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The weapons lists below are meant to supplement and enhance the Archaic Weapons page of the site. As such, many of the categories are left blank, or have very few entries. The damages and types of the archaic weapons serves well enough for most melee weapons in a high-tech or modern setting. Materials may be a tad different, but all in all a knife is a knife in whatever era it comes from. It should also be noted that the Firearms lists were intentionally created in a generic manner. Rather than list hundreds upon hundreds of individual weapons based on various genres and time periods, we've included the basics and some notes on how to incorporate specifics on your own if you so desire(with the DM's approval, of course). As there are several rulesets for incorporating firearms into the d20 system, we've gone with about the simplest we could find based on the needs of our campaign. First off, all Firearms will fall under a single category: Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Firearms). This reflects the fact that once you know the basics, its fairly easy to figure out the specifics of any given weapon with a few moments tinkering. While this may seem a stretch in a few rare cases, its simply easier to handle it this way. For those in our D&D campaign, the only weapons available are listed and described on the Archaic Weapons page of the site. If such a character were to convert over to our High Fantasy campaign, they would have to expend a slot on the Technical Proficiency feat in order to learn how to use high tech weapons such as Laser pistols and the like. Those who created a character specifically for our High Fantasy campaign usually gain the Technical Proficiency feat for free. If you are unsure, simply ask the DM. So in summary, to use the various Firearms listed below, you must have both the Technical Proficiency feat and the Exotic Weapons Proficiency (Firearms) feat. Also, please note that people who are not in our campaign may not want to use these lists, as they are compiled from more than one source (some unofficial), and all the weapon damages have been upgraded one damage category (in order to work on an even playing field with the system we have for the Archaic Firearms). This makes firearms a tad overpowered for campaigns that otherwise use standard rules for such as presented in sources such as d20 Modern. Simple Weapons: Unarmed Attacks Weapon Shatter glove Shock Palm Stun gauntlets Cost 1000 cr 150 cr 75 cr Damage 1d10 3d8* * Critical -- -- -- Range -- -- -- Simple Weapons: Light Melee Weapon Charge Mace Stun Baton Cost 650 cr 50 cr Damage 2d8 1d6 Critical x2 x2 Range -- -- Simple Weapons: One-handed Melee Weapon Cost Damage Critical Range Simple Weapons: Two-handed Melee Weapon Cost Damage Critical Range Simple Weapons: Ranged Weapon Cost Damage Critical Range Martial Weapons: Light Melee Weapon Cost Damage Critical Range Martial Weapons: One-handed Melee Weapon Monofilament axe Power pick Sunsword Cost 1250 cr 200 cr 1500 cr Damage 2d10 1d6* 2d6 Critical x3 x4 19-20/x2 Range -- -- -- Martial Weapons: Two-handed Melee Weapon Cost Damage Critical Range Martial Weapons: Ranged Weapon Cost Damage Critical Range Exotic Weapons: Light Melee Weapon Cost Damage Critical Range Exotic Weapons: One-handed Melee Weapon Cost Damage Critical Range Exotic Weapons: Two-handed Melee Weapon Monfilament Ugrosh Cost 3750 cr Damage 2d10/2d10 Critical x3 Range -- Exotic Weapons: Ranged Weapon Cost Damage Critical Range Firearms: Tiny Weapon Name Holdout Laser Holdout Slugthrower Taser Pistol Wpn Cost 200 cr 150 cr 100 cr Wpn Damage 2d8 2d6 Special Wpn Crit x2 x3 x3 Wpn Range 75 100 100 Wpn ROF SA SA S Damage Type Fire Ballistic Special Firearms: Small Weapon Name Blaster Pistol Laser Pistol Light Slugthrower Heavy Slugthrower Screamer Pistol Wpn Cost 600 cr 500 cr 300 cr 400 cr 450 cr Wpn Damage 4d8 4d8 3d6 3d8 3d8 Wpn Crit x2 x2 x3 x3 x2 Wpn Range 100 100 150 200 100 Wpn ROF SA SA SA SA SA Damage Type Electricy Fire Ballistic Ballistic Sonic Firearms: Medium Weapon Name Blaster Carbine Laser Carbine SMG, light SMG, heavy Wpn Cost 900 cr 700 cr 500 cr 600 cr Wpn Damage 6d8 4d8 3d6 3d8 Wpn Crit x2 x2 x3 x3 Wpn Range 150 150 200 200 Wpn ROF SA SA SA,A SA,A Damage Type Electricity Fire Ballistic Ballistic Firearms: Large Weapon Name Blaster rifle Hunting rifle Laser rifle