Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26397825-20160715033136/@comment-25396609-20160802002308

Zoeblo wrote: Name: not yet decided

By comfort grip I assume you mean a pistol grip?
 * Wielder: N/A
 * Maker/Smith: N/A
 * Classification: Plasma Casting Shotgun Sword or PCSS
 * Weapon Derivation: pump shotguns, swords
 * Design: the handle is a comfort grip and points stright down, the blade is on top of the shotgun but is not seen in shotgun or holstered forms, the weapon has 2 pumps for different types of ammo, the weapon is dark green but the handle and the pumps are black, the weapon is bulky due to the thick blade, the blade has a small hole in the center where small plasma balls will form
 * Holstered/Inactive Form: similar to shotgun mode but the handle is folded 90 degrees forward
 * Form 1: shotgun mode; the handle is folded 90 degrees backwards and the handle becomes straight
 * <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="font-weight:400;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(183,183,183);">Form 2: sword mode; the handle folds 90 degrees forwards like in the holstered form and the blade emerges from the top
 * <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="font-weight:400;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(183,183,183);">Features: the trigger can be held down while pumping to fire faster
 * <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="font-weight:400;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(183,183,183);">Dust Capacity: 8 dust slots on the back of the stock
 * <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="font-weight:400;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(183,183,183);">Ammunition: each barrel holds any 8 of any 12 gauge shell types meaning that the ammo capatity is 16
 * <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="font-weight:400;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(183,183,183);">Usage: short to mid range, regular ursas at a medium distance can be easily dispatched with some gravity dust tactical buckshot while targets that are further away can be taken care of with some slugs, the blade has great cutting power and can launch plasma balls at a charging enemy or while the user swings the sword
 * <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="font-weight:400;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(183,183,183);">Planned/Possible Upgrades: explosive plasma balls
 * <span style="font-weight:400;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(183,183,183);">Notes: (suggestions/criticism is greatly appreciated

How exactly does it have two pumps for different rounds? I don't see how that would be mechanically possible for a single barrel, and a double barrel would be even more awkward due to the width.

Where is the blade stored when in shotgun mode?

What type of blade does it have? how long? how do you swing it?

Slam fire, like nerf guns... I like it.

So, it's a double barrel pump model, be damn near impossible to operate the pump since you don't have room to grip it. the width would make it horribly unweildy on top of that awkwardness in pumping it. May want to specify what types of ammo they usually carry around for it, and specify the standard dust loadout.

I'd seriously rethink the power level on it, Yang has some trouble with ursai (takes more than just one hit to drop them) and she uses what appear to be 12 gauge shotguns in her Ember Celica.

I can kinda see what you're going for, but you might be leaning a bit heavily on rule of cool, which has its limits. Streamline the design, clarify how the blade is stored, explain how it is used with the blade (because trying to swing a double barrel shotgun with a blade on top is going to be a disproportionate pain in the ass), and re-balance the power level.