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<blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 5661409" data-attributes="member: 158"><a href="http://www.shootersforum.com/blackpowder-cartridge-shooting-loading/67383-how-loud-black-powder-rifles-muzzle-loaders.html" target="_blank">How Loud Are Black Powder Rifles &amp; Muzzle Loaders? - Shooters Forum</a><a href="http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/2006/05/george_washingt.html" target="_blank">Deaf Today v3.0: George Washington Elected to the Hard of Hearing Hall of Fame</a>This topic has actually led me to some interesting places. The big thing I'm getting is that black powder definitely has more of a &quot;BOOM&quot; than the high-pitched crack we're used to from firing modern &quot;smokeless powder&quot; -- I believe I read somewhere that black powder has a lower deflagration speed or whatever it's called than smokeless powder. No less quiet, but more resonant.I definitely think one really cool &quot;Deed&quot; to add to the gunslinger's list to spend grit on would be something like:Muzzle Blast: (Ex) A gunslinger with at least 1 grit point, as a full-round action, may fire her firearm in close proximity to an adjacent target's ears or other auditory organs. The gunslinger may also use this shot to attack a secondary target who is receiving cover against her from the first target. The first target must make a Fortitude save (DC = 10 + 1/2 the gunslinger's level + the gunslinger's dex bonus) or suffer the deafened condition for 1 hour.I have no idea what level such a thing would need to be - 3rd or 7th, perhaps?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Henry, post: 5661409, member: 158"] [url=http://www.shootersforum.com/blackpowder-cartridge-shooting-loading/67383-how-loud-black-powder-rifles-muzzle-loaders.html]How Loud Are Black Powder Rifles & Muzzle Loaders? - Shooters Forum[/url] [url=http://www.deaftoday.com/v3/2006/05/george_washingt.html]Deaf Today v3.0: George Washington Elected to the Hard of Hearing Hall of Fame[/url] This topic has actually led me to some interesting places. The big thing I'm getting is that black powder definitely has more of a "BOOM" than the high-pitched crack we're used to from firing modern "smokeless powder" -- I believe I read somewhere that black powder has a lower deflagration speed or whatever it's called than smokeless powder. No less quiet, but more resonant. I definitely think one really cool "Deed" to add to the gunslinger's list to spend grit on would be something like: Muzzle Blast: (Ex) A gunslinger with at least 1 grit point, as a full-round action, may fire her firearm in close proximity to an adjacent target's ears or other auditory organs. The gunslinger may also use this shot to attack a secondary target who is receiving cover against her from the first target. The first target must make a Fortitude save (DC = 10 + 1/2 the gunslinger's level + the gunslinger's dex bonus) or suffer the deafened condition for 1 hour. I have no idea what level such a thing would need to be - 3rd or 7th, perhaps? [/QUOTE]

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