OK, here's the scenario. Someone shows up with a time machine that will instantly warp you to the hinterlands outside of London in 1337 AD. You can have any weapon you want---modern or ancient, real or fictional, practical or absurd, and you'll be sent back with a respawning container of whatever ammo your weapon takes (from arrows to microfusion cells and all points in between) and something equivalent to a Weapon Repair Kit or Alien Epoxy from Fallout to keep the weapon in good condition so it doesn't break.
Catches? You still have to be able to aim it (so if you're a weakling and a horrible shot, don't pick the Tesla Cannon, but you could pick an orbital laser platform because that's just a matter of punching the coordinates into a handheld device.
Plus, if locals are able to gain control of the weapon you choose, there's nothing stopping them from using it against you (someone steals that orbital weapons controller when you're asleep, they're gonna blow up your castle in revenge for you destroying their village, for example.)
And finally, if you're using the weapon to hunt animals to keep yourself fed, you'd probably better not choose something like a plasma rifle, since a pile of goo when you wanted venison isn't exactly good eats.
Personally? I'm taking a cue from the Van Graffs and getting myself a good laser rifle. Feel the rush of a warm laser in your hand. Point, pull trigger, bye bye bad guys (and I may lose a few animal kills to ash piles, but not all hits are criticals and pantries can be raided...)
Catches? You still have to be able to aim it (so if you're a weakling and a horrible shot, don't pick the Tesla Cannon, but you could pick an orbital laser platform because that's just a matter of punching the coordinates into a handheld device.
Plus, if locals are able to gain control of the weapon you choose, there's nothing stopping them from using it against you (someone steals that orbital weapons controller when you're asleep, they're gonna blow up your castle in revenge for you destroying their village, for example.)
And finally, if you're using the weapon to hunt animals to keep yourself fed, you'd probably better not choose something like a plasma rifle, since a pile of goo when you wanted venison isn't exactly good eats.
Personally? I'm taking a cue from the Van Graffs and getting myself a good laser rifle. Feel the rush of a warm laser in your hand. Point, pull trigger, bye bye bad guys (and I may lose a few animal kills to ash piles, but not all hits are criticals and pantries can be raided...)
