Pre 20th Centurey Firearms

[Michael]

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Lock: Mechanism which ignites the gun firing a bullet. Cannonlocks are pointed at the target and then a heat source is moved manually to ignite the gunpowder (pointing and firing are separate actions which I accounted for by adding 1 panel to loading). Matchlocks have a trigger and pulling it moves a burning match to ignite the gunpowder. Wheellocks spin a steel wheel to generate intense sparks. Flintlocks ignite by striking a piece of flint. Caplocks work by striking a percussion cap containing an explosive. A modern cartridge contains a bullet, gunpowder, and the percussion cap to ignite it.

Type:
The Weapon Technique Power applies to all guns of the same Type (example +2 DM with Handguns). Muskets and rifles are considered the same type (rifles are actually muskets where the bore has been rifled to improve accuracy). The Weapon Technique Power also grants a smaller bonus to other types of guns (example a +2 DM with Handguns would also give a +1 DM with Shotguns, Muskets/Rifles, and Machine Guns).

Year Issued:
The first year the weapon was available.

DM: Damage Multiplier of the weapon.
DM +: Adds to the total damage of the weapon. This reflects the larger size of many early gun rounds.

Load: The number of panels it takes to fully load the weapon with the number of rounds listed under Ammo. A flintlock musket typically takes 5 panels to load: pulling the hammer to half-*, pouring in the gunpowder, loading the bullet, pushing the gunpowder and bullet down the barrel with the ramrod, and pulling the hammer back to full *.

Ammo:
The number of rounds the weapon can fire without being reloaded. Machine Guns typically have a loader assigned that spends their actions feeding more bullets into the weapon, freeing the gunner to continue firing.

BRN:
The Brawn needed to fire the weapon in two hands without a penalty. If the user's Brawn exceeds the weapons by at least 1, then they receive a +1 Dice bonus to hit. If the user's Brawn is 1 less than the weapon's Brawn then they incur a -1 Dice penalty to hit. Shotguns are the only firearm that can be used when the user’s Brawn is 2 less than the weapon’s and they incur a -2 Dice penalty to hit. Using a gun (including a handgun) in one hand reduces the wielder's effective Brawn by 1. A weapon mounted on a tripod or wheeled mount is treated as having a Brawn of 1.

Rng:
The maximum effective firing range of a weapon in squares. Range Penalties for firing weapons are:
> 5 squares: -1 Dice Penalty to hit
> DM X 5 squares: -2 Dice Penalty to hit
> DM X 10 squares: -3 Dice Penalty to hit
> DM X 20 squares: -4 Dice Penalty to hit.

Hit: Dice Bonus (or Penalty if negative) applied to a hit roll with the weapon. Using a gun other than a handgun in one hand incurs an additional -1 Dice Penalty to hit.

ROF: The number of rounds that can be fired in a single action. Firing more than 1 round in action grants a Dice Bonus to hit and damage.
2 round semi-auto: +1 Dice Bonus to damage.
3 round burst: +2 Dice Bonus to damage
5 round burst: +1 Dice Bonus to hit; +3 Dice Bonus to damage
10 round burst: +1 Dice Bonus to hit, +4 Dice Bonus to damage
15 round burst: +2 Dice Bonus to hit, +5 Dice Bonus to damage
A 5 round or larger burst can reduce its Dice Bonus to damage by 2 in order to target a 4X1 line.
A 10 round or larger burst can reduce its Dice Bonus to hit by 1 and Dice Bonus to damage by 4 in order to target a 3X3 cone.

[BASHMAN]

Very nice, thanks!

[MrJupiter]

Yes, very useful addition. Thanks.

[Michael]

Thank you. It was alot of work and I've been thinking about it for a while.

[Michael]

Descriptions:

Handgonne
The first true firearm introduced in China by 1287 and then spread throughout Europe and Asia in the 14th century. Typically a gunner points their handgonne at target with 1 hand and then applies a hot iron rod with their other hand to fire the weapon (and hopes the target didn’t move.in the meantime). Having a 2nd person available to ignite the weapon would allow the gunner to attack with the handgonne in 2 hands (avoiding the -1 Brawn penalty), reduces the Load from 5 to 4 panels, and decreases the Hit penalty from -2 to -1.

Arquebus
The first firearm with a trigger appeared in the Ottoman Empire and then Europe in the 15th century. Matchlocks were unreliable in wet weather, dangerous when transporting or guarding ammunition, and could not be kept ready to fire for long.

