[HOE] New gizmos....

["Jeff Shoffner" <shoffner@usit.net>]

I intend to post this on the Dl listserv also, but for those of you who
don't get that one, I'll resubmit here too.

First off, can anyone recommend a good website or two for new gizmos &
huckster hexes?  Yeah, I know there aren't many hucksters in HoE, but I
figure some of you might know of some good sites besides hexes.  Like the I
Ching one I found a while back.

Since I mention new gizmos, my wicked mind has cranked out two that need
some final work done to them, but at least I could give you the basics to
see how you like the idea.  (Plus, it'd give us something to dicsuss....)

Flechette Rounds:  rounds made for any firearm that shoots out a clump of
needles, slivers, etc., instead of a bullet.  The downside is the round
drops down a die type in damage (3d6 instead of 3d8 for example) & is
worthless against targets with a AV of at least 1 (I'd say), but the
benefits are twofold.  First, it does massive damage; ie: can hit more than
one location.  I figure you take the amount of dice used for damage, divide
by two, & that's how many locations are hit. (so, for most rounds, two hit
locations) Second, although the amount of wound levels caused is lowered,
the amount of Wind loss caused is tripled.  One wound level, three Wind loss
per round. Two wound levels, six Wind loss per round.  Third, in order to
stop the massive bleeding, target must be healed by magical means.  Sounds
like a lot, but the way flechettes work is they make a whole bunch of tiny
holes in the target that are almost impossible to spot let alone treat. So
usually the victim dies from internal bleeding.  (Or at least, so I've been
told by a former soldier)  Sound like a good one?


Repeater cannon:  Also known as a "Pom-Pom", this is a lightweight artillery
cannon that can fire multiple shots in one action (or round, or however
deems acceptible).  The Pom-Pom shells are fit three to a magazine, which
allows the cannon to rapidly fire three shots, hitting the same target area.
Cannon can be easily reloaded, but due to heat stress, the cannon must be
given time to cool down between magazine shots.  The Pom-Pom can be
immediately fired after reloading, but reliability rating drops two points
for every successive firing without a cooling down period.  If the Pom-Pom
is successfully fired in succession more than three times, the Reliability
of the cannon is permanently reduced two points until it can be serviced.
(So basically, if you fire it rapidly, you temporarily reduce the
Reliability until it has time to cool down, but if you continue to do so,
you start warping some of the metal parts.)  So, think it'll fly?