RE: [DL] Fanning, Single and Double action pistols and now even more

[Bryce Perry <sandchigger@yahoo.com>]

Agreed.  So... anyone still playing DL?  I can't for the life of me
find a group in my area playing anything but *gag* D&D.

--- Bobby Farris <herogm@redbow.net> wrote:

> Again thanks. Nice to see this list so active.
> 
> 		-----Original Message-----
> 		From: owner-deadlands@gamerz.net
> [mailto:owner-deadlands@gamerz.net] 
> 		Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 10:29 AM
> 		To: deadlands@gamerz.net
> 		Subject: RE: [DL] Fanning, Single and Double action pistols
> and now even more
> 
> 		Somewhere in the books it says that lever action long arms
> can be "fanned" with the same penalties as a pistol.  The rifles
> actually
> have an advantage in having more rounds per load so you aren't gonna
> be
> empty as fast.
> 
> 		In play we only had one hang up.  Non-lever action rifles
> didn't seem shafted by being slower to fire.  The hitch was the lever
> action
> shotgun that was found.  Damn that made a mess of a bad guy on a good
> shootin' roll.  'Course it only held four rounds, so it did empty
> quick.
> I'm not familiar with the weapon in real life history, whether it had
> reliability issues or not.  I did rule that it had to use metal cased
> shotgun rounds -- whether factual or not I decided that the paper
> cased
> rounds might crumple or deform.  This weapon was no more of a problem
> than
> the one Colt revolving rifle with insanely high damage dice... and I
> could
> always use them _against_ the players...
> 
> 		Jeff Y.
> 
> 			 -----Original Message-----
> 			From: 	owner-deadlands@gamerz.net
> [mailto:owner-deadlands@gamerz.net] 
> 			Sent:	Wednesday, October 20, 2004 11:14 AM
> 			To:	deadlands@gamerz.net
> 			Subject:	RE: [DL] Fanning, Single and Double
> action pistols and now even more
> 
> 			As I look at what I am wanting to do about SA and DA
> pistols I am realizing that I also don't want to leave repeating
> rifles,
> such as the Winchester behind. Has anyone that has changed the rule
> had a
> problem with this.
> 

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