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LX-9 Dual-Rod SentinelSci-Fi Turret

LX-9 Dual-Rod Sentinel

rare swivel turret

Damage: 8d10 laser

Firing Mode: charge

Range: extreme

Rate of Fire: 1 laser beam per 2 minutes; 2 mortar shells/turn during recharge

Ammo Capacity: 40

Energy Cost: 75

Deployment: 2 crew minimum; requires a dedicated power cell or generator; 10 minutes to set up, 5 to tear down; must be anchored to stable ground or platform

On Hit: Laser strike deals 8d10 laser damage to primary target. All creatures within 10 ft must make a DC 16 Dexterity save or take 4d6 laser damage from beam scatter.
On Reload: During the 2-minute laser recharge, crew may fire up to 2 anti-aircraft mortar shells per turn. Each shell deals 4d8 explosive damage in a 15-ft radius; DC 14 Dex save for half.
Passive: Dual lithium-ion charging rods reduce recharge time to 1 minute if both rods are intact. If one rod is destroyed (30 HP each), recharge time doubles to 4 minutes.
Activated: Area Denial Mode: mortar shells can be set to airburst, scattering shrapnel over a 30-ft area and imposing difficult terrain for 1 minute.
On Critical Hit: A critical laser hit causes a thermal overload, causing the target to burn for 2d6 fire damage at the start of each of its turns for 3 turns unless suppressed.

The LX-9 fires a single high-energy laser beam once fully charged (2 minutes or 1 minute with both rods intact). The laser requires a ranged attack roll (+8 to hit). During recharge, the crew may operate the twin anti-aircraft mortars, firing up to 2 shells per turn as an action. Mortar shells have a minimum range of 30 ft and maximum range of 600 ft. The turret has 120 HP, AC 14. Each charging rod has 30 HP; destroying both disables the laser entirely until repaired (1 hour, DC 15 Engineering check). The mortar magazine holds 40 shells total. Requires a continuous power draw of 75 energy units per minute from an external source.

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Text: Claude Sonnet 4.6Image: Nano BananaStyle: Cyberpunk

“Please make a 10-foot-long laser that has two lithium ion charging rods to charge the laser, and two anti-aircraft shell-launching mortars for when the laser is recharging, which takes about two minutes.”