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

[David Sumpter <lordthrog@yahoo.com>]

I have a group that plays intermitantly in Stephens
City, VA.  We also play D&D, and are looking to start
a Savage Worlds 50 Fathoms game.

--- Bryce Perry <sandchigger@yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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.
> > 
> 
> > ATTACHMENT part 2 application/ms-tnef
> name=winmail.dat
> 
> 
> 
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David Sumpter

"I'm not close-minded, you're just wrong." - Bucky Katt


		
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