Heavy Arquebus
Muskets firing larger bullets to penetrate plate armor.

Self-Igniting Gun
Good wheellocks were accurate, reliable, and could be kept ready to fire. They also required highly skilled gunsmiths to craft the precise mechanisms and were not mass-produced for common soldiers.

Jager Rifle
Hunting weapon where the barrel is rifled to improve range and accuracy. Rifled weapons were not preferred by most military units since it took longer to push a bullet up a rifled bore than a smooth bore (load +3).

Puffer
Wheellock pistol often used by cavalry to disrupt infantry before a decisive charge.

Belt Pistol
Smaller wheellock pistols were easy to carry and sometimes used to assassinate public figures.

Fusil
Flintlocks, being cheaper and simpler to make, replaced matchlocks and wheellocks. Flintlocks were sometimes even preferred over later more advanced firearms since they only required a piece of flint to ignite.

Horse Pistol
Flintlock pistol usually made for officers and cavalry in pairs.

Boarding Pistol
Small flintlock pistol ideal for boarding ships. Instead of reloading in combat, 2 or 4 or even more pistols could be carried.

Blunderbuss
Flintlock shotgun often used by mounted troops, naval officer, pirates, and the British Royal Mail. Firing a blunderbuss attacks every target in a 4X1 line.

Pennsylvania Rifle
Flintlock rifle developed by German gunsmiths in Pennsylvania. Accurate and easy to maintain, Pennsylvania rifles were still being used in Appalachia in the 20th century. Some Pennsylvania rifles were converted to caplocks in the 1850 (reducing the Load time from 8 to 7 panels).

Brown Bess
The British Land Pattern Musket nicknamed the Brown Bess, was the first standard service weapon of the British Empire from 1722 to the 1850s and was the most common weapon used by both sides in the American Revolution. Many of these weapons were converted to caplocks in 1842 (reducing the Load time from 5 to 4 panels).

Charleville Model 1777 Musket
One of the most produced firearms in history (at least 7 million), the Clarleville Model 1777 Musket dominated the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Many of these weapons were converted to caplocks in 1831 (reducing the Load time from 5 to 4 panels).

Baker Rifle
First standard issue rifle in the British military. The Baker Rifle was used by skirmishers in the Napoleonic Wars to harass enemy forces and snipe French officers.

Dreyse Needle-Gun
This Prussian infantry weapon was the first gun to use a cartridge containing the bullet, gunpowder, and the percussion cap to ignite it. This allowed the Prussians to load 5 rounds (even while prone) in the time their adversaries could load only 1. The cartridges are paper instead of the modern metallic cases making them more vulnerable to weather.

Colt Dragoon Revolver
Designed by Samuel Colt for mounted regiments, this caplock revolver was popular in the 1850s and 1860s, and used during the American Civil War. Loading each round (including the gunpowder and percussion cap) takes 3 panels.

Sharps Carbine
The carbine version of the Sharps Rifle was the most commonly issued cavalry weapon of both the Union and Confederate armies in the U.S. Civil War. Many of these weapons were converted to metallic cartridges in 1874 (reducing the Load time from 2 to 1 panel).

Coach Gun
Double-barreled shotgun often used by guards riding on stagecoaches. Reloading each barrel takes 3 panels, and both can be fired as a single action for a +1 Dice Bonus to damage. Firing a coach gun makes an attack roll against every target in a 4X1 line.

Enfield Rifle-Musket
British service weapon from 1853 to 1889 used in the Crimean War and both sides in the U.S. Civil War (second most widely used infantry weapon). Many of these weapons were converted to the Snider-Enfields using metallic cartridges in 1866 (reducing the Load time from 2 to 1 panel, and also increasing the Range from 18 to 27).

Springfield Model 1855 Rifle
Standard infantry weapon of the United States Army before the Civil War. The Springfield Model 1861 was the most widely used infantry weapon of the U.S. Civil War and is functionally the same as the Model 1855.

Gatling Gun
First machine gun invented by Richard Gatling in 1861. Gatling guns were used occasionally (privately purchased) in the U.S. Civil War and more frequently in the Boshin War, Anglo-Zulu War, Spanish-American War, and the Boxer Rebellion. Instead of pulling a trigger, the user cranks a handwheel to fire a Gatling.

