Archives of Nethys

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Wailing Blade

While it looks like a longsword at a glance, a wailing blade is composed of a series of microtextured plates. When powered, these plates vibrate to generate an array of sonic frequencies at deafening and damaging volumes. A tymbal wailing blade produces only a single audible sound, while a euphonic wailing blade produces multiple pitches concurrently. Strident wailing blades and warbler wailing blades have pitches that vary, the former sounding like a layered chirping and the latter combining trilling notes.

Sonic Weapons

Sonic weapons emit sonar waves at frequencies that are designed to injure or incapacitate enemies. Many of them are termed “low-frequency devices” (LFDs) and “high-frequency devices” (HFDs) based on the frequencies at which they operate and damage foes.

Wailing Blade, Tymbal

Source Starfinder Armory pg. 51
Level 3; Price 1,270
Hands 1; Proficiency Advanced Melee
Damage 1d6 S & So; Critical deafen
Bulk L; Special powered (capacity 20; usage 2)

Wailing Blade, Euphonic

Source Starfinder Armory pg. 51
Level 8; Price 9,080
Hands 1; Proficiency Advanced Melee
Damage 2d8 S & So; Critical deafen
Bulk L; Special powered (capacity 40; usage 2)

Wailing Blade, Strident

Source Starfinder Armory pg. 51
Level 13; Price 47,100
Hands 1; Proficiency Advanced Melee
Damage 6d6 S & So; Critical deafen
Bulk L; Special powered (capacity 40; usage 4)

Wailing Blade, Warbler

Source Starfinder Armory pg. 51
Level 18; Price 363,000
Hands 1; Proficiency Advanced Melee
Damage 15d6 S & So; Critical deafen
Bulk L; Special powered (capacity 80; usage 4)