Future (4e Sourcebook)/Prototypes

Prototypes are rare pieces of equipment: bleeding-edge technology, inventor's follies, wierd alien devices and so on. They cannot normally be purchased by players - they are given by the DM as part of a treasure parcel.

• Usage: You can use a Prototype once per encounter.
• Burnout: After you use a Prototype, it might burn out. At the end of the encounter, roll a d20 to make a Prototype Burnout check. A result of 10 or higher is a success, and the item retains its charge. A result of 9 or lower is a failure, and you must discard the item. Your origin or the environment you're in could give you a bonus to your Burnout check.
• Salvage: A burnt-out Prototype that has a salvage entry is still capable of functioning at a reduced level. Each item's salvage entry has an associated Tech Level. A character whose level is equal to or higher than the item's tech level can salvage the item into a permanent item. Salvaged Prototype does not require Burnout checks.

Name	Slot	Origin	Weight
4e Future Prototype Preload	Heavy Armor, Light Armor, Head, Neck, Waist, Ring, Hands, Feet, or weapon type, or left empty.
Arachno	1-handed weapon	Terrestrial	1
Burst Shield	Waist	Terrestrial	2
Crius Landmate	Heavy Armor	Terrestrial	25
Deployable Bubble Shield	Consumable	Extraterrestrial	2
Gamma Ray Laser	2-handed ranged	Terrestrial	6
Gravity Hammer	2-handed melee	Extraterrestrial	9
Handheld Portal Device	2-handed weapon	Extradimensional	6
Hunter Suit	Light Armor	Extraterrestrial	5
Long Fall Boots	Feet	Terrestrial	2
N-Sphere Cannon	2-handed ranged	Extraterrestrial	6
Pangolin Shield	Waist	Terrestrial	2
Photon Repeater	2-handed ranged	Terrestrial	10
Replicator	None	Extraterrestrial	20
Sonic Screwdriver	Held Item	Extradimensional	1
Starbolt	2-handed ranged	Terrestrial	10
Tediore Shield	Waist	Terrestrial	2
Zero Point Energy Field Manipulator	2-handed ranged	Extradimensional	25

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