Screamer rifle Shotgun Assault blaster Assault laser Assault rifle Flamethrower Grenade launcher Light machinegun Missile launcher Plasma rifle Rocket launcher Multishot RL Sniper rifle Wpn Cost 1000 cr 450 cr 800 cr 650 cr 400 cr 2000 cr 1500 cr 750 cr 1000 cr 500 cr 1000 cr 7500 cr 3000 cr 5000 cr 6500 cr 800 cr Wpn Damage 8d8 4d8 6d8 6d6 4d8* 8d8 6d8 4d8 3d6 Varies 4d8 Varies 8d10 Varies Varies 6d6 Wpn Crit x2 x3 x2 x2 ** x2 x2 x3 -- ** x2 ** x2 ** ** x3 Wpn Range 200 250 200 200 50 200 200 250 20 200 300 ** 300 400 400 300 Wpn ROF SA S SA SA SA or S SA,A SA,A SA,A SA SA A 1 SA 1 SA SA Damage Type Electricity Ballistic Fire Sonic Ballistic Electricity Fire Ballistic Fire Varies Ballistic Varies Fire Varies Varies Ballistic Firearms: Huge Weapon Name Blaster Cannon Heavy machinegun Laser Cannon Wpn Cost 5000 cr 1500 cr 4000 cr Wpn Damage 12d10 6d8 9d10 Wpn Crit x2 x2 x2 Wpn Range 500 400 500 Wpn ROF SA A SA Damage Type Electricity Ballistic Fire Firearms: Gargantuan Weapon Name Multishot ML --4 shot --8 shot --16 shot --24 shot Plasma Cannon Wpn Cost -- 12,000 cr 15,000 cr 20,000 cr 30,000 cr 7500 cr Wpn Damage Varies Varies Varies Varies Varies 15d10 Wpn Crit Varies Varies Varies Varies Varies x2 Wpn Range Varies Varies Varies Varies Varies 750 Wpn ROF -- SA SA SA SA SA Damage Type Varies Varies Varies Varies Varies Fire Firearms: Colossal (Starship) Weapon Name Ion Cannon Laser Cannon Plasma Cannon Wpn Cost 40,000 cr 10,000 cr 25,000 cr Wpn Damage 15d12 9d10 15d10 Wpn Crit x2 x2 x2 Wpn Range 100,000 25,000 50,000 Wpn ROF SA SA SA Damage Type Electricity Fire Fire NOTES ON FIREARMS: Firearms are described by a number of statistics, as shown on the tables above. We'll touch up on a few key ones here for clarification. Damage Firearm damage is classified according to type: ballistic (all "slugthrowing" firearms), or energy (of a specific type). Some creatures or characters may be resistant or immune to some forms of firearm damage, as normal where energy resistance and the like is concerned. Please note that the generic damages above are for weapons of the Modern to Futuristic Sci-fi genres. Older weapons such as flintlock dueling pistols are covered under the Archaic weapons page of the site. If you wish to incorporate weapons from the Old West or similar settings, always use the Light Slugthrower damage ratings, as despite the calibers having been fairly high on a lot of those weapons, the ammunition was simply not as powerful as modern day equivalents. Rate of Fire Some firearms have a rate of fire (ROF) of 1, which simply means they can be employed once per round and then must be reloaded or replaced. Firearms, which operate through many different forms of internal mechanisms, have varying rates of fire. The three possible rates of fire for firearms are single shot, semiautomatic, and automatic. Single Shot (S) A weapon with the single shot rate of fire requires the user to manually operate the action (the mechanism that feeds and cocks the weapon) between each shot. Pump shotguns and bolt-action rifles are examples of firearms with single shot rates of fire. A weapon with the single shot rate of fire can fire only one shot per attack, even if the user has a feat or other ability that normally allow more than one shot per attack. Semiautomatic (SA) Most firearms have the semiautomatic rate of fire. These firearms feed and cock themselves with each shot. A semiautomatic weapon fires one shot per attack (effectively acting as a single shot weapon), but some feats or magical enhancements allow characters armed with semiautomatic weapons to fire shots in rapid successions, getting in more than one shot per attack. Automatic (A) Automatic weapons fire a burst or stream of shots with a single squeeze of the trigger. Only weapons with the automatic rate of fire can be set on autofire or be used with feats that take advantage of automatic fire. Size Size categories for weapons and other objects are defined differently from the size categories for creatures. The relationship between a weapon’s size and that of its wielder defines whether it can be used one-handed, if it requires two hands, and if it’s a light weapon. A firearm one or more sizes smaller than you can be used one-handed. A weapon of the same size category as you can be used either one-handed or two-handed. A weapon one size category larger than you requires two hands. A weapon