Interaction and clarification on glove needler


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Ok so I was looking at this weapon from the com, I still can’t determine if it uses darts or small arms rounds.
If it uses either of those how does it interact with the energetic weapon fusion? Would increase the number of injectables I can load into the weapon?


Featuring a hand-mounted firing device that injects its target with acidic compounds, this weapon resembles a cross between a caustoject and cestus pistol. By default, the weapon uses a miniature battery to create caustic fields to inject into foes, but it can launch syringes of other substances when properly loaded with them.
That's an odd one, the description makes it sound like darts, but it states rounds.... Since the stat block is saying rounds, I would go with small arms rounds until something states otherwise.

A projectile weapon with the energetic fusion relies on energy rather than physical ammunition to generate kinetic attacks. Instead of being loaded with darts, rounds, or scattergun shells, the weapon is loaded with a battery. The type of battery the projectile weapon uses depends on its original capacity as follows: 1–20 use batteries, 21–40 use high-capacity batteries, 41–80 use super-capacity batteries, and 81 or more use ultracapacity batteries. The weapon’s usage does not change, but it takes charges from the installed battery, rather than expending physical ammunition. The fusion converts the energy into physical bullets which target KAC and deal damage normally for the weapon. Only weapons in the projectile category that would normally use darts, rounds, or scattergun shells can benefit from the energetic fusion.
Well it is a small arms which uses rounds/darts so it qualifies. So all of the gloves have a capacity of 1, so it uses a standard battery. The usage is 1, so each shot would be 1 charge so I would say you would have 20 shots.
Actually, I just realised the last section. It is classed as a Disintegrator weapon, not a projectile so it wouldn't qualify


Neither. Its like a one shot caustoject

By default, the weapon uses a miniature battery to create caustic fields to inject into foes, but it can launch syringes of other substances when properly loaded with them (in which case only the injection effect occurs—no acid damage is dealt).

But doesn't seem to need anything other than its internal mini battery. You would have to reload biohacks medicinals and poisons or what have you (analgesics are great for flat footing things in your face)


Thank you

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