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Lextius: /* Examples */

2012-11-24T21:34:39Z

Examples

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	Gam Hatchett, a Muster chief, is in a firefight with Two-Face Slim, a Scraver associate. Slim steps out from an alley as Hatchett is walking down the street and opens fire. He snapshots, firing two shots from his pistol as Gam returns fire and runs for cover behind an overturned cart.		Gam Hatchett, a Muster chief, is in a firefight with Two-Face Slim, a Scraver associate. Slim steps out from an alley as Hatchett is walking down the street and opens fire. He snapshots, firing two shots from his pistol as Gam returns fire and runs for cover behind an overturned cart.

	Slim rolls his Dex + Shoot, scoring 3 VPs on his first shot and 2 VPs on his second. Hatchett is at short range - that's one VP - and moving into medium cover. Normally, medium cover provides 2 VPs, but because Hatchett is moving, he gets only 1 VP of cover. Hatchett rolls his Dex + ~~Athletics~~ at a -6 for his 'get down' roll; unfortunately, he fails, and Slim hits him for 0 VPs and 1 VP.		Slim rolls his Dex + Shoot, scoring 3 VPs on his first shot and 2 VPs on his second. Hatchett is at short range - that's one VP - and moving into medium cover. Normally, medium cover provides 2 VPs, but because Hatchett is moving, he gets only 1 VP of cover. Hatchett rolls his Dex + Vigor at a -6 for his 'get down' roll; unfortunately, he fails, and Slim hits him for 0 VPs and 1 VP.

	Now behind cover, Gam returns fire, scoring 2 VPs on his shot. Slim is also at short range - 1 VP - and the GM decides that he is close enough to the corner of the alley to get Light Cover for an additional 1 VP. Slim tests Dex + Athletics for his Get Down roll and succeeds with 1 VP, for a total difficulty of 3 VPs - Gam misses!		Now behind cover, Gam returns fire, scoring 2 VPs on his shot. Slim is also at short range - 1 VP - and the GM decides that he is close enough to the corner of the alley to get Light Cover for an additional 1 VP. Slim tests Dex + Athletics for his Get Down roll and succeeds with 1 VP, for a total difficulty of 3 VPs - Gam misses!

Lextius: /* The 'Get Down!' Roll */

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The 'Get Down!' Roll

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	Characters who are aware that someone is shooting at them are allowed to make a 'Get Down!' roll, representing their last-minute attempts to take cover, spoil someone's aim or otherwise make themselves harder to hit. This is not 'dodging bullets'; instead, it represents evasive actions taken in most cases just before an enemy fires.		Characters who are aware that someone is shooting at them are allowed to make a 'Get Down!' roll, representing their last-minute attempts to take cover, spoil someone's aim or otherwise make themselves harder to hit. This is not 'dodging bullets'; instead, it represents evasive actions taken in most cases just before an enemy fires.

	'Get Down!' rolls are Dexterity + ~~Athletics~~ or Intuition + ~~Athletics~~ checks at a penalty for the type of weapon targeting the character. Characters targeted by a thrown weapon roll at a -2 goal. Muscle-assisted weapons like bows, crossbows and the like carry a -4 penalty, and bullets and energy weapons carry a -6 penalty. Any VPs scored on a Get Down! roll are added to the total an enemy must achieve to hit a target.		'Get Down!' rolls are Dexterity + Vigor or Intuition + Vigor checks at a penalty for the type of weapon targeting the character. Characters targeted by a thrown weapon roll at a -2 goal. Muscle-assisted weapons like bows, crossbows and the like carry a -4 penalty, and bullets and energy weapons carry a -6 penalty. Any VPs scored on a Get Down! roll are added to the total an enemy must achieve to hit a target.

	Characters engaged in melee combat do not generally receive 'Get Down!' rolls, as they are too focused on the fight in front of them. However, melee combat provides its own protection; see 'Firing into Melee', below. Additionally, some martial manuevers may allow characters to defend against ranged attacks of various sorts through other means.		Characters engaged in melee combat do not generally receive 'Get Down!' rolls, as they are too focused on the fight in front of them. However, melee combat provides its own protection; see 'Firing into Melee', below. Additionally, some martial manuevers may allow characters to defend against ranged attacks of various sorts through other means.