Spencer Carbine
The carbine version of the Spencer Repeating Rifle was commonly issued to Union cavalry later in the Civil War, greatly increasing their firepower.

Remington Model 95 (Derringer)
Double-barreled pistol small enough to fit in a vest or inside jacket pocket.

Berdan Rifle
Standard Russian rifle from 1869 to 1891 (3 million made) invented by Hiram Berdan, who formed the 2 Union Sharpshooter regiments of the U.S. Civil War.

Winchester Model 1873
Lever action repeating rifle marketed as “The Gun That Won the West”.

Colt Peacemaker
The Colt Single Action Army also known as the Colt Peacemaker was the standard US service revolver from 1873 to 1892, and also popular with lawmen and outlaws. The Colt Peacemaker is the most iconic gun of the Old West and was famously used by General George Patton throughout his career.

Maxim Gun
The forerunner of 20th century machine guns was used by many countries in numerous wars until at least 1959. The Maxim gun was water cooled allowing it to maintain its rate of fire for long periods while increasing the weight.

Lebel 1886 Rifle
First military weapon to use the new smokeless powder invented in 1884. More than 3M Lebel Rifles were produced in France where it was the primary infantry weapon in WW I, and continued service in WW II and with second-line units in the 1960s.

Winchester Model 1894
Most popular (more than 7M) hunting rifle of all time designed by Jon Browning is synonymous with “deer rifle” and is still one of the most common rifles in the United States today.

Mauser C96
Popular pistol with superior range and accuracy when using the shoulder stock. A Mauser C96 was modified as a prop for Han Solo's blaster pistol in Star Wars.

Winchester Model 1897
Pump action shotgun designed by John Browning. Germany protested their use by U.S. soldiers in WW I. Firing this gun makes an attack roll against every target in a 4X1 line.

Gewehr 98
German service rifle from 1898 to 1935. The Gewehr 98 is one of the most produced firearms in history (AKM only firearm more produced) and many of its engineering concepts were also incorporated into other countries’ military rifles.

38 Special
The Smith & Wesson Model 10 commonly known as the 38 Special was the most produced handgun in history. The 38 Special was the standard service revolver for most United States police in the 1920s to 1990s and was a common U.S. sidearm in both world wars.

Luger P08
The pistol that the 9 mm round was first designed for. Known for its high standards and long service life, it was one of the more common German sidearms in both world wars.

[Michael]

Wheellocks required highly skilled gunsmiths to craft the precise mechanisms. This makes the skill of the crafter of a wheellock very important and geniuses (Leonardo da Vinci might have invented wheellocks) could produce even much more effective firearms.
A single Craftsmanship (Weaponry) or Technology (Invent) roll when constructing a wheellock results in:

10 (Standard): -1 to Hit Penalty. At least it's better than a Matchlock.
20 (Tough): No modifier. Standard Wheellock as listed.
30 (Superhuman): +1 Hit Bonus. +1 Range for Pistols and Muskets, +2 Range for Rifles.
40 (Epic): +1 Hit Bonus. +1 Damage Multiplier. -5 Damage Total. +1 Range for Pistols, +2 Range for Muskets, +3 Range for Rifles. -1 Load.
50 (Nigh-Impossible): +1 Hit Bonus. +1 Damage Multiplier. +2 Range for Pistols, +4 Range for Muskets, +6 Range for Rifles. -1 Load.

80 (Impossible): +2 Hit Bonus. +1 Damage Multiplier. +2 Range for Pistols, +5 Range for Muskets, +7 Range for Rifles. -1 Load.
120 (Beyond Impossible): +2 Hit Bonus. +2 Damage Multiplier. -5 Damage Total. +3 Range for Pistols, +6 for Muskets, +9 for Rifles. -2 Load.
160 (Beyond Belief): +2 Hit Bonus. +2 Damage Multiplier. +3 Range for Pistols, +7 Range for Muskets, +10 Range for Rifles. -2 Load.
200 (Beyond Imagination): +3 Hit Bonus. +2 Damage Multiplier. +4 Range for Pistols, +8 Range for Muskets, +12 Range for Rifles. -2 Load.

Beyond 80 (Impossible) Roll, there seems to be something going on beyond the mere function of the weapon. This is a construct Hephaestus would be proud of, a creation that is beyond the possibilities afforded a mere gun.