Questions tagged [firearms]
For questions about firearms or guns that can be wielded by an individual. Many sci-fi or modern-setting RPGs feature firearms as weapons.
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Explosive and Incendiary ammunition on vampires
In the game we are playing right now, a character was a sniper who tried to kill a criminal, but failed because the criminal was actually a vampire.
Now, the sniper is a vampire too, and he's ...
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Can You Dual Wield Pistols if One of Them Has Loading But Not the Other?
I am making a character who uses pistols as their ranged weapons. If an effect like the artificer's Repeating Shot infusion got rid of the loading effect on one pistols, could they dual wield pistols?
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Am I correctly understanding how the modern firearms from the DMG work?
I am having a bit of trouble in understanding how firearms work.
Let's take for example the hunting rifle (DMG, page 268). It has the Reload property, and it has 5 shots. Now suppose a creature has ...
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Do you have to shoot every shot in a Reload firearm before reloading?
In the DMG (p. 267), there are a number of firearms, some of which have the Reload property:
Reload. A limited number of shots can be made with a weapon that has the reload property. A character must ...
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In terms of damage, how do guns and gunslingers compare to other ranged classes?
I've been looking over the recent Pathfinder 2E expansion Guns and Gears and it seems that firearms are generally weak compared to most other weapons. The Gunslinger class supposedly specializes at ...
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Player character wants a gun in a prehistoric campaign. What to do?
Brief description of my campaign:
Takes place ~1000 years after creation
Bronze Age for most of the world, some parts are beginning the Iron Age
Dinosaurs and Fae are still relatively common in the ...
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Precedence of Firearm Rarity compared to Magic Items
Has there ever been a precedence (whether official or third party) of comparing the rarity of Firearms to an equivalent magic item rarity?
I'm going to be starting in a new campaign of a slightly ...
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What happens when a sniper picks up a bigger gun in Mutants and Masterminds?
In Mutants and Masterminds 3rd edition, on page 25 of the Hero's Handbook, the rule for balancing attack bonus and effect rank is as follows;
Attack & Effect: The total of your hero's attack ...
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Are there any other options to mitigate the Volley trait?
The Barricade Buster in Treasure Vault is really cool. I’ve been theorycrafting a few builds around it and keep coming up against the same problem; specifically, without either a Fighter or Archer ...
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Damage of an High Explosive/Incendiary Armor Piercing Anti-Materiel Rifle (HEIAP AMR)
Let's face it, mankind is evil. We invented means to destroy one another under the guidance of mages since the dawn of time. We shed off the yoke of the werebeasts during the Impergium and made them ...
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What options do non-Gunslingers have to mitigate the Reload property?
I’m building a character for an Alkenstar based campaign that is going to want to use a firearm. But, I’m not building a Gunslinger. Gunslingers have access to a Slinger’s Reload, which provides ...
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Can a fighter learn to use firearms despite them only recently being invented by another member of the party
Recently, after one of our PC's fell off a mountain we welcomed a new fighter to our party, hailing from a far-off land.
Our party is all level 3. I'm playing a dwarf artillerist artificer. My ...
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What ability modifier, if any, would apply to a firearm attack roll?
I'm playing D&D 5e, and I'm not sure what ability score applies to firearm attack rolls. (Using the stats from the DM's Guide.)
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How do the official firearms affect balance?
At least two other GMs and I will be running a shared game that uses the optional firearms from the DMG (pg 269). Renaissance arms will be available, and we will be deciding whether we will also make ...
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How loud are firearms, and can Artificers modify or build a firearm that reduces the noise it makes? [closed]
How loud are firearms in D&D 5e, and can Artificers modify or build firearms to reduces the noise they make?
How far can you hear a gunshot, and what would be the standard DC for Wisdom (...
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Can the weapon master feat give proficiency with firearms?
The feat gives proficiency with 4 simple or martial weapons of your choice. From what I understand the renaissance firearm weapons in the DMG are classified as ranged martial weapons. So, could this ...