Paulus: /* Automatic Weapons */

2012-10-14T10:19:40Z

Automatic Weapons

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	=== Automatic Weapons ===		=== Automatic Weapons ===

	Characters armed with automatic weapons have more options. First, any time they might fire a single shot, they can instead fire a short burst of two to five bullets. Short bursts are at a +2 goal.		Characters armed with automatic weapons have more options. First, any time they might fire a single shot, they can instead fire a short burst of two to five bullets. Short bursts are at a +1 goal.
	Automatic weapons also have access to some other actions:		Automatic weapons also have access to some other actions:

Lextius: /* Range */

2012-10-14T10:00:38Z

Range

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	=== Range ===		=== Range ===

	;Short Range - 1 VP		;Short Range - 0 VP
	:Short range is any distance from 'point blank' range - roughly 2m - to a weapon's first range increment.		:Short range is any distance from 'point blank' range - roughly 2m - to a weapon's first range increment.
	;Medium Range - 2 VP		;Medium Range - 1 VP
	:Medium range is any distance between the two range increments on a weapon.		:Medium range is any distance between the two range increments on a weapon.
	;Long Range - 3 VP		;Long Range - 2 VP
	:Long range is any distance beyond the last range increment.		:Long range is any distance beyond the last range increment.

Lextius at 23:03, 13 October 2012

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	===Two-Gun Fighting===		===Two-Gun Fighting===

	A character with a Small weapon or smaller in each hand may attempt to fire both weapons simultaneously. ~~This~~ is ~~treated as~~ a ~~"Snapshot" action and the~~ character ~~rolls three attacks as opposed to~~ the ~~normal two. However~~, ~~each attack is at~~ a -3 to ~~goal~~.		A character with a Small weapon or smaller in each hand may attempt to fire both weapons simultaneously. A character with a firearm in her off-hand may fire an extra shot or burst (if the firearm is capable of automatic fire). If a character uses the weapon in her off-hand, however, she receives a penalty: -3 for small or smaller weapons or -4 for medium weapons. Large weapons are too unwieldy to use effectively in this fashion without an appropriate maneuver.


	== Examples ==		== Examples ==

Lextius at 22:49, 13 October 2012

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	Guns additionally may hurt other characters by 'blowing through' a first target. At the GM's discretion, a critical hit may cause some of the damage to 'blow through', doing half damage to another character in the melee.		Guns additionally may hurt other characters by 'blowing through' a first target. At the GM's discretion, a critical hit may cause some of the damage to 'blow through', doing half damage to another character in the melee.

			== Special Situations ==

			===Two-Gun Fighting===

			A character with a Small weapon or smaller in each hand may attempt to fire both weapons simultaneously. This is treated as a "Snapshot" action and the character rolls three attacks as opposed to the normal two. However, each attack is at a -3 to goal.

	== Examples ==		== Examples ==

Paulus at 04:28, 15 August 2012

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	=== Automatic Weapons ===		=== Automatic Weapons ===

	Characters armed with automatic weapons have more options. First, any time they might fire a single shot, they can instead fire a short burst of two to five bullets. Short bursts do +~~1 damage but are -1~~ goal.		Characters armed with automatic weapons have more options. First, any time they might fire a single shot, they can instead fire a short burst of two to five bullets. Short bursts are at a +2 goal.

	Automatic weapons also have access to some other actions:		Automatic weapons also have access to some other actions:

	;Long Burst		;Long Burst
	:The character ~~shoots once at a -2, firing~~ 7-10 bullets at a ~~single target for~~ +~~2 damage~~.		:The character fires 7-10 bullets with a single pull of the trigger, increasing his chance of hitting and doing damage. He makes a single attack roll at a +4 goal.
	;~~Wide Burst~~		;Empty Clip
	:The character ~~shoots~~ once at a +4, ~~spreading his 7~~-~~10 bullets out in an effort to make sure some hit the target~~.		:The character fires 20-30 bullets at once, firing with a +6 goal. The character needs at least 20 rounds left in his magazine to use Empty Clip, and after using it a character needs to reload unless he has a particularly high-capacity belt-fed or box-magazine weapon.
	~~;Spread~~
	~~:The character spreads bullets across several closely grouped individuals~~. He can ~~make up~~ to four ~~attacks against different~~ targets at a ~~-2 goal for each shot~~.		When using these actions, characters with automatic weapons can target multiple opponents. They can shoot at two or more nearby targets; every additional target past the first incurs a -2 penalty to the goal. A character firing at two targets rolls twice at -2; at three targets, three times at -4; at four targets, four times at -6 and so on. Targets of a spread action must be grouped relatively closely together, and the shooter cannot 'skip' targets in a line.

	== Range and Cover ==		== Range and Cover ==

Paulus at 05:26, 14 August 2012

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	When making a ranged attack, a character rolls Dexterity + Shoot (or another applicable ranged combat skill) and subtracts VPs from their result based on the range and cover of their target. Targets actively avoiding being shot will also be able to make a contested "get down!" roll to further decrease the shooter's VPs. If the shooter scores 0 or more net VPs, they hit; if not, they miss.		When making a ranged attack, a character rolls Dexterity + Shoot (or another applicable ranged combat skill) and subtracts VPs from their result based on the range and cover of their target. Targets actively avoiding being shot will also be able to make a contested "get down!" roll to further decrease the shooter's VPs. If the shooter scores 0 or more net VPs, they hit; if not, they miss.