two size categories larger than you requires two hands plus a bipod or other mount. You cannot use a weapon more than two size categories larger than yourself at all as a "personal firearm". For example, with those formulas in mind, and considering our example a Medium-size creature, a Small or smaller weapon is considered a light weapon. It can be used one-handed and, as a light weapon, is easier to use in your off hand. Magazine Though we did not add this column to the charts above, we will offer some references for player use. Most of our players are knowledgeable about firearms and are able to make such determinations on their own. These notes go along with the generalized rules we are using, and as such specifics can vary if you model your weapon after a real-world item. The amount of ammunition a weap­on carries, and hence how many shots it can fire before needing to be reloaded, is determined by its magazine capacity. How the firearm is reloaded depends upon its magazine type (further notes on reloading are included below). There are four general magazine types: box, cylinder, or internal. The fourth type, linked, often has an unlimited capacity as it is hooked to a vehicle's power supply, or a very large ammo deposit within a vehicle. Box A box magazine is any type of magazine that can be removed and reloaded separately from the weapon. Most slugthrowing handguns have box magazines that carry between 10 and 15 shots. Slugthrowing rifles, SMGs, and machineguns commonly vary from 5 shots to 50 shots. Gyrojet weapons use box magazines as well, though they typically only hold 5 to 20 shots, based on weapon size. The various power cells for energy weapons also fall into this category. There are three sizes of power cells in our campaign: Microcells, Minicells, and Heavy Cells. Microcells In most cases only Tiny energy weapons (such as the Holdout Laser) will use Microcells. There are 15 shots with such a weapon in a Microcell. All microcells cost 10 credits each. Minicells Minicells are utilized within a wider variety of weapons than Microcells accomodate. Small, Medium, and Large-sized energy firearms all use Minicells, and as they are universally built, they can be swapped between any such weapons at ease. The difference lay in how many shots each size category of weapon can get out of a Minicell. Small energy firearms can get 30 shots per cell, Medium energy firearms can get 25 shots per cell, and Large energy firearms can get 20 shots per cell. All minicells cost 15 credits each; higher capacity "extended" varieties can easily be incorporated by simply increasing the number of shots and price accordingly. Heavy Cells Huge energy weapons use what is known as a Heavy Cell. These Heavy Cells cost 50 credits each, and any of the various weapons can get 15 shots per cell. Please note that weapons larger than the Huge category require Linked ammunition of some sort (see below). Cylinder A revolver keeps its ammunition in a cylinder, which is part of the weapon and serves as the firing chamber for each round as well. Unlike box magazines, cylinders can’t (usually) be removed, and they must be reloaded by hand. However, most revolvers can be used with a speed loader. Using a speed loader is much like inserting a box magazine into a weapon. Without a speed loader, a firearm with a cylinder magazine must be loaded by hand. Most cylinder weapons have six shots. Internal Some weapons keep their ammunition in an internal space, which must be loaded by hand. This is the case with most shotguns, as well as some rifles. Linked Some machine guns and other large firearms use linked ammunition. For machine guns, the bullets are chained together with small metal clips, forming a belt. Typically, a belt holds 50 bullets; any number of belts can be clipped together. In military units, as the gunner fires, an assistant clips new ammunition belts together, keeping the weapon fed. Linked energy weapons are fed by a powersource of some sort in a vehicle that usually grants unlimited shots. Reloading Firearms Reloading a firearm with an already filled box magazine (or cell) or speed loader is a move action. Refilling a box magazine or a speed loader, or reloading a revolver without a speed loader or any weapon with an internal magazine, is a full-round action. Reloading a weapon with a ROF of 1 is a move action. Loading a belt of linked ammunition is a