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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Morgenstern" data-source="post: 2474676" data-attributes="member: 5485">Nope. Nevermind, not the game for you <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />. Nothing personal.I found this in about 3 minutes on the web~Caliber  (Projectile weight (gr))  [Number of Rounds per 8.5 lbs]9mm (124gr) [320] .45 ACP (230gr) [180]  5.56x45mm (.223)   (55gr) [320]  .30 Carbine (110gr) [300]5.45x39* (Russian)   (57gr) [355]  7.62x39 (Russian) (123gr) [210]  7.62x51(.308) (150gr) [160]  .30-06 (150gr) [144] I might add something along these lines to the on-line appendix for reference. I have a bunch of MAG conversion work to do anyway <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool    :cool:"  data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" />. But its definitely not what we viewed as core material (though I do wonder why this person picked 8.5 pounds as his increment... guess he got a lot of round numbers there).We did include the weight of the weapons, in some detail, but ammo? I like the "stupid rule", and if I were to tell my players they need to count up all their ammo - by type - and figure out how much it weighs (assuming no unusual rounds have been requition and we are going to actually hand wave the weight of the magazines since magazine size/weight varies from weapon to weapon making any sort of standardized entry an appproximation), I'd feel stupid because the next thing I'd be asking is "did everyone get their gadgets?" <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /> In all honesty, Bond Movies and FPSs actually agree on this point - it is below the threshold of concern. Get back to the shooting <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />! Difference in playstyle to be sure.Similarly, as a game designer, I have to keep an eye out for the pitfalls of flawless simulationism. Guns are deadly, and gunplay is a merciless endeavor in which luck has a painfully large contribution here in the real world. It's also short and final. With things like autofire, if you create a game option that is vastly superior to a normal attack and almost invariably fatal, you have to realize that not only will players gravitate to it, but NPCs should too - and by shear coincidence you are going to end up spending more time making characters than playing  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />. OTOH, movie physics tell us that namesless gunmen spraying lead never hit anything <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />! A state of affairs that might allow a PC to get to double digit levels eventually.As to more rolling producing more errors, errors by themselves don't do anything when you are shooting - somebody has to spend an action die to apply the suck. We tried to provide the GC with a LOT more cool things to do with his action dice that go after you every time you error, but if he does, tell him, from me, to knock it off <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />.Moving on!</blockquote>

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