"Now, what about a flamethrower? One of our characters uses a vintage WW2 flame-thrower as a weapon instead of his "standard" side-arm. Normaly, if he hits the target, I say "It's dead..." What would this look like in game-stats?"
It would look like the GM had drawn a large red "X" on the character sheet.
Guys, we're talking Star Trek here. Phasers make this look like a Bic lighter, and no Captain is going to put up with that sort of thing, not even a McHale in Starfleet uniform.
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