Carolina Badlands

Weapons


Black-powder weapons.


Blackpowder weapons are common  in the badlands, as unlike true firearms, blackpowder technology is self sufficient in the badlands.   Blackpowder weapons shoot a ball down a barrel with blackpowder (and not the more powerful smokeless powders used in modern firearms) at it target.  Since each rifle is generally hand made, each rifle depending on it's design will have various  modifications. 

The base cost of a single shot handgun is $20, a Rifle is $40.  Revolvers add $25 dollars to the cost.  

Base damage is 1d12
Rifle base weight is 10 lbs
Pistol base Weight is 4 lbs
(Pistol weighting under 1 pound is viewed as negligible).  


Caliber

There are 4 common Calibers used in black-powder weapons

.36 Caliber: +2 to hit, -2 to damage.   Can carry 20 per pound of shot.
.46 Caliber: +1 to hit, -1 to damage.  Can carry 15 per pound of shot.
.50 Caliber: No modifer.  Can Carry 12 per pound of shot.
.65 Caliber: -1 to hit, +1 to damage.  Can carry 10 per pound of shot.

Length of barrel

Extra short  
-2 to hit, -4 pounds (Rifle), -2 (pistol) , -5 dollars in cost

Short 
- 1 to Hit, -2 pounds (rifle) -1 (pistol), -3 dollars in cost 

Normal
No modification

Long 
+1 to hit, +2 pounds (rifle) +1 (pistol), +5 in cost

Extra Long
+2 to hit, +4 pounds (rifle) +2 (pistol), +8 in cost


Rifle or Smooth-bore

Rifling will give a +2 to hit.  however it ads two rounds to reloading.  (Unless revolver).  Rifling ads 10 dollars in cost.   max range is 100 feet for smoothbore, 250 for rifle (/10 for pistols) 

Flintlock or Percussion cap.  
Both use nearly the same technology, Flint locks use a reusable flint to cause sparks to set off blackpowder.   Percussion caps use a small cap that goes over a nipple that provides the spark, but is one time use (Thus, Percussion caps must be purchased for each shot.

Flintlocks have a 1 in 4 chance of failure if they get wet.   Cleaning and drying a flintlock takes 1 TURN.  However they do not need to buy anything as long as the flint is not damaged in a critical failure.

Revolvers
Revolvers allow six shots to be loaded prior to firing.  However reloading a revolver takes 12 rounds (2 rounds per chamber)  It adds 1 pound to a pistol, and 5 pounds to a rifle.   




example guns.

Kentucky (Or Penn) Long Rifle
.46, Xtra Long, Rifled, Flintlock
+5 to hit, 1d12-1 damage, $58 and weighs 14 pounds
fires every 4 rounds, range 250 

Trade Musket
.50, Normal, Smooth, Flintlock
+0 to hit, 1d12 to damage,  $40, weighs 10 pounds
Fires every 2 rounds, range 100

Hawkeye Rifle
.36, Normal, rifle, Caplock
+4 to hit, 1d12-2, $50, weighs 10 pounds
fires every 4 rounds, range 250

 
Old Navy Revolver
.46, Normal, Rifle, Caplock (Revolver)
+3 to hit, 1d12-1 damage, $45 ,4 pounds
One shot per round (six), range 25 

Big Birtha Darrenger
.65, Xshort, Smooth, Caplock
-3 to hit, 1d12+1 damage, $15, 2 pounds
One shot for every 2 rounds.   Range 10 

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