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<blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 9616679" data-attributes="member: 6779196"><p>I’m planning to try out an ammunition die mechanic in my next campaign. Instead of tracking individual missiles, you have an ammunition die. When you spend ammunition, you roll the die, and on a 1 you reduce the die by a size category. When you roll a 1 on a d4, you have only one use of the ammunition left. Ammunition is sold in bundles, each of which increases the die size by one category, up to a maximum determined by the container. Magic ammunition is usually found in bundles of 1d4.</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px"><strong>Ammunition</strong></span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px"><strong>Cost</strong></span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px"><strong>Weight</strong></span></span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">Arrows</span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">25 sp</span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">.25 lbs.</span></span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">Gunpowder</span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">15 sp</span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">.125 lbs.</span></span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">Blowgun Needles</span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">14 cp</span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">.15 lbs.</span></span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">Bolts</span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">25 sp</span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">.375 lbs.</span></span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">Bullets</span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">1 cp</span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">.375 lbs.</span></span></td></tr></table><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px"><strong>Container</strong></span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px"><strong>Holds</strong></span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px"><strong>Cost </strong></span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px"><strong>Weight</strong></span></span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">Pouch</span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">1d10 Bullets or 2d12 Needles</span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">5 sp</span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">1 lb.</span></span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">Powder Horn</span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">1d6 Gunpowder</span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">35 gp</span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">1 lbs.</span></span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">Quiver</span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">1d10 Arrows or 1d10 Bolts</span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">1 gp</span></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'system-ui'"><span style="font-size: 17px">1 lb.</span></span></td></tr></table><p></p><p>“Bullets” covers both sling pellets and musket/pistol balls, but firearms require <em>both</em> a bullet <em>and</em> a charge of gunpowder to fire.</p><p></p><p>On average you should get a similar number of uses from a full container of the appropriate ammo as you would under RAW for the same total cost (you get one extra with a sling or firearm, one fewer with a bow or crossbow. 5 more with a blowgun.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Charlaquin, post: 9616679, member: 6779196"] I’m planning to try out an ammunition die mechanic in my next campaign. Instead of tracking individual missiles, you have an ammunition die. When you spend ammunition, you roll the die, and on a 1 you reduce the die by a size category. When you roll a 1 on a d4, you have only one use of the ammunition left. Ammunition is sold in bundles, each of which increases the die size by one category, up to a maximum determined by the container. Magic ammunition is usually found in bundles of 1d4. [TABLE width="100%"] [TR] [td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px][B]Ammunition[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/td][td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px][B]Cost[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/td][td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px][B]Weight[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/td] [/TR] [TR] [td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px]Arrows[/SIZE][/FONT][/td][td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px]25 sp[/SIZE][/FONT][/td][td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px].25 lbs.[/SIZE][/FONT][/td] [/TR] [TR] [td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px]Gunpowder[/SIZE][/FONT][/td][td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px]15 sp[/SIZE][/FONT][/td][td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px].125 lbs.[/SIZE][/FONT][/td] [/TR] [TR] [td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px]Blowgun Needles[/SIZE][/FONT][/td][td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px]14 cp[/SIZE][/FONT][/td][td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px].15 lbs.[/SIZE][/FONT][/td] [/TR] [TR] [td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px]Bolts[/SIZE][/FONT][/td][td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px]25 sp[/SIZE][/FONT][/td][td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px].375 lbs.[/SIZE][/FONT][/td] [/TR] [TR] [td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px]Bullets[/SIZE][/FONT][/td][td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px]1 cp[/SIZE][/FONT][/td][td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px].375 lbs.[/SIZE][/FONT][/td] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE] [TR] [td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px][B]Container[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/td] [td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px][B]Holds[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/td] [td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px][B]Cost [/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/td] [td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px][B]Weight[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/td] [/TR] [TR] [td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px]Pouch[/SIZE][/FONT][/td] [td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px]1d10 Bullets or 2d12 Needles[/SIZE][/FONT][/td] [td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px]5 sp[/SIZE][/FONT][/td] [td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px]1 lb.[/SIZE][/FONT][/td] [/TR] [TR] [td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px]Powder Horn[/SIZE][/FONT][/td] [td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px]1d6 Gunpowder[/SIZE][/FONT][/td] [td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px]35 gp[/SIZE][/FONT][/td] [td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px]1 lbs.[/SIZE][/FONT][/td] [/TR] [TR] [td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px]Quiver[/SIZE][/FONT][/td] [td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px]1d10 Arrows or 1d10 Bolts[/SIZE][/FONT][/td] [td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px]1 gp[/SIZE][/FONT][/td] [td][FONT=system-ui][SIZE=17px]1 lb.[/SIZE][/FONT][/td] [/TR] [/TABLE] “Bullets” covers both sling pellets and musket/pistol balls, but firearms require [I]both[/I] a bullet [I]and[/I] a charge of gunpowder to fire. On average you should get a similar number of uses from a full container of the appropriate ammo as you would under RAW for the same total cost (you get one extra with a sling or firearm, one fewer with a bow or crossbow. 5 more with a blowgun.) [/QUOTE]
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