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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kronos182" data-source="post: 5442161" data-attributes="member: 6668634">H&K Ignis Gladius, aka Flaming SwordOne of H&K's more eccentric ideas in combating vampires, the Flaming Sword is just that.. A well crafted sword, attached to a flame thrower. Many critics say the design is quite unwieldy, having a sword attached by a cable to tank on one's back, but with advances in metallurgy, H&K has managed to make the tank stronger, and light enough to survive the rigors of melee combat. The sword component, is usually a longsword, slightly thicker than normal, silver plated, with special alchemical treating to protect it from the heat of the flame thrower. The fuel cable connects at the pommel, with the firing button on the crossguard. The flame comes out of a channel that runs along the length of the blade, coming out of the tip, making aiming the flames quite easy. H&K decided to use a more Latin name to appeal to the NPS Knights in wanting to use this sword in their fight against the vampire threat, although it has shorter range than a normal flame thrower.Using it as a sword only requires archaic weapon proficiency, and the cable is easily detached and reattachable as a move action. Using it as a flame thrower requires no proficency. To use the flame thrower and sword together at the same time, requires exotic weapon proficiency flame sword. With the feat, someone can make an attack in melee with the sword and the flame thrower in a short controlled burst, dealing both sword and fire damage to only the hit target. This increases the amount of uses by 50% if all such uses of the flame thrower are made in this manner, but fire damage is reduced to 2d6 when used in such a manner.H&K Ignis GladiusDamage: 1d8+1 sword, 3d6 flame thrower (2d6 if used in short controlled bursts against same target as the sword with the exotic weapon feat flame sword)Critical: 19-20/x2, -Damage Type: Slashing, FireRange Increment: melee, 15 ft lineRate of Fire: 1Magazine: 15 InternalSize: LargeWeight: 5 lbs sword, 45 lbs flame thrower.Restriction: Military (+3)PDC: 43Ignis Gladius is considered a +2 masterwork weapon, +1 to attack roll and +1 damage with the sword, is also silver plated, and has integrated alternate weapon gadget of flame thrower already and can not be added again. An interesting note, if the sword is blessed, the fire that comes out has been noted to also be enhanced with the blessed ability. This brings a whole new meaning the the phrase "Holy Fire" when warriors armed with blessed Ignis Gladiuses are on the field.One of German's greatest Knight squads of about 25 years ago were armed with early versions of blessed Ignis Gladius. The twelve Knights burned a holy swath through a vampire incursion that managed to storm Berlin with their horde of zombies and thralls. Many vampires will tell newly created vampires to beware knights with flaming swords, for they are death to the undead. A form of boogie man for vampires, and a rallying icon for humans and their allies.</blockquote>

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