From the second Afridhi War:
SHOCKLANCE
These weapons come in two varieties: a footman's lance, and a mounted lance, which deal normal damage appropriate to its type. Each consists of a long shaft tipped with a broad, spear-like tip etched with arcane symbols. The original versions, kept in the deep vaults beneath the House of Remembrances atop the Black Spire, are from the City of the Gods. They are made of a strange metal alloy that Blackmoor scientists still have not been able to duplicate. The haft of the weapon is lined inside with conductive wiring, which connects to a battery pack housed in the butt of the spear. Switching the device on causes the tip to vibrate ever so slightly, and to hum while emitting crackles of energy.
The electronics of the originals have been replaced with lightning-charged black dragonstones. Both types of weapons operate the same, either discharging the electrical power through the tip on a successful strike (dealing an additional 1d6 damage per "charge" stored in the capacitors along the length of the shaft. Or, the weapon can be set, and discharged in a volley, lofting a globe of electrical energy 20'-80' (2d4x10') away. This volley discharge cannot be used at close range. The globe strikes in a 10' diameter burst per charge, for 1d6 points of damage per charge.
The tip can only hold a charge for 4 rounds before dissipating, expending the electrical energy harmlessly into the air.
Each battery pack or dragonstone can hold up to ten charges before being depleted.
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