Re: [DL] The LeMat Undertaker

["Mr. Christopher McGlothlin, M.Ed." <sosentinel@adelphia.net>]

At 03:32 PM 5/1/2002, Mr. Jeff Shoffner wrote:
>Seemed to me that the LeMat seems a little underpowered, and even with the
>Undertaker version, it still seems a little bit underpowered.  I mean, this
>is a big honkin' gun folks.  Then it hit me, this thing is shooting a .40
>round, and even though the derringer shoots the same sized round, shouldn't
>the LeMat be packing a little more "ooommph" to it?  No, looking at the
>marshal's screen, the derringer has better damage.

         The generic "Derringer" in the DL Rulebook is a .44, which is 
obviously bigger than the LeMat's .40 chambering.

>So why is this particular round doing only 2D6 damage?  Yeah, I've heard all
>the rhetoric about how it ain't the size that matters, it's the cartridge
>load, etc., but surely this thing should be doing at least 3D6 like the rest
>of the pistols.  Does anyone have any historical info that the LeMat was
>underpowered?

         Historically, it wasn't; unreliable and awkward to use, yes, but 
definitely not underpowered. As for the game reason, you'd have to ask main 
rulebook author Shane about that. I simply took what had been published 
previously and honored it.

My nGo brutha Steve "The Snake" Walmsely wrote:
>>Close... The LaMat's in Law Dogs are the Grapeshot Pistol (2d6, .40 caliber)
>>and the Grapeshot Revolver (3d6, .42 caliber). The Difference between the
>>two was the fact that the Revolver used C&B ammunition.

         Now I'm *really* confused. The C&B version should not do more 
damage than the metallic cartridge variety. Only Shane or Steve Long can 
explain this one.

>>The reason I can see the Pistol only doing 2d6 is for game balance, than
>>anything else. IMO, if the Pistol did 3d6 damage then having two Grapeshot
>>Pistols would be the equivalent as having 3 Peacemakers and a
>>Double-Barreled shotgun. Don't forget that the Grapeshot Pistol holds 9
>>rounds plus the 1 shotgun round!

         That's as good an explanation as I've heard.



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Mr. Christopher L. McGlothlin, M.Ed.

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