Combat Hardware in SPELLRUN exists at the intersection of firearms, tactical equipment, magical engineering, and corporate militarization. These are weapons and battlefield tools designed for a world where magic is industrialized, armor can be enchanted, and supernatural threats are real.
Rare Weapon (Pistol)
A sleek rune-etched handgun firing compressed arcane slugs accelerated through magnetic sigil rails.
Effects:
Counts as magical.
Ignores resistance to nonmagical attacks.
Can switch between force, lightning, or fire damage during reload.
Smart-sigil targeting grants advantage on one attack per short rest.
Favored by private security contractors.
Uncommon Armor
A reinforced tactical vest woven with reactive defensive glyphs.
Effects:
Provides enhanced ballistic and magical protection.
Once per short rest, reduces incoming spell damage by half.
Emits visible rune-flashes when absorbing heavy impacts.
Standard issue among corporate response teams.
Rare Tactical Gear
A matte-black adaptive cloak layered with illusion-thread circuitry.
Effects:
Grants advantage on Stealth checks in dim light.
Can briefly distort the user’s outline while moving.
Suppresses thermal and magical signature traces.
Widely used by assassins and infiltration crews.
Rare Consumable Explosive
Compact rune charges engineered for anti-ward and anti-structure breaching.
Effects:
Deals massive force damage to barriers and doors.
Disrupts magical wards for 1 minute.
Creates violent arcane shockwaves in confined spaces.
Illegal in most civilian districts.
Very Rare Heavy Weapon
A belt-fed rune-cannon using stabilized mana cartridges.
Effects:
Fires rapid explosive arcane rounds.
Deals splash damage in a small radius.
Can overload to unleash a devastating suppression burst once per long rest.
Requires heavy stabilization harnesses for safe use.
Rare Tactical Consumable
Smooth black canisters containing anti-resonance dust and disruption sigils.
Effects:
Temporarily suppresses magical effects in a small radius.
Disables low-level summoned creatures.
Interferes with concentration and magical communication.
Commonly used during anti-mage operations.
Uncommon Tactical Gear
A rune-projection visor built for urban tracking and threat analysis.
Effects:
Highlights heat signatures and magical residue.
Grants advantage on Investigation and Perception checks involving tracking.
Can identify recent spell discharge locations.
Popular among bounty hunters and tactical police units.
Rare Shield
A reinforced riot shield containing layered kinetic absorption sigils.
Effects:
Reduces ranged damage while braced.
Can project a temporary frontal ward barrier.
Absorbs impact force and releases it in a concussive pulse once per short rest.
Often deployed during gang suppression operations.
Rare Melee Weapon
A hyper-thin enchanted blade vibrating with unstable arc-frequency.
Effects:
Deals additional force damage.
Ignores nonmagical armor reinforcement.
Critical hits inflict lingering arcane trauma.
Highly restricted in corporate zones.
Very Rare Tactical Rig
A full-body magitech combat support system integrating targeting, stabilization, and reflex enhancement.
Effects:
Increases movement speed.
Grants advantage on initiative rolls.
Once per combat, allows an immediate additional reaction.
Synchronizes with smart-weapons and tactical spellware.
Elite versions are reserved for black-ops strike teams.