inherent damage, however, it was still an energy-based projection and therefore the engineers realised that the same technologies they could use to boost a weapon such as a turbolaser could be applied to a tractor beam to produce a similar increase in power. The method they settled on was outfitting the tractor beam with a kyber crystal, providing a significant boost to the energy of the beam produced by their heavy tractor beam.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Unwilling to just let a beam be a beam, the engineers also engineered an alternate mode for the tractor beams created by the Ponos, dispersing it into a wider field that can be used to either push or pull the objects in a wide area close to the ship. [/SIZE]
