Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-24993958-20150311232923/@comment-25396609-20150327214041

tungsten carbide mesh for dividing the plasma and canisters of aerosolized dust for forming it, meaning the plasma itself will be elementally charged. the blade of the weapon will be carbonitride titanium. to prevent need for reloading in the field, I can place the dust cells in the large disk part of the brute shot. with each shot ony requiring a small amount of plasma-form dust, she could probably go for several consecutive missions without ever needing to recharge it. for a secondary firing mode, the barell would switch to a slightly longer one lacking the cutting screen, and a high-power magnet would be used as the core of the plasma shot, the magnet would be destoryed by the energy inside the shot after a few seconds causing the sphere to explode violently (elementl plasma grenades)

so, final design: Dust Plasma Shotgun with oversized Blade and elemental grenade alt-fire.