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Do players using Renaissance firearms need to keep track of gunpowder as well as bullets, and if so, how many shots is a horn of gunpowder good for?
I'm running a campaign where the Renaissance era firearms on page 267-268 of the DMG exist. I notice that the rules for gunpowder are under "explosives" and not firearms, but still includes ...
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What is a realistic way to incorporate firearms into D&D 3.5
I am thinking about running a side campaign in which firearms play a major part in combat. I have read the advice in the Dungeon Masters Guide but that doesn't seem realistic and it seems to be ...
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Can firearms be used during close combat?
Fairly new Keeper here.
During the last session, almost all of the players used their readied small firearms (pistols) during close quarters combat. Together with firing multiple shots when it was ...
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How loud are guns in Pathfinder, really?
Related question here, similar question about casting volume here.
I'm playing in a game with a gunslinger ally, and while this hasn't come up just yet, I'm sure it will eventually. Are there any ...
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What's the expected benefit of the second pistol?
Blades in the Dark lets you take a pistol for 1 load, or a pair of pistols for 2.
The Blades-based sci-fi game Scum and Villainy lets you do the same with blasters, or the Scoundrel's fine sidearms.
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Do you need both Firearm Proficiency and Martial Weapon Proficiency to use a gun proficiently?
My friends and I were discussing whether or not you need both firearms proficiency and martial weapon proficiency to wield a gun as they say that they are:
The DMG pg 268 states
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Can characters have firearms such as flintlock pistols and rifles?
I'm playing a game of D&D 5e with some friends. Are firearms such as flintlock pistols and rifles allowed?
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Can a Gunsmith artificer put more barrels on his Thunder Cannon and use them in the same turn?
I am playing an Artificer with the Gunsmith specialization. I am curious if I can add more barrels to my Thunder Cannon, and use them at once with the Thunder Monger class feature, which states the ...
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Would a homebrew feat that lets me use a bonus action to reload a firearm between the multiple attacks of my Attack action be overpowered?
My PC is using a musket based on the standard rules for firearms in the DMG (p. 267), which includes reloading after every shot.
A limited number of shots can be made with a weapon that has the ...
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How do automatic firearms interact with Attacks of Opportunity?
In Rasputin Must Die! from the Reign Of Winter Adventure path, we are introduced to Automatic Firearm rules. Of interest to this question are the following lines from the relevant text on Automatic ...
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How does the UA 2019 artificer's Reloading Weapon infusion affect Matt Mercer's Gunslinger firearms?
I am creating a multiclassed 2019 UA artificer/Gunslinger fighter, and a question has been raised.
If I infuse a gun with the Repeating Weapon artificer infusion, how does that affect the reloading ...
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Why use a pistol instead of a rifle?
I'm currently reading GURPS4 to prepare myself for DMing. When I read about firearms I thought pistols to be vastly inferior to rifles to the point that if one carried enough armor to possibly survive ...
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Can the monk's Deflect Missiles feature deflect bullets?
Some games do use firearms rules, so this question comes up. Provided the character is aware they are being shot at, can this ability bat aside a bullet?
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Black powder inquisitor. Looking for feat suggestions [closed]
I am making an inquisitor with firearms focus, i could use some suggestions for feats to make them more useful. I have found firearms for non-firearm focused classes to be underwhelming. Am i just ...
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How many dice are used when shooting double-barreled firearms?
The double-barreled pistol enables a special standard action to shoot both barrels at once by pulling both triggers with -4 penalty.
Is it a single attack die, functioning similarly to the Manyshot ...
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Do Gunslinger firearms count as ranged weapons?
Do Firearms (specifically, the firearms from Critical Role's Gunslinger Martial Archetype for Fighters) count as ranged weapons?
Can they be used with the Archery or Close Quarters Shooter (UA) ...
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Can I craft only a few bullets with Gunsmithing?
Crafting ammunition using the Gunsmithing feat always requires a minimum of one day of work:
Crafting bullets, black powder, or cartridges takes 1 day of work for every 1,000 gp of ammunition (...
