TiwazTyrsfist
Adventurer
In real life, statistics show that roughly 1 in 3 victims die from a single gunshot wound, 2/3 survive assuming they get immediate medical attention.
The average person in D&D is modeled by the Level 1 Commoner
A Level 1 Commoner has 4hp
Therefore, the bullet must average 1/3rd of hits at 4+ dmg, and 2/3rd of hits at 3 or less dmg.
Therefore the correct damage for a bullet from a modern firearm is 1d3+1.
The true danger of bullets must be modeled with special features such as ignoring armor, and guns being allowed to fire multiple times as a single attack.
The average person in D&D is modeled by the Level 1 Commoner
A Level 1 Commoner has 4hp
Therefore, the bullet must average 1/3rd of hits at 4+ dmg, and 2/3rd of hits at 3 or less dmg.
Therefore the correct damage for a bullet from a modern firearm is 1d3+1.
The true danger of bullets must be modeled with special features such as ignoring armor, and guns being allowed to fire multiple times as a single attack.