A chain weapon is a slashing melee weapon where the striking surface has been replaced with a chainsaw-like moving edge. This technology has been perfected in the DragonEmpire, and chain weapons are as strong and reliable as normal weapons. A chain weapons is powered by a minicell which is good for 100 hours of continous operation. The cell is easily reloaded by plugging the weapon into a wall socket through a standard power cord.
Chain weapons cause double the normal weapon damage - though damage modifications, such as from Strength, enchantment bonus or Weapon Specialization, are not doubled. The weapon also weights twice as much as a regular weapon and costs 300 credits extra. If it is of a type normally capable of inclicting piercing damage, it loses that ability, inflicting slashing damage only.
It takes Technical Proficiency as well as the appropriate Weapon Proficiency to use a ChainWeapon.