full-round action. Linking two belts together is a move action. Grenadelike Weapons Weapon Name Grenade --Adhesive --Concussion --Flash-bang --Frag --Incendiary --Nausea --Smoke --Stun --Atmosphere eater --Blinding --Dispersal mine --Hellfire --Knuckleduster --Screamer --Standard EMP --Tangleweb Missile --HE --HEAP --AA --AA-EMP --EMP --FAE --FOE --Hellfire --Laser --Maser --Multi Warhead Rocket --HE --HEAP --EMP --Hellfire Torpedo --Standard --EMP --Hellfire Blinding post Explosive arrow Smudgepot Wpn Cost -- 50 cr 100 cr 50 cr 100 cr 100 cr 50 cr 30 cr 50 cr 500 cr 100 cr 200 cr 300 cr 100 cr 100 cr 150 cr 200 cr -- 500 cr 750 cr 1000 cr 1200 cr 1000 cr 2000 cr 2000 cr 5000 cr 500 cr 750 cr Varies -- 250 cr 400 cr 500 cr 2500 cr -- 1000 cr 1200 cr 8000 cr 500 cr 60 cr 150 cr Wpn Damage -- -- 8d6 -- 8d6* 8d6 -- -- 8d6 6d6* * 4d6* 8 1/4d6 * 1d8/8d8 * Varies 9d10 15d10 12d10 2d6/15d10 2d6/20d10 6d8 6d8 9d10/15 2d6/10d10 2d6/10d10 Varies Varies 8d8 15d8 3d8/12d10 6d10/12 Varies 9d10x5 6d10/6d10x5 9d10/15 * 2d6* * Blast Radius -- 20 20 20 20 20 ** ** 20 20 20 5* 40 10 20 20 5 Varies 40 5 10 10 40 80 80 80 10 10 * Varies 30 5 40 60 Varies 50 10 10 75 -- 50 Wpn Range -- 10# 10# 10# 10# 10# 10# 10# 10# 10# 10# 10# 10# 10# 10# 10# 10# -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Damage Type -- ** ** ** ** Fire ** ** ** Fire* ** ** Radiation Electricity ** Electricity ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Fire Fire ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Piercing ** # These numbers are for thrown grenades. For grenades launched from a weapon, use the weapon's range increments. WEAPON MODIFICATIONS Masterwork Weapon: Cost: +300 gp Bonus: +1 bonus to attack; does not stack with magical enhancements. Bayonet This is a double-edged blade between six and eight inches long that attaches to the barrel of a rifle or carbine. A character wielding a firearm equipped with a bayonet can be used as a melee weapon, dealing 1d6 damage. Bayonets are automatically keenblades, so their critical threat range is 19-20. Cost: 20 cr Electronic Scope This high-tech scope supports a variety of options. It provides 10x magnification for the purposes of distance-hampered Spot checks. It eliminates penalties for poor lighting, working just like Low-Light Vision. In conditions of total darkness, the scope provides the equivalent of Darkvision. The scope also increases the effective range increment of a ranged weapon when it is used by one and a half times (1.5). However, aiming through a scope greatly reduces your field of vision and makes defending yourself almost impossible. When you use an electronic scope to make an attack, you lose your DEX bonus to AC until the start of your next action (effectively Flat-footed). It also takes up an attack action to acquire at target, and if you lose sight of the target, that action is lost and another must be spent to reacquire the target. Cost: 300 cr Laser Sight A laser sight can be mounted on any type of firearm, as well as bows and crossbows. A contact switch in the weapon's grip activates the sight, which paints the target with a beam of visible coherent light and greatly aids aiming the weapon. You gain a +1 equipment bonus on attack rolls when firing a weapon equipped with a laser sight, so long as the target is not more than 30 feet away. However, a laser sight can't be used effectively outside during the daytime. Cost: 100 cr Silencer A suppressor fits on the end of a slugthrowing firearm, capturing the gases traveling at supersonic speed that propel a bullet as it is fired. This eliminates the noise from the bullet’s firing, dramatically reducing the sound the weapon makes when it is used. For handguns, the only sound is the mechanical action of the weapon (Listen check, DC 15, to notice). For longarms, the supersonic speed of the bullet itself still makes noise. However, it’s difficult to tell where the sound is coming from, requiring a Listen check (DC 15) to locate the source of the gunfire. Modifying a weapon to accept a suppressor requires a Repair check (DC 15). Once a weapon has been modified in this manner, a suppressor can be attached or removed as a move action. Suppressors cannot be used on revolvers or shotguns. A suppressor purchased for one weapon can be used for any other weapon that fires the same caliber of ammunition. 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