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The moisture disruptor is considered by many to be the most unsavoury weapon of all time.
This rifle does not actually inflict very much damage, but its effectiveness is unquestionable. It emits an accurate beam of long-wave radiation. This beam does inflict some heat damage to the target, but the majority of its effect is in the violent effect it has on any liquid. Liquid molecules affected not only rapidly expand in evaporation, but also churn in random helical paths. The beam is capable of passing through virtually any armour, and is stoppable only by heat-sink or energy shield.
The horrible effect of the beam is that although it only inflicts 1D of damage, the pain felt is equivalent to a 6D blast. A referee may choose to apply a willpower check to see if the target is stunned by the wave of pain - on any hit, not just the vitals. The weapon is also effective on robots, applying harm to lubricants and sensitive electrolytes. Standard equipment will only be affected if they have moving parts.
A being hit in the vitals with a moisture disruptor earns one stress point if they fail a willpower check (roll two dice and try to get below their willpower), as they resist the urge to thrash around in hellish agony.
Anurians and Colloidlings are particularly sensitive to these weapons. They always feel pain as if the six dice of pain were all 3 and above. They can feel when a moisture disruptor has been used recently if they stand near where the beam hit.
These weapons have such a malignant reputation that they usually need their standard 20 points of armour.