Vector Field Manipulator

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Now, THIS is a nifty little toy to have around. It's like a normal Gravity Field Manipulator, except you can program it with more detail. Instead of being a one-time affair like a gravity field, vector fields are capable of moving along with your accelerating object and even curve its path. Use it to pick up a 1-ton chunk of metal and propel it around a corner at the end of a hall, use it to set something spinning and then fling it away, use it to stir the batter for your little sister's birthday cake. The possibilities are only limited by your intelligence - which, by the way, it takes a lot of to use.

Creds: 14000

Ammo: Uses ship power
Takes one turn to fully cool down, but can be used more than once once
Multiple uses in rapid succession cause overheating, leading to longer cooldown times
Using too rapidly can prove fatal

Requirements: Unconventional +3

Rolls: Attacker's Computer vs defender's Durability

Additional Details

Creates fields rather than projecting beams
Fields must be within line of sight
Field can linger and move through space, rather than being a one-shot affair
Can sweep fields across targets
Faster objects and stronger objects may be more difficult to control
Fields can be "warped", meaning they fire in multiple directions, to damage or even crush enemies
Effective range of about two kilometers; accuracy falls off sharply after one kilometer
Doesn't have quite the same raw destructive power as a Gravity Field Manipulator, but is better at moving things delicately (or accelerating things to ridiculous speeds)

Ingame Example

Technical Details

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