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How can I limit firearms and futuristic technology in a multiverse setting?
I'm going to start a series of Infinite Worlds campaigns and I want to prevent things like using firearms/laser/etc... on worlds where the technology is low.
Because, you know, what is preventing PCs ...
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How can I best implement a "suppressing fire" mechanic for guns in my campaign?
I'm thinking of including the effect of suppressing fire into one of my campaigns. The idea is that every attack made against a character (successful or otherwise) would add to their suppression.
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How do shotguns actually work in Cyberpunk 2020?
Everyone at my table has read the rules for shotguns in Cyberpunk 2020 and yet none of us understand how they are supposed to work.
The closest I can come to understanding is that they are AoE ...
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Up Close and Deadly and Full-Attack Actions
Do you need to spend 1 grit point for each attack made as part of a full-attack action when using the Pistolero Deed up Close and Deadly?
The Deed says:
Up Close and Deadly (Ex): At 1st level, ...
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How to differentiate various guns with adding as little mechanic as possible? [closed]
Currently I'm creating a setting which includes real firearms models (no limitations, any gun I know about or find in the internet can appear) and I aim for each gun to be different from each other, ...
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Can I make more Pistol shots per round if I have additional arms in Pathfinder?
I was thinking about building and Unchained Eidolon (Azata) for using Firearms. The thing is, increasing the number of arms (limbs) is trivial for Eidolons, as is taking a Pistol in each hand, or a ...
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How is firearm damage calculated?
Is the damage of firearms computed like other ranged weapon attacks? The attacker adds his Dexterity modifier to the damage?
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How does hacking a gun work in SR5?
In Shadowrun 5, it's possible for a decker to hack a gun, but I don't quite get how that works.
Do you need a mark on the gun? The example on page 228 suggests you don't. But can you get a mark on ...
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Are there any full stats for firearms of differing tech levels?
My DM would like to run a DnD adventure set in 1930s-tech era, replacing technology with magic-punk stuff. He's pulling a lot from Eberron.
Guns will exist, however, and he's just "renaming" bows ...
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What skills & qualities are used to acquire better guns?
I am trying to set up a gun bunny with a variety of high-end, high-powered rifles, but our campaign starting finances and karma maxes are pretty low key. My goal is to have at least one solid "wow" ...
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How much would firearms cost?
Referring to the firearms listing on page 268 of the DMG and assuming this is a world where these types of firearms are common, how much would the firearms cost?
To clarify, in a world where the "...
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For the purposes of Two Weapon Fighting, are pistols considered light weapons?
In the entry for firearms in Ultimate Combat, pistols are not explicitly given a classification of light weapon or otherwise, so I'm unsure how the Two Weapon Fighting feat would apply to dual-...
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Does the Gunsmithing feat let you make a gun without Crafting it?
Gunsmithing says:
Benefit: If you have access to a gunsmith’s kit, you can create and restore firearms, craft bullets, and mix black powder for all types of firearms. You do not need to make a ...
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How do mortar shells interact with walls?
So, in a recent Pathfinder game, there was a character with an Aasen mortar launcher. Said launcher states:
After the point of impact is determined, the shell explodes and deals 6d6 points of ...
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I want to build a Spellslinger [closed]
I recently got a Spellslinger boon in PFS, so I set out to build one. As Spellslingers give up FOUR whooping Schools plus their Arcane Bond to get their Arcane Gun ability, I thought to build a ...
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Does the Pale Stranger's Pistols ability suppress the effects of unusual pistols?
Does the Pale Stranger's Pistols supernatural ability suppress the the magic of a magic pistol such as a pistol of the infinite sky such that it functions as a mere +1 pistol while wielded? What about ...
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How does Throw Back Arrows work with automatic weapons?
It is clear that Snatch Arrows works on non-siege firearms such as automatic energy fire from a Laser Rifle or regular bullets from a Maxim M1910.
It is also clear that Throw Back Arrows does not ...
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