[Weapons Lore] The Alchemical Flamethrower, WIP

[_Elrith_ 4525]

The Alchemist’s Flame

 

         This device wasn’t made for technicality or general use in a military assault, as the risk is too high to use it effectively in a battle field scenario unless one was mad enough to risk the lives of themselves and their comrades. Its purpose was for terror and fear, to enforce the law upon the weak. It is however useful when defending against an opponent. If one were to set up prior to the assault you would be able to supply more fuel, keep the user safe, and the device itself safe from harm. This is not to say though that it isn’t lethal, as it is plenty lethal, scorching men down to the bone in mere seconds.

         It’s upkeep and difficulty to make are also more of its downsides. Having to be made with precision accuracy as any mistake made and the entire device would explode killing the user and anyone nearby. The short amount of fuel it carries is also another downside unless the user-carried tank was also attached to the main storage tank. Its weight is also another burden on the carrier, slowing him down and making mobility difficult. Size is another issue for this device, being too large to use in tight halls or a small building.

         Onto how the device works, is rather simple but delicately complicated at the same time. The unit can have multiple tanks with connecting hoses which would make it slightly lighter, less bulky, and let you carry slightly more but the risk of the piping over-heating is higher. The gun has its own loading mechanism to fill the tank directly connected to it. You would pull back on a lever with one hand and the tank attached to the gun would fill. Then you prime the device by pulling back on a handle that goes directly backward, causing it to ignite a tiny yet strong flame near the end of the barrel. You finally pull the trigger and hold onto the handles with great strength or the spray gun could fly out of your hand.

         To be able to operate one of these you will need a loading station. This will have all the components necessary to house the fuel supply, un-fuel and refuel the fuel cell, housing the equipment safely, and a crafting area for the creation of these weapons. If the Athin and thanhium are not kept up to date the cooling device could fail and the fuel cell would explode.

 

Top and bottom view

1. Black Ferrum Cylindrical Shell: A steel container used to secure, separate, and keep the device together.

2. Freezing Layer: This layer is comprised of two layers of athin cloth padding tightly packed in with a single layer of purified thanhium.

3. Leak Chamber: This chamber was made to contain any leaks that happened to get out of the fuel cell. It contains athin cloth padding to absorb the fuel.

4. Fuel Cell: The cylinder that contains all of the Alchemical-Fire, the fuel. A container of this size would devastate its surroundings if it exploded.

Link to the diagram of the device!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3xBSLlYIpI2dzVsREZRVl9XOTQ/view?usp=sharing

 

OOC:

• Death may occur while creating one unless properly equipped or resistant to fire/explosions.

• You will need an in game item to be signed by an LT with a decent 1 paragraph description.

• Before combat, you must roll to see if it will malfunction.

• The weapon only has up 6 uses in combat. Needing 3 emotes per spray of fire, where a spray of fire will only last up to 5 seconds.

• YOU MUST RP! Sufficient RP must be done, such as preparing the fuel, setting up, and equipping it.

• You need another person to put the equipment on you.

• Thanhium and Athin maintenance must be done once every month, screenshots of RP needed. If no screenshots of the RP are provided the next time you use the weapon in combat it will malfunction.

[Haintrain 89]

Can we have a ranged explosive device? Something like sending a sturdy yet lightweight frame, with a parcel attached, to a pre-targeted position by a propulsion system that is self contained within the frame and upon contact of a surface will ignite the contents within the parcel to cause a chemical reaction that preferably causes an explosion.

[Archipelego 2188]

holy hell this is cool i can be pyro from tf2

[winterblood 11181]

I don't know if this would be accepted, since the MT/LT, to my knowledge, don't allow fire evocation enchantments of flamethrowers.  This is an interesting idea though, good work.

[tea with Gwyn 218]

What's next, the Howitzer?

Nah, this is something that's just too  much. Frost witch bias notwithstanding, anyone  with a properly made flamethrower can be pretty much unstoppable. It's just too much power, for too little tradeoff - "ooh you might run outta fuel early" - and I don't want to see this accepted.

That's not to discount the quality of the piece. I make it a point to try to find a way to both positively and negatively criticize lore posts and the like, but I didn't have to try very hard. You write well, your grammar is gucci, and I enjoyed the read.

 

Keep up the good writing.

[Archipelego 2188]

1 minute ago, Star Platinum said:

What's next, the Howitzer?

Nah, this is something that's just too  much. Frost witch bias notwithstanding, anyone  with a properly made flamethrower can be pretty much unstoppable. It's just too much power, for too little tradeoff - "ooh you might run outta fuel early" - and I don't want to see this accepted.

That's not to discount the quality of the piece. I make it a point to try to find a way to both positively and negatively criticize lore posts and the like, but I didn't have to try very hard. You write well, your grammar is gucci, and I enjoyed the read.

 

Keep up the good writing.

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i agree it needs more drawbacks, but damn it does seem pretty dangerous to use, especially in an unprepared setting. and the idea is dope, u gotta admit. cooler than FROSTIES atleast. <3 roasted. get it? cause its a flamethrow- ok nvm

[Detective 101]

I like it, though if this were to be accepted, then nothing can be said against flintlock pistols or just simply shooting something out of a device other than Alch fire. ;)

[tea with Gwyn 218]

4 minutes ago, Archipelego said:

i agree it needs more drawbacks, but damn it does seem pretty dangerous to use, especially in an unprepared setting. and the idea is dope, u gotta admit. cooler than FROSTIES atleast. <3 roasted. get it? cause its a flamethrow- ok nvm

you're bad and you should feel bad

 

1 minute ago, Detective said:

I like it, though if this were to be accepted, then nothing can be said against flintlock pistols or just simply shooting something out of a device other than Alch fire. ;)

Another good point. Flamethrowers as a weapon existing on LotC only sets a precedent for more extreme weapons. Flintlocks, for example, or eventually gatdamn assault carbines and 5mm ammunition!

[Archipelego 2188]

3 minutes ago, Star Platinum said:

you're bad and you should feel bad

 

Another good point. Flamethrowers as a weapon existing on LotC only sets a precedent for more extreme weapons. Flintlocks, for example, or eventually gatdamn assault carbines and 5mm ammunition!

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:c

[_Elrith_ 4525]

18 hours ago, Star Platinum said:

Nah, this is something that's just too  much. Frost witch bias notwithstanding, anyone  with a properly made flamethrower can be pretty much unstoppable. It's just too much power, for too little tradeoff - "ooh you might run outta fuel early" - and I don't want to see this accepted.

This weapon is one of the most dangerous pieces of equipment to have on you. If it were damaged in combat you would have a minute if not seconds to take it off and run. It exploding would be the equivalent of 24 bottles of Alch Fire exploding.

 

Not say that it can malfunction and stop working mid combat. This is not a world war 2 flamethrower that goes 50 feet, I will edit that it will go only 15 and that it will burn in place on the ground however.

 

Adding edit.