Howdy Gunslingers,
We wanted to give you a glimpse into the 50+ weapons, 40+ spells, and 40+ charms that Tombwater will offer to help you survive fast-paced combat, ghoulish beasts, and creeping madness.
Melees Include:
Blood Rapier: Blade of an infamous alchemist who sought immortality. Restores a small amount of health on each hit. Weapon art: Employ a life-stealing slash, then quickly backstep.
Cursed Pickaxe: Pickaxe weighed down with regrets of the dead and still alive alike. Weapon art: Call regretful visages in a swirl of smoke.
Anchor: A ship’s anchor. Only the modified grip suggests this was before used as a melee weapon. Slow, but its sharp edges pierce deeply for its weight. Weapon art: Throw anchor, then reel it back on its chain.
Streetlamp: A gas streetlamp uprooted from Tombwater’s streets, largely unmodified. Successive swings can create a small burst of flame. Weapon art: Gather motes of flame to swirl around in a ring.
Bullwhip: Leather bullwhip. Has a long reach but requires precision. Deals extra damage when striking with the tip.
Firearms Include:
Oilsprayer: Oddly modified oil can that sprays its contents. Of dubious utility, but foes covered in oil would have difficulty navigating fire.
Edison Cannon: An experimental contraption based on designs by the gunsmith Medvedik. Fires a bolt of lightning after a brief charge. Can only be fired in a straight line, so take care to align your target.
Gatling Gun: Gatling gun that fires many bullets in a slightly uncontrollable spread. Once mounted on a stagecoach, it is now cumbersome but potentially devastating.
Rattler: An experimental pistol that coats its bullets in rattlesnake venom. Each hit deals a significant amount of poison buildup.
Infernal Shotgun: Fires shells packed with an alchemical mixture that reacts with blood in its target’s body, inflicting fire damage.
Spells Include:
Ox Fist: Conjure a spectral ox to charge forward. Will stagger most foes.
Moth Swarm: Summons a swarm of moths that circle around the player, dealing poison to enemies they collide with.
Gravefingers: The fingers of a dead man erupt from the earth to claw foes. This folk hex is even more potent in Tombwater, where the dead sleep only lightly.
Otherworldly Howl: Channels the inner, bestial urges to release and unworldly howl that pushes back any nearby enemies.
Fate Bind: Binds nearby enemies to share the caster’s date. When hurt, damage received is channeled to bound foes.
Charms Include:
Third Eye Blindfold: Prevents spellcasting if the spell would cause madness
Spiderwound: Bleed spiders when wounded
Gambler’s Charm: Deal increased damage, but also take increased damage
Bulletbreaker: Allows one to deflect bullets with melee weapons
Lucky Bullet: Increases damage when firing the final bullet in your bandolier.
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Stay safe and be wary of the madness.
- Tombwater Team