Re: [HOE] Message from the forum...

[Allan Seyberth <darious@darious.com>]

 >The only difference is that for each shot after the first that you fire you
 >get one extra die to your shootin' skill.
 >The effect is that really skilled gunslingers get a little edge out of a
 >burst (taking their 5d12 to a 7d12 for a 3-round burst is nice, but not
 >gaming stopping).
 >But scrub shooters get a big bonus (taking a 1d8 shooting to a 3d8 isn't
 >going to up the odds of multiple hits much, but it will up the odds of
 >hitting AT ALL a lot).

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 >
 >Actually, the system or house rule proposed sounds pretty good.  It would
 >encourage people to shoot more (read waste ammo) and only give them a bit of
 >an extra edge to hit.  I would modify it to state for each burst in one
 >action above the first, just to be clear.  That way they get a +1 die and a
 >-2 to their shot for every burst after the first.
 >
 >Anyway, it looks like a reasonably good idea, comments?

It's a good idea - and I'm adopting something similiar for Fannin' that 
came off of the DL forum.

But - to keep things inline with the shotgun rules, the added dice are all 
d6's.

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Allan Seyberth
darious@darious.com
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