Editing Stars Without Number: Back in Black (section)

==== Melee & Ranged Weapons ====

*Longarms are the weapon of choice for most large-scale infantry actions, but other weapons have their uses.  Specifically, melee weapons have an advantage in melee combat.
*Longarms cannot be fired into a melee without the risk of hitting the wrong target.  If you are in melee with no other allies, and are attempting to fire a longarm at opponents who are in melee with you, you must take a penalty of -2 to hit, and opponents will receive +2 to hit you.  On second and subsequent rounds of attempting to use a longarm in melee, you will automatically lose initiative.
*Pistols can be fired into a melee safely if the pistol-wielder is part of the melee.  They do not receive a penalty to hit, but melee-armed enemies will receive a +2 bonus to hit the pistol-wielder.