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<blockquote data-quote="Primitive Screwhead" data-source="post: 6302290" data-attributes="member: 20805">I have to agree with Atom that the blackpowder weapons are a bit fuzzy in the playtest. Ideally we would have the entire scope of OLD - &gt; Now - &gt; New to compare as tech levels improve. With that improvement in the real world, we say a decrease in the load times, increase in reliability, and increase in range. We also saw improved defences against the newer, smaller bullets.I would suggest a slight increase in damage {below} and firearm rules for each period:Firearms deal 'ballistic' damage and ignore 5 points of normal soak.OLD: Reload is the number of actions required to prepare the weapon to fire again. You can reduce this by 1 by skipping the normal cleaning of the bore and risk a misfire. Not usually recommended.Now: Reduce all reload by 2 and increase all ranges by 5&nbsp; &nbsp; Weapons without a reload speed can be made with auto-fire options&nbsp; &nbsp; body armor tends to protect against 'ballistic' damageNew: Reduce all reloads to zero. Reduce weight by half. &nbsp; &nbsp; Weapons without a reload speed can be made with auto-fire options[code]Weapon&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Dam&nbsp; Rng&nbsp;&nbsp; Reload Size&nbsp; Weight GC&nbsp; SpecialArquebus&nbsp; &nbsp; 3d6&nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; 3&nbsp; &nbsp; M&nbsp; &nbsp; 16&nbsp; &nbsp; 300&nbsp; &nbsp; Spread fire Musket&nbsp; &nbsp; 3d6&nbsp; &nbsp; 5&nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; M&nbsp; &nbsp; 10&nbsp; &nbsp; 500&nbsp; &nbsp; Pistol&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2d6&nbsp; &nbsp; 3&nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; S&nbsp; &nbsp; 3&nbsp; &nbsp; 300[/code]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Primitive Screwhead, post: 6302290, member: 20805"] I have to agree with Atom that the blackpowder weapons are a bit fuzzy in the playtest. Ideally we would have the entire scope of OLD - > Now - > New to compare as tech levels improve. With that improvement in the real world, we say a decrease in the load times, increase in reliability, and increase in range. We also saw improved defences against the newer, smaller bullets. I would suggest a slight increase in damage {below} and firearm rules for each period: Firearms deal 'ballistic' damage and ignore 5 points of normal soak. OLD: Reload is the number of actions required to prepare the weapon to fire again. You can reduce this by 1 by skipping the normal cleaning of the bore and risk a misfire. Not usually recommended. Now: Reduce all reload by 2 and increase all ranges by 5 Weapons without a reload speed can be made with auto-fire options body armor tends to protect against 'ballistic' damage New: Reduce all reloads to zero. Reduce weight by half. Weapons without a reload speed can be made with auto-fire options [code] Weapon Dam Rng Reload Size Weight GC Special Arquebus 3d6 2 3 M 16 300 Spread fire Musket 3d6 5 2 M 10 500 Pistol 2d6 3 2 S 3 300 [/code] [/QUOTE]

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