[Kromm]

It's your call whether you want to pay $240 for the magical equivalent of an 18d death ray with a hand-cranked accumulator that's slow and laborious to use or $1,800 for the magical equivalent of an 18d death ray that drains a big power cell. If there's time between battles to read the scroll, charge the missile (possibly with friends helping me with Lend Energy), and recover FP, I'd much rather pay $240 and walk into the fight with 18d at the ready. If I'm caught in an ambush, you'd better believe I'd prefer the fatigue-free 18d in two seconds . . . and I'd probably think $1,800 was worth it.