Wrist Launcher questions.

[swoosh]

Wrist Launchers and their heavy variant are odd little weapons from UI. Strapped to the forearm, the regular version shoots damageless darts that can contain a dose of poison and the heavy version shoots bolts and does damage like a hand crossbow. If you're proficient with hand crossbows you're also proficient with both of them, too.

-Do they benefit from other effects like hand crossbows? Or just proficiency?

-If above, do they benefit from Crossbow Mastery? Can you take Rapid Reload with them?

-Is your hand free while wielding one? Seems like a yes from the fluff, but they're a weapon and there's nothing explicit one way or the other so who knows.

-If the above is true, can you fire a wrist launcher while holding another weapon or shield or something?

-Given that they're strapped to the forearm, do they interfere with your glove or wrist slot or other pieces of gear that are worn similarly (like spiked gauntlets or if the above is true, shields since they're also strapped to the forearm)?

-What fighter weapon group do they belong to?

If you're looking them up on d20pfsrd after reading this thread, note that the site is incorrect and wrist launchers are not ring slot items, they're weapons.

[Nefreet]

Are they 3rd Party?

[Torbyne]

new items from Ultimate Intrigue. i looked them up on D20PFSRD but the entries for wrist launchers and heavy launchers seem to be missing tables or other clarifying information.

[graystone]

Torbyne wrote:

new items from Ultimate Intrigue. i looked them up on D20PFSRD but the entries for wrist launchers and heavy launchers seem to be missing tables or other clarifying information.

Go to the site and look up exotic ranged weapons. You'll find them listed there.

[Shinigami02]

They actually are listed on the Exotic Ranged Weapons table on the PFSRD, with the relevant information. That said, the specific information page is under Ring Magic Items for some indecipherable reason.

[Zwordsman]

I'm assuming all crossbow valid stuff is valid for that..

Which means you can make a ninja needler guy out of a bolt ace..
which is something I very much want to do

[Aziraya Zhwan]

This also seems like a very flavorful way to give your sneaky/not-nice-guy a ranged attack without using a bow. This reeks of the Assassin's Creed hidden gun. Too bad it needs a full-round action to reload but it still seems great for catching an enemy off-guard while closing distance or to stealthily poison an enemy at a party.

I hit the FAQ button for you since this stuff would be nice to know.