Strata/Library/Kyphotic Warhead

A Kyphotic Warhead is a highly advanced weapon engineered intentionally to maximise psychological warfare at the expense of mass destruction.

• It is still considered a Weapon of Mass Destruction, a WMD or Thunderball.
• It is unclear at which technology level this weapon was utilised during the fall of the Sindalian Empire and is a topic of academic scrutiny well into the Golden Era.
• Any such weapons recovered or observed will be artifacts, however speculative research into Force Field Generators verging on the TL:16-18 epoch have revealed potential avenues to reproduce similar capabilities.

History & Background (Dossier)

Technological Overview of Fundamental Field Manipulation

• Electrostatic Screen → Nuclear Damper → Meson Screen → Proton Screen
• Bonded Superdense → Black Globe Generator

References & Contributors (Sources)

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