# Gravitic and Phase Weapons
*The Starship Armory, Vehicle and Starship Weapons for Exodus NDS. Source: https://exodusnds.com/sourcebooks/starship-armory/gravitic-and-phase-weapons*
Weapons that act on space or on mass directly: tractors, distorters, and phase weapons. Their damage type is **Gravitic**.
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|:--|:--|
| **Strength** | They ignore the usual defences, or they hold a target still |
| **Weakness** | Price, Power, and the law. The damaging ones are Rare or Military and **Volatile** |
| **Stopped by** | Not being hit. A phase veil helps a little |
The first four entries are tractors. They do no damage and are sold openly. The last four are weapons.
##### Grapple Launcher
Magnetic grapnel, tow line, harpoon
Light
—
—
—
Engaged
0
0
4000
Common
Gravitic
Tractor 1, Limited Ammo 1
A cable and a magnetic or explosive anchor. **Tractor 1** holds only a target of the firing vehicle's Scale or smaller. A held craft can be boarded, towed, or swung into something.
##### Tractor Beam
Tractor, docking beam, cargo beam
Standard
—
—
—
Short
2
2
30000
Common
Gravitic
Tractor 2
A projected field that holds a target in place. Ports use them to dock ships. Patrols use them to stop ships that will not heave to.
##### Heavy Tractor Beam
Capture beam, hangar tractor
Heavy
—
—
—
Short to Medium
3
3
95000
Restricted
Gravitic
Tractor 4
Strong enough to hold a freighter against its own engines and to draw a fighter into a hangar. A held target of Scale 3 or less can be pulled one range band closer each round.
##### Capital Tractor Array
Fleet tractor, the hand
Capital
—
—
—
Medium
4
4
400000
Military
Gravitic
Tractor 6
Several emitters working together. Nothing below Scale 6 breaks free without help.
##### Gravitic Distorter
Shear gun, drift cannon
Heavy
5
—
3
Medium
4
4
160000
Rare
Gravitic
Armor Bypass, Forced Drift, Volatile
Twists space across the target's hull. **Armor Bypass**: Armor and screens do nothing. **Forced Drift**: the target's pilot makes an Average Operate check or the ship drifts out of control. A hit also deals 1 System Damage to navigation.
##### Phase Lance
Phase cannon, ghost lance
Heavy
8
—
3
Medium
5
4
200000
Military
Gravitic
Screen Penetrating, Phase Shear, Volatile
A beam that is out of phase with a screen until it reaches the hull. **Screen Penetrating**: screens give nothing; Armor applies. **Phase Shear**: with 3 or more net Successes the target loses one defensive layer. It needs a hull of Scale 5 or more.
##### Inertial Shear Projector
Shear array, the wrench
Capital
12
—
3
Medium to Long
5
5
700000
Military
Gravitic
Armor Bypass, Forced Drift, Phase Shear, Volatile
The capital form of the distorter. The Forced Drift check is Hard. Few navies build it and none sell it.
##### Jump Interdictor
Interdiction field, gravity well, the anchor
Capital
—
4
—
Long to Extreme
4
5
900000
Military
Gravitic
Interdiction, Limited Ammo 4
Projects a field that stops faster-than-light travel. The 4 System Damage is dealt to the target's jump drive and navigation only. A target that is hit cannot jump for 1 to 3 rounds. Its components are rare and each use burns a set.
