Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-38854975-20190905144044/@comment-25396609-20191102023158

Precisely. Dust serves as battery and capacitor all in one; capable of storing immense amounts of electrical energy and rapidly discharging it all within a conveniently compact package.

Unrelated:

- Name: TBD

- Wielder: Hadrian Nightshade

- Maker/Smith: Hadrian Nightshade

- Classification: Collapsible Spetum Shotgun Staff

- Weapon Derivation: staves, spetum, pump-action shotgun

- Form 1 Design: A staff, 7' long, comprised of two parallel shafts affixed by a narrow rectangular linkage; with an additional box-like unit at the one end containing the firing mechanism, ejection port, and loading door.

One shaft (the barrel) is open at the end, while the other (the magazine) is enclosed.

A modified pump grip encloses the center of both shafts, and features an electronic trigger. Includes a heavily customized reverse-pump loading system to facilitate use.

- Form 1 Aesthetics: Primarily unpainted metal, with the grip being black polymer; notably lacks any dedicated aesthetic touches; with the exception of two curved light grey stripes on the firing block.

- Form 2: Two halves of a long, straight blade fold out of the central linkage opposite the firing end, locking into place in front of the firing components; a wide, curved guard forms from the decoration on the firing block, which fold out and rotate before extending to finish forming the head of the spetum.

- Form 2 Aesthetics: blade is light gray and similarly lacks ornamentation.

- Ammunition: 12 gauge shotgun, #4 buckshot; 33 round capacity

- Usage: While fully viable for combat and often used for sparring purposes; the staff form is in place to facilitate easier carry, as the Spetum blade is abnormally bulky compared to most spears.

The primary method of use is as an impaling and stabbing weapon which can be easily braced against charging Grimm to use their own mass against them.

When bracing against a charge is not an option, or more dynamic combat is necessary, additional thrusting force is achieved by firing the shotgun; utilizing the recoil to propel the strike forward while simultaneously chambering the next round.

While too unwieldy for proper use as a ranged weapon, it can be used to great effect at point blank range when aiming is not necessary; or fired on impact when used in staff mode.

- Notes: I’m not a masochist so I’m not even gonna TRY to work out the pump mechanism; but I’m reasonably certain it could be achieved with a simple gear assembly to reverse the direction of movement and operate the pump internally.