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<blockquote data-quote="thormagni" data-source="post: 1580021" data-attributes="member: 13637">ReloadingThere’s a little bit of conflict between Deadlands skills and feats and Sidewinder as far as reloading your weapon goes. So this is to clear that up. It supercedes info in the Sidewinder combat and Quick Load feat and Deadlands Speed Load skill and equipment writeups.Altered Sidewinder featQUICK LOAD [General]You can load a weapon quicker than normal.Benefit: You can reload a weapon at twice the normal rate for slower weapons or as a move equivalent action for faster firearms. For example, if a weapon normally takes four standard actions to reload one round, you can do it in two standard actions. If a gun normally takes one standard action to reload one round, you can do it as a move equivalent action and still get a shot off in the same round.Altered Deadlands D20 skillSpeed LoadThere's nothing more embarrasing than running out of ammo in the middle of a shootout. With this skill, your hero can get bullets back in the shooting iron faster.Check: Reloading a single bullet into a pistol, rifle or shotgun while under fire takes an amount of time and roll against a DC depending on its reload rate. You can improve this rate by taking the Quick Load feat.Special: An unskilled Speed Load check is actually just a Dexterity check.Reloading in combatEach weapon has a reload rating, based on how easy and fast it is to reload the gun under pressure. When the bullets are flyin’, it’s hard to squeeze those little lead balls into the tube all proper. To reload under fire you have to use a standard action to roll a Speed Load skill check against the appropriate DC, then you can drop in the number of rounds indicated. Blowin’ the check means you can’t get the bullets into the gun this round. Rolling a 1 means you drop your weapon.Folks with the Quick Load feat can cut the time in half or reduce a standard action to a move equivalent action. Reload ratings, from fastest to slowestWeapon type&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Reload rate&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; DC&nbsp; &nbsp; Tiny pistols&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1 shell per 1 action&nbsp; &nbsp; 10&nbsp; &nbsp; Muzzle loading pistol&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 shell per 4 actions&nbsp; &nbsp; 14&nbsp; &nbsp; Cap and ball pistol&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1 shell per 2 actions&nbsp; &nbsp; 13&nbsp; &nbsp; Cartridge pistols&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2 shells per 1 action&nbsp; &nbsp; 12&nbsp; &nbsp; Sawed off shotgun&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1 shell per 1 action&nbsp; &nbsp; 15&nbsp; &nbsp; Muzzle loading rifle&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1 shell per 4 actions&nbsp; &nbsp; 15&nbsp; &nbsp; Breech loading rifle&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1 shell per 1 action&nbsp; &nbsp; 14&nbsp; &nbsp; Buffalo rifle&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1 shell per 1 action&nbsp; &nbsp; 18&nbsp; &nbsp; Lever action rifle&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2 shells per 1 action&nbsp; &nbsp; 13&nbsp; &nbsp; Shotgun&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1 shell per 1 action&nbsp; &nbsp; 15&nbsp; &nbsp; Gatling Gun&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 10 shells per 1 action&nbsp; &nbsp; 15&nbsp; &nbsp; Reloading can draw an attack of opportunity.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thormagni, post: 1580021, member: 13637"] [b]Reloading[/b] There’s a little bit of conflict between Deadlands skills and feats and Sidewinder as far as reloading your weapon goes. So this is to clear that up. It supercedes info in the Sidewinder combat and Quick Load feat and Deadlands Speed Load skill and equipment writeups. Altered Sidewinder feat QUICK LOAD [General] You can load a weapon quicker than normal. Benefit: You can reload a weapon at twice the normal rate for slower weapons or as a move equivalent action for faster firearms. For example, if a weapon normally takes four standard actions to reload one round, you can do it in two standard actions. If a gun normally takes one standard action to reload one round, you can do it as a move equivalent action and still get a shot off in the same round. Altered Deadlands D20 skill Speed Load There's nothing more embarrasing than running out of ammo in the middle of a shootout. With this skill, your hero can get bullets back in the shooting iron faster. Check: Reloading a single bullet into a pistol, rifle or shotgun while under fire takes an amount of time and roll against a DC depending on its reload rate. You can improve this rate by taking the Quick Load feat. Special: An unskilled Speed Load check is actually just a Dexterity check. Reloading in combat Each weapon has a reload rating, based on how easy and fast it is to reload the gun under pressure. When the bullets are flyin’, it’s hard to squeeze those little lead balls into the tube all proper. To reload under fire you have to use a standard action to roll a Speed Load skill check against the appropriate DC, then you can drop in the number of rounds indicated. Blowin’ the check means you can’t get the bullets into the gun this round. Rolling a 1 means you drop your weapon. Folks with the Quick Load feat can cut the time in half or reduce a standard action to a move equivalent action. Reload ratings, from fastest to slowest Weapon type Reload rate DC Tiny pistols 1 shell per 1 action 10 Muzzle loading pistol 1 shell per 4 actions 14 Cap and ball pistol 1 shell per 2 actions 13 Cartridge pistols 2 shells per 1 action 12 Sawed off shotgun 1 shell per 1 action 15 Muzzle loading rifle 1 shell per 4 actions 15 Breech loading rifle 1 shell per 1 action 14 Buffalo rifle 1 shell per 1 action 18 Lever action rifle 2 shells per 1 action 13 Shotgun 1 shell per 1 action 15 Gatling Gun 10 shells per 1 action 15 Reloading can draw an attack of opportunity. [/QUOTE]

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