[DL] Singles & Doubles

["Jeff Shoffner" <shoffner@esper.com>]

ACtually, Jeff Y, I think you did a great job of summing up all the
conflicting rules.  This is pretty much how we interpreted them too.  I
think the best thing everyone should do is just find which rules the party
agrees on & stick with them consistently.

Jeff S

Not a member of the Dynamite Gang



>> Single action guns fire once per action and can be fanned.
>> Double action guns fire twice per action no fanning.
>
>Here's the take on this issue I've been using (I'm planning on taking my
>posse from Weird West (1877) to Wasted West/HOE):
>
>= Single Action revolvers fire once per action with no inherent penalties,
>and can be fanned at a -4 Shootin' from the Hip penalty.
>
>= Double Action revolvers can fire once per action with no penalties, and
>can be "Double Tapped" (shot twice - ROF2) at -1 for trying to yank a
>revolver's trigger that fast, and with cumulative -2 recoil penalty per
>double tap just like an automatic/gatling weapon.  The -1 can be offset
with
>some gunsmithing.  No fanning.
>
>= Semi-Automatic pistols can fire once per action with no penalties, and
can
>be "Double Tapped" for a ROF 2 with the -2 recoil penalty.
>
>= 1870's Gatling weapons fire at ROF 3 with -2 recoil penalties (just like
>in the books).
>
>= HOE fully automatic weapons fire at their ROF with -2 recoil per burst
>(since so many have ROF of 6 or more).  This is just like HOE published
>rules.
>
>= Double barrel shotguns in my game follow the ROF2 rules:  1 Shootin' roll
>and you get the other barrel's damage on a raise.  No recoil penalties,
>since the gun's empty after the first 2 shots.
>
>Some weapons have worse recoil modifiers, or can have the modifier lessened
>by using a tripod or other mount.
>
>I had to make a way to have the weapons work in both HOE and WW since I'm
>gonna be running in both.  I figgered that using a variant of the automatic
>weapons rules for anything with a ROF > 1 would just be easier.
>
>It's not completely official, but it works great for us!
>
>Jeff Y.
>Marshal for the Dynamite Gang (who are now in the caverns under the Canyon
>O' Doom).
>
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