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RE: [DL] Fanning, Single and Double action pistols.
It was mentioned in an earlier post that it's alluded
to in Law Dogs, where you can have a DA revolver
modified with either Set Triggers or Hair Triggers, to
offset the -1 penalty. The actual rule for the -1
penalty was cut from the book, however.
--- Mark Buenaluz <dagnir7879@yahoo.com> wrote:
> where in the rules does it say that the second shot
> from a DA revolver gets a -1 to hit??
>
> mark
>
> P.S. it has been a while since have looked through
> the
> books,
>
>
> --- David Sumpter <lordthrog@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm a little confused, the weapon spreed rules
> were
> > dropped in the Revised Edition books, which are
> the
> > most recent. What it comes down to is a SA can
> fire
> > every action (as long as there are shots left). A
> > DA
> > can fire twice every action with a -1 applied to
> the
> > second shot.
> >
> > --- Bobby Farris <herogm@redbow.net> wrote:
> >
> > > I am really studying this problem and thanks for
> > all
> > > the replies. Basically
> > > under the original rules the SA had a higher
> rate
> > of
> > > fire, but at a penalty
> > > and could fan. Now, it has a lower rate of fire.
> I
> > > am thinking of saying the
> > > SA can also be used as a DA, but has a penalty
> of
> > -2
> > > per shot.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-deadlands@gamerz.net
> > > [mailto:owner-deadlands@gamerz.net] On
> > > Behalf Of Daniel Gwyn
> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 8:58 PM
> > > To: deadlands@gamerz.net
> > > Subject: RE: [DL] Fanning, Single and Double
> > action
> > > pistols.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > You might want to assign a penalty
> on
> > > accuracy to simulate the
> > > stronger trigger pull of double action pistol.
> > > However, I think the double
> > > shot=automatic also works. Remember that in any
> > > case double shot=one
> > > target. Finally, you could try the ?cool?
> factor:
> >
> > > for some reason most of
> > > the historical double action revolvers aren?t as
> > > good looking as the single
> > > actions (IMHO). (While the Deadlands rulebook
> > says
> > > that the Peacemaker was
> > > available in double action, apparently this
> > doesn?t
> > > fit the historical
> > > reality.)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Daniel Gwyn
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Where is the horse and the rider? Where is the
> > horn
> > > that was blowing? They
> > > have passed like rain on the mountain, like wind
> > in
> > > the meadow. The days
> > > have gone down in the West behind the hills into
> > > shadow. How did it come to
> > > this?"
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Théoden from Peter Jackson's The Two Towers
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-deadlands@gamerz.net
> > > [mailto:owner-deadlands@gamerz.net] On
> > > Behalf Of Bobby Farris
> > > Sent: October 19, 2004 9:21 PM
> > > To: deadlands@gamerz.net
> > > Subject: [DL] Fanning, Single and Double action
> > > pistols.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Howdy y?all. Gotta question for ya.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > When I started playin? Deadlands there wasn?t
> any
> > > weapon speed. Yep, I am
> > > that old. Anyhoo. I am now starting a new
> campaign
> > > and using the new weapon
> > > speed rules. I understand them fine and like
> that
> > > they speed up combat, ie
> > > by making it more deadly, but I hate what they
> > have
> > > done to Fannin? and
> > > Single Action revolvers.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > My new posse won?t touch a Single action
> revolver
> > > because why do it? Just
> > > use a Double action and get more shots and not
> > have
> > > any penalties to hit
> > > with lower TN?s.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > So, I really don?t want to go back to weapon
> > speeds,
> > > but I want to change it
> > > so that Single Action pistols have some bite to
> > them
> > > and make it more of a
> > > question of preference on what to use.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > So, what or how would you do it? I am playing
> > around
> > > with the idea of making
> > > the double shot of the Double action pistol work
> > > like automatic fire where
> > > you have to get a raise to get the second bullet
> > to
> > > hit.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > =====
> > David Sumpter
> >
> > "I'm not close-minded, you're just wrong." - Bucky
> > Katt
> >
> >
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