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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 6082596" data-attributes="member: 1">This isn't about making firearms uber deadly compared to stabbings and maulings -- it's about encouraging use of cover and ranged shots in a non-melee-centric environment.&nbsp; The rules as they stand tend to make it advantageous to close on a gun wielder ASAP, and don't make you want to hide behind a barrel taking potshots.So, here goes.&nbsp; This is for a far-future setting, but similar principles can apply in others.This WILL need tweaking.&nbsp; Probably a lot.&nbsp; I doubt it works well yet.<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Some firearms are designated with the &quot;sidearm&quot; property.&nbsp; These are typically pistols and the like - quick and easy to use.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Sidearms do not provoke attacks of opportunity in melee.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Sidearms, in fact, are great at point-blank range.&nbsp; A shot from 5' away (in melee, or one sq on a battlemap) is gonna hurt.&nbsp; The attacker gets a +4 bonus to hit, and a hit autocrits.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Rifles (or bows) do not have the &quot;sidearm&quot; property.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">&quot;Overwatch&quot; is a standard action similar to readying an action.&nbsp; It's basically readying an action to fire as soon as a target breaks cover.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">&quot;Covering Fire&quot; is an full-round-action area attack, affecting a 15' radius circle until the beginning of your next turn or until you are hit, whichever comes first.&nbsp; Any creature within that area which is not in 100% cover, or which leaves 100% cover, or which enters the area, is subject to an attack at -2 to hit.</li>
</ol>Thoughts?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 6082596, member: 1"] This isn't about making firearms uber deadly compared to stabbings and maulings -- it's about encouraging use of cover and ranged shots in a non-melee-centric environment. The rules as they stand tend to make it advantageous to close on a gun wielder ASAP, and don't make you want to hide behind a barrel taking potshots. So, here goes. This is for a far-future setting, but similar principles can apply in others. This WILL need tweaking. Probably a lot. I doubt it works well yet. [LIST=1] [*]Some firearms are designated with the "sidearm" property. These are typically pistols and the like - quick and easy to use. [*]Sidearms do not provoke attacks of opportunity in melee. [*]Sidearms, in fact, are great at point-blank range. A shot from 5' away (in melee, or one sq on a battlemap) is gonna hurt. The attacker gets a +4 bonus to hit, and a hit autocrits. [*]Rifles (or bows) do not have the "sidearm" property. [*]"Overwatch" is a standard action similar to readying an action. It's basically readying an action to fire as soon as a target breaks cover. [*]"Covering Fire" is an full-round-action area attack, affecting a 15' radius circle until the beginning of your next turn or until you are hit, whichever comes first. Any creature within that area which is not in 100% cover, or which leaves 100% cover, or which enters the area, is subject to an attack at -2 to hit. [/LIST] Thoughts? [/QUOTE]

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