"Hokey Religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side."
In FGU's Space Opera game, blasters are ancient weapons. Apparently originally invented by the most ancient of Forerunner civilizations, the Blaster has been used for at least 37,000 years since the Korelians (one "L") found them in an archeological site.
Blasters are the standard small arm of most Tech Level 8 civilizations. They fire magical space opera energy bolts, and are related to the Novaguns that are the standard Spacecraft weapons. Compared to more primitive Lasers, blasters are less effected by smoke, dust, and other atmospheric interference, and have measurably more penetrating power. Compared to higher tech Energy Disruptors they have longer range, abet with less penetrating power.
Blasters have a certain amount of recoil, making rocket guns and lasers preferred for microgravity combat. Blaster also require more exotic materials than laser weapons. Still, blasters are very deadly and very effective. They certainly deserve respect from both their users and from potential targets. And they're endorsed by Buck Rogers and Han Solo; how can you beat that?
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