Re: [DL] Ghostrock guns (was: Perditions Daughter)

["Leybourne, Brian" <Brian.Leybourne@airnz.co.nz>]

> > > 2) The +3 to quickdraw should be just for drawing
> > > or is it for quickcock as well?
> > 
> > Never really used quickcock actually, but yes - the
> > benefit is only to 
> > drawing the guns from your holsters.
> 
> Then what do you do about speed: 2 pistols? But I tend
> to forget to ask for quickcock rolls for the shotguns
> and the only pistol in my posse is a semiautomatic, so
> there isn't a real worry.

I still use guns the old way.. speed 2 take two actions to fire (one to
cock, one to shoot), while speed 1 shoot each action. I don't allow
'quick-cocking' but players can shoot from the hip for the usual -2 penalty.

I don't think it actually applies to anyone though, as fannin' is not
something they have ever done (AFAICR) so they all have speed 1 pistols.

Shotguns and rifles etc, same thing - two actions to fire, or -2 for
'shooting from the hip'.

If you're interested, here's the spiel I sent him on the guns...

-- original message--
Basically, the guns are very nice. Black steel peacemakers. Yes, they do a
base 5d6 damage (add normal gizards and head bonuses). They also add +1 to
your to-hit rolls and +3 to quickdraw rolls (If you don't have Quickdraw:
Pistol, you *must* buy at least one level in it, that's a side effect of
owning the guns. This is the NEXT thing you will buy). The guns fire .48cal
ghostrock powered bullets, which you can't buy at the general store. Hope
you know a good gunsmith :-)

Side effect - you're going to have to roleplay this, but on the plus side,
if you *do* roleplay it well and thus don't make me remember and enforce it,
you will get roleplaying chips. Firstly, you wont ever voluntarily use
another weapon while you own these (If you have no ammo, you'll use them as
clubs... better buy up that fightin' brawling skill), and you would never
sell them. It's OK to let others hold them etc, but woe betide anyone who
tries to steal them from you etc. You will go *all-out* to get them back.
This effect will last 48 hours and then the 'mist' will clear and you'll
realise that they had a hold on you.

What they do is magnify and amplify hatreds, intolerances, bigotisms and
feuds. They do this so that you will pick fights with the targets of those
emotions and thus use the guns. They *like* to be used. If you do it well,
you should be able to roleplay this quite naturally and no-one else will
ever suspect that it's the influence of the guns. You've been doing really
well so far with drunkards etc, keep up that good work.

Now, I'm not saying that you'll be shooting every man with a drink in his
hand, since your hatred is not amplified by *that* much, but you'll likely
be even more surly etc with drunks etc, and if they rile you up enough you
may just quickdraw and let loose.. up to you. Rapists beware when you're
around, I suspect. Don't go *overboard* or Matt's character will censure
you, but just play up your emotions around things your character would hate
etc and never be a party-pooper when it comes to getting into a fight.
Should something like a bar brawl or other fight where you don't want to
*kill* people happen, you don't have to shoot, but you would still use the
guns as clubs as I mentioned (and of course, if the fight gets out of hand,
you're probably going to start shooting sooner or later as your anger gets
amplified by the guns. Roleplay this rather than making me decide it, that
way you get chips.)

I don't want this to get to the point of screwing over your character, so it
NEVER applies toward other posse members, ok? We'll justify that by saying
that your natural trust for them (they saved your life several times) and
mutual respect etc overpowers the guns effect, so even if you get ticked off
at a party member for some reason, it's not amplified by the guns and should
be roleplayed normally. Of course, if the situation ever arose where you
would attack a posse member anyway, then go for it - just as long as it's
not specifically the guns that caused it. That way it's not *my* fault
*grin*).

There's actually one other (minor) side effect (well, minorish, anyway) but
I'm not going to tell you about it :-)

--end message--

The other side effect is the whole harrowed/walking dead thing I already
mentioned.

Brian "Black guns of death" Leybourne.

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