	~~=== Shoot Actions ===~~		Just as in melee, characters are assumed to be mobile: they can shoot once per round as well as move.

	~~Characters who are shooting~~ can take ~~one of several actions~~.		== Advanced Shoot Actions ==

			The basic shoot action above is essentially 'Move & Shoot'; however, it is not the only shoot action a character can take.

	;Precise Shot		;Precise Shot
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	;Full Reload		;Full Reload
	:The character reloads three shells or bullets or changes a belt. Usually, a character has their head down while reloading, increasing their level of cover by one.		:The character reloads three shells or bullets or changes a belt. Usually, a character has their head down while reloading, increasing their level of cover by one.

			If a character wants to move while performing an advanced shoot action, she takes a -2 to her goal roll.

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	Guns additionally may hurt other characters by 'blowing through' a first target. At the GM's discretion, a critical hit may cause some of the damage to 'blow through', doing half damage to another character in the melee.		Guns additionally may hurt other characters by 'blowing through' a first target. At the GM's discretion, a critical hit may cause some of the damage to 'blow through', doing half damage to another character in the melee.

			== Examples ==

			Gam Hatchett, a Muster chief, is in a firefight with Two-Face Slim, a Scraver associate. Slim steps out from an alley as Hatchett is walking down the street and opens fire. He snapshots, firing two shots from his pistol as Gam returns fire and runs for cover behind an overturned cart.

			Slim rolls his Dex + Shoot, scoring 3 VPs on his first shot and 2 VPs on his second. Hatchett is at short range - that's one VP - and moving into medium cover. Normally, medium cover provides 2 VPs, but because Hatchett is moving, he gets only 1 VP of cover. Hatchett rolls his Dex + Athletics at a -6 for his 'get down' roll; unfortunately, he fails, and Slim hits him for 0 VPs and 1 VP.

			Now behind cover, Gam returns fire, scoring 2 VPs on his shot. Slim is also at short range - 1 VP - and the GM decides that he is close enough to the corner of the alley to get Light Cover for an additional 1 VP. Slim tests Dex + Athletics for his Get Down roll and succeeds with 1 VP, for a total difficulty of 3 VPs - Gam misses!

Paulus: /* Firing Into Melee */

2012-08-14T05:16:20Z

Firing Into Melee

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	If you miss when firing into a melee, you may hit another person in the combat. At the GM's discretion, characters who miss within the 'margin' provided by the melee's cover may do their ranged weapon's base damage to another character.		If you miss when firing into a melee, you may hit another person in the combat. At the GM's discretion, characters who miss within the 'margin' provided by the melee's cover may do their ranged weapon's base damage to another character.

			Automatic weapons are particularly dangerous when fired into a crowd, as stray bullets may hit other participants. If a short burst fired into a melee scores only a 0 VP hit, another character may also take basic damage from the weapon. The same happens if a long burst scores either a 0 or 1 VP hit. Wide bursts and spread actions will always hit other participants in a melee if they hit their target.

			=== Blow Through ===

	Guns additionally may hurt other characters by 'blowing through' a first target. At the GM's discretion, a critical hit may cause some of the damage to 'blow through', doing half damage to another character in the melee.		Guns additionally may hurt other characters by 'blowing through' a first target. At the GM's discretion, a critical hit may cause some of the damage to 'blow through', doing half damage to another character in the melee.

	Finally, automatic weapons are particularly dangerous when fired into a crowd, as stray bullets may hit other participants. If a short burst fired into a melee scores only a 0 VP hit, another character may also take basic damage from the weapon. The same happens if a long burst scores either a 0 or 1 VP hit. Wide bursts and spread actions will always hit other participants in a melee if they hit their target.

Paulus at 02:44, 14 August 2012

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 === Shoot Actions ===
 ;Precise Shot
-:The character draws a careful bead and fires one shot or short burst at a +2 goal.
+:The character draws a careful bead and fires once at a +2 goal.
 ;Snapshot
-:The character fires two shots, two short bursts or one long burst.  Single-shot weapons cannot snapshot.
+:The character fires twice.  Single-shot weapons cannot snapshot.
 ;Cautious Shot
-:The character fires one shot or short burst.  The character also receives a +2 goal bonus to any 'Get Down!' rolls they make.
+:The character fires once. The character also receives a +2 goal bonus to any 'Get Down!' rolls they make.
 ;Reload & Shoot
-:The character fires one shot or short burst.  The character can also reload one shell, bullet, or magazine.
+:The character fires once shot.  The character can also reload one shell, bullet, or magazine.
 ;Full Reload
 :The character reloads three shells or bullets or changes a belt. Usually, a character has their head down while reloading, increasing their level of cover by one.
 == Range and Cover ==
 === Cover ===
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 == The 'Get Down!' Roll ==
 == Firing Into Melee ==