The Gingerbread Gun is a single-use sidearm and snack, dispensed from BioTopia vending machines and constructed from engineered gingerbread composite. Shaped after popular one-handed firearms, it is capable of discharging a limited number of lethal shots before its structural integrity degrades. It cannot be reloaded, but remains fully edible after use, formulated to be low-calorie, gluten-free, and vegan. In practice, it occupies a strange intersection between snack, novelty weapon, and disposable self-defence tool.
🎵 When trouble comes to spoil your fun,
Reach for a Gingerbread Gun!
Pop-pop-pop, then have a crumb,
Low-cal, vegan, yum-yum-yum! 🎵
🎵 BioTopia says don’t just run —
Defend, then snack when you’re done! 🎵
| Gingerbread Gun | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [BioTopia Projects Limited] - Tested on the dead, for the living! | ||||
| Archetype | [Weapon] | Subtype | [Exotic] | |
| Skill | [Coordination] | Mastery | [Light Arms] | |
| Value | 1c | Upkeep | - | |
| Requirement | Damage | Range | Ammo | Hardpoints |
| Brawn: 3 | D6 + 4 | 6 - 24 | 3 | - |
| Traits | ||||
| [Balanced], [Dangerous], [Fortuitous] & [Light]. | ||||
| Effects | ||||
| The [Gingerbread Gun] cannot be reloaded. Once it is out of [Ammo], it no longer functions as a [Weapon]. In addition, for [Characters] with an [Organic] [Physiology], the [Gingerbread Gun] can be consumed as if it were a [Ration]. Furthermore, once purchased, it will only last 1 [Period] until it rots and is useless, both as a [Weapon] and a [Ration]. Furthermore, this [Weapon] is only available in [Class] 1. Fortuitous: When triggered, you may cancel the [Attack] immediately and automatically inflict an [Injury] or [Malfunction] instead, as [Appropriate]. Dangerous: When triggered, you suffer a [Weapon Jam], as [Appropriate]. |
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Version 0.5b - Feb 2026