feu &) Science It has become ® convention amongst gamers that Science: Fiction Games and Fantasy Games are somehow distinet and mutually exclusive. An od situation, that ina hobby Which promotes the imagination en Irrational and avoidable barrier should exist. I nave seen ard participated in games in whieh the two genres have been mixed, and these have worked exceptionally wall, keaping the players both amused and on fused! at the tame tims. If you own 9 copy of WARHAMMER then yau probably realise that the rules are designed to be used - if you wish change ules, redraw charts, invent new creatures ww anything should bbe posible, efter ll most of the enjayment fram a game ‘comes fram invention. And that - hopefully - is where I step in vrielding Laser Pistal and shouting ‘Beware of Greeks bearing particle eam weapons’, Yes indeed, Science Fiction and Futuristic elements in general make 2 'super cross-over into any Fantasy Campaign. These can be worked very easily into {the usual Fantasy contexts ~ an old technical civilisation coule have left behind advanced artifacts, wespone, tranperts, Gadgetry of strange and unknown kinds. Such artifacts can become’ vitally important to your adventurers, not quite understanding how they work = but being perfectly prepared to take advantage of the fact that they dot In the following deseriptions whan Pye used the word ‘Turn! refer to that player's Turn - the Active Player Turn in Warhammer. When ve used the word "Move. phase? I refer just te that part of @ Turn in which the madel Is moved, So if an action takes ‘A complete Turn’ then the medel may co nothing fother than the action - he may nat mava, shoot ets. If sn action takes ‘A complate Mave Phase! Unen the rmadel ray aot move = But may shoot, combat and 20 on. With a bit of ingenuity these weapons can easily be adapted into any gaming aytem. The Laser Pistol Laser plstals make wanderful side arma for Heraes, A laser pistol can bs fired once per Turn without effecting the weapons ‘regenerating batteries’. If the firer has sufficient attacks the weapon may be fired upto 3 times a Turn, at -* ON different targets if you wish. After fring this ‘rapict fire’ weapon won't work for the following 2 Turns whilst the batterica regenerates. A Laser can be fired with one hand — Like any pistal weapon, A Laser Rifle is a similar but larger weapon which sequires two hands to use. The Needler The Needter is = powerful airgun which firey a see! needa, often polsoned or drugged in aome. way. The needlen are Carried in @ magazine, each with up to 160 needles (PL on find), 1t'takee an ortiro Turn to fit » naw magazine. After each shot the wospon needs to be repressirises » this tokens amplate nove hase to complate, Evary chat fires ome nad perfectly, silently and very riccurateiy, mauing ths an ideal Wweapon For an atasasin. Neadlors can te built ino ball-poire os, wizards afta, swords OF