AcceleratorWondrous Item, Very Rare (Requires Attunement)
Aura: Strong Transmutation
This device, looking like a cross between a gigantic sextant and a cannon, is a rapid-fire weapon designed for use on spelljamming craft. The Accelerator only functions so long as it is installed on a ship that also has a spelljamming helm installed, though anyone can attune to and operate the Accelerator.
The Accelerator’s main arm is a hollow tube with a hand-sized cup at one end. Any creature or item that is Large sized or smaller that comes into contact with the cup while the Accelerator is actively in use is magically seized and launched out the other end towards whatever the operator is aiming at. It takes 1 action to load the Accelerator and 1 action to aim and fire it. Damage from the Accelerator ignores the Damage Threshold property of objects it hits.
Accelerator. Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, range 750/3000 ft., one target. Hit: Both the target and the creature or object launched take force damage depending on the size of the creature or object launched by the Accelerator, shown on the table below:
So, here it is! The next item on the list while converting the second edition Encyclopedia Magica to 5e. This one is a bit more dangerous than a fancy magic calculator. It is intended for use with the Spelljammert setting, but there's really no reason why someone couldn't just drop that requirement for any old ship-based campaign, or even use one as static defenses for a castle. Originally, the item just slat out stated that if you fired a creature they died, though I kind of like the idea of a Barbarian delivery service, or maybe even for use by some bad guys who have helmed horrors (immune to force damage) on hand for a particularly flashy boarding action.
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