Re: [DL] Fannin' and Shootin': Auto -- house rule

["John Goff" <JohnGoff@deadlands.com>]

> Realistic or not, I _am_ inclined to stick with a system that errs in
> favor of more bullets hitting. With all the other wackiness in the
> Deadlands setting, I see no reason to start getting realistic when those
> mad scientists and gunslingers start fillin' the air with lead. :)

From a game standpoint, I completely agree with you. If my character's
throwing a lot of lead in the air, it just _feels_ like he should be more
likely to hit--real world be damned! :-)

I (like nearly every other game designer in the world) have been tinkering
with my own system for a while. Based on that (and translating it to DL
terms), if you wanted to improve chances to hit with auto fire, I'd say give
a +2 bonus to the shootin' roll for each burst. Not enough to guarantee a
multiple hit, but does make it more likely for at least one round to
hit--especially at close ranges.

Just my thoughts,

John Goff

"Everyone knows what the guy with a knife's going to do.
We don't need to see it."
--John Carpenter