Resolved Catapult as Mechanical Trap? FOR USE BY PCs

[Tinnuviel Silvercloud]

Greetings all! I have some questions about using a catapult designed as the link below (it will be exactly the same with the addition of some padding between the launch arm and the cross bar for safety purposes) to be used as a mechanical trap by PCs. At least, from previous discussions I heard that it would be a mechanical trap, and not a weapon. If I am wrong in that feel free to correct me there as well.

PVC Catapult

Backyard PVC Pumpkin Catapult

Every fall I take the boys to a pumpkin patch to launch gourds across the field! This year we've made our own pumpkin chuckin' catapult.

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Size is 1.5ft x 2.5ft x 1.5ft
Will be safety tested when I bring it to the next event.

What projectiles are we required to use as ammunition? Does it need to be packets? Could we use foam balls?
Would it only be allowed to fire one projectile at a time, or would we be allowed to load multiple foam balls or packets?
Would this require being reset each time by a person with the tinkering skill? Would that require expending a new tag for the trap each time?

Thank you!

 

[tieran]

Mechanical Traps are meant to represent things like collapsing ceilings, rockfalls, and the like, not siege weaponry.

Players can absolutely collaborate with their chapter's Rules team to establish mechanics for siege weaponry, but ARC does not believe that the Mechanical Trap rules are a good fit for this.