Stabilizing (5e Variant Rule)

Stabilizing Property

A weapon with the stabilizing property is far too heavy or otherwise intensive to use casually, requiring some form of stabilization (whether by setting up a bipod or assuming a specific stance) in order to effectively attack with.

In order to attack with a stabilizing weapon, it must first be set up as, which can be done as an action and lasts until you move more than 5 ft. on a single round. If you can make multiple attacks on your Attack action, you can forgo one or more attacks to set up the weapon. If this weapon uses ammunition, it must be reloaded as an action. A stabilizing melee weapon can not be used if your movement speed is 0.

Stabilizing Weapons

Simple Melee Stabilizing Weapons	Cost	Damage	Weight	Properties

Martial Melee Stabilizing Weapons	Cost	Damage	Weight	Properties
Monster Chainsaw	Rare	2d12 slashing	45 lb.	Heavy, Stabilizing, two-handed, reach
Slabsword	100 gp	2d8 slashing	35 lbs.	Heavy, Stabilizing, two-handed, reach

Simple Ranged Stabilizing Weapons	Cost	Damage	Weight	Properties

Martial Ranged Stabilizing Weapons	Cost	Damage	Weight	Properties
AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun	Uncommon	2d10 piercing	20 lbs.	Ammunition (range 60/240), reload (200 shots), heavy, two-handed, stabilizing, special
Anti-Materiel Rifle	Very Rare	8d6 Piercing	30 lb.	Ammunition (range 180/540), armor piercing (-3), heavy, reload (10 shots), special, two-handed, scope (range 540), stabilizing
Anti-Tank Rifle	Legendary	10d10 piercing	50 lb.	Ammunition (range 300/900), armor piercing (-5), heavy, two-handed, reload (12 shots), special, scope (range 900), stabilizing
Greatbow, 2nd Variant	150 gp	4d4 piercing	17 lb.	Ammunition (range 200/800), heavy, loading, two-handed, stabilizing, special
Harkonnen	Very Rare	10d8 piercing	120 lb.	Ammunition (range 180/540), armor piercing (-4), heavy, reload (5 shots), special, two-handed, scope (range 540), stabilizing
Harkonnen II	Very Rare	10d8 piercing	300 lb.	Ammunition (range 40/120), armor piercing (-4), heavy, burst fire, reload (70 shots), special, two-handed, short burst (3), stabilizing
Heavy Machine Gun	Rare	4d8 piercing	80 lb.	Ammunition (range 80/240), burst fire, reload (100 shots), two-handed, heavy, stabilizing
Heavy Machine Gun, Variant	Very Rare	8d8 piercing	80 lb.	Ammunition (range 180/540), burst fire, reload (100 shots), armor piercing (-3), scope (range 540), two-handed, heavy, stabilizing
M68 Gauss Cannon	Rare	3d8 lightning	20 lbs.	Ammunition (range 1,000/2,000), reload (1 shot), heavy, two-handed, special
Mounted Heavy Repeating Crossbow	120 gp	1d10 piercing	25 lb	Heavy, Loading, Two-handed, Special, Ammunition, Range (125/400), stabilizing

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