Common Name:

Soaker

Soaker

The crude dagger of pelfgrubbers and savages. A stickup wand for wegwax fiends. There is no honor nor couth in wielding the Soaker, an abominable device just as likely to cramp the bearer as its target. As the name implies, the Soaker functions by shooting a stream of vile solution from its nozzle. Range is limited and spray is often scattered. This is far from a precision instrument, more of a desperate last stand. The most common ammunition is Vat Battery Acid, siphoned in back alleys by rot-lipped snackers. It's not the most lethal of tactics, but one does not always have to be lethal to be effective and in many cases, greater lethality would be a humane mercy. Boilsome chem burns head-to-toe. Instant blindness to the visorless victim. This is not the swift death of a railbolt, no. This is a writhing knot of pain and screeching. I've also seen incendiary variations, an obvious mod, turning the streamgun into a single-shot handheld flamethrower. Not a sustainable tactic in standup combat, but highly effective in the rip-and-run use case. But the real menace is their ubiquity. Just a handful of common pipes and components is all you need to scrap together this tortuous piece. A scourge, indeed.