Flamethrower (3.5e Equipment)

* : A flamethrower is always of masterwork quality. Masterwork element is included in price.

"Armed with the power of fire at their fingertips, a person wielding a flamethrower is a force to be reckoned with for any defender without full ceramic heat sink protection. Warning: may cause delusions of megalomania, psychosis and pyromania. Keep out of the reach of children."

A flamethrower is an area effect weapon that deals its base damage in a 20-foot line emanating from the firing nozzel (15 foot line for the small version). It does not require an attack roll. The weapon is powered by a fuel canister inserted into the underside of the weapon, which depletes after 20 rounds of use. A pilot flame emanates from a small chamber mounted at the front of the weapon which ignites the conflagrant mixture of oxygen and fuel into a large column of white-band temperature flame.

Creatures caught in a flamethrower's line of effect may make a Reflex save to halve the damage dealt. The flamethrower's save DC is 10 + ½ the user's base attack bonus.

You can only make one attack with a flamethrower per turn, as it delivers a continuous stream of fire. However, if you attack as a full-round action, you deal +3d8 extra fire damage for every iterative attack after the first you are entitled to for having a high BAB, to a maximum of +9d8 extra damage at BAB +16.

When using the full-round action attack option, you may choose to 'mow' instead of simply firing straight. You may substitute the line for a cone half its length, centered upon your facing.

Flamethrowers can have an enhancement bonus. For every +1 of enhancement bonus the flamethrower has, its base damage increases by +1d8, its save DC increases by +2, and it gains an additional 5 feet of range.

A flamethrower is a heavy weapon and needs to be readied as a move action before it can be fired. You can move only up to your land speed when you have a flamethrower readied.

Special
You do more damage with a flamethrower if you have the Pyromaniac feat.