[Psionics] [Space] Psi Trek - Worldbuilding

[Emerald Cat]

Originally Posted by Anders

My problem with insta-kill weapon settings is that they will be used on the Big Bads and the PCs, and that's just boring.

That could be an issue. The Type 3 (Rifle) Phaser gets 62 shots per power cell on the Dematerialize setting. Or 62 insta-kill attacks per pound of power cells. But that is only ~6 attacks per pound if you use the full 10 RoF. And then you can't shoot for ~3 s while you reload.

On the other hand, there are settings that can easily do lethal damage for far fewer shots. So it may not make sense to use the Dematerialize setting in every situation.