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==Weaponry==
 
==Weaponry==
  
''Reloading'': All firearms of this period were muzzle-loaders which took a considerable amount of time to reload. It takes six turns to reload a sidearm, nine turns to reload a smoothbore longarm and twelve turns to reload a rifled longarm.
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''Reloading'': All firearms of this period were muzzle-loaders which took a considerable amount of time to reload. It takes five turns to reload a sidearm, seven turns to reload a smoothbore longarm and twelve turns to reload a rifled longarm. Reloading times are 50% longer in the case of untrained use of the Firearms skill.
  
''Ammunition'': Black powder weapons use extremely large calibre round lead bullets. As a general rule, musket balls are the largest and won't fit in a pistol or rifled weapon. Rifled weapons use the same ammunition as travelling pistols.
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''Ammunition'': Black powder weapons use extremely large calibre round lead bullets. As a general rule, musket balls are the largest and won't fit in a pistol or rifled weapon. Rifled weapons use the same ammunition as pistols.
  
 
''Skill usage'': Sidearms and Longarms use Dexterity + Firearms. Propelled and Thrown weapons use Dexterity + Athletics.
 
''Skill usage'': Sidearms and Longarms use Dexterity + Firearms. Propelled and Thrown weapons use Dexterity + Athletics.
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''Defense'': Against attacks using Firearms, characters have Defense 0 (you can't dodge bullets without magic). Against attacks using Athletics, Defense applies as normal.
  
  
 
'''Weapon traits''':  The weapons listed below come with a number of traits that are additional to those in the core nWoD system.  
 
'''Weapon traits''':  The weapons listed below come with a number of traits that are additional to those in the core nWoD system.  
  
''Armour Piercing'': Weapons with the AP trait are designed to punch through or ignore armour with greater efficiency than normal. Any hit with an AP weapon reduces the damage reduction from the target's armour by an amount equal to the AP trait. AP from different sources stack together.
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''Armour Piercing'': Weapons with the AP trait are designed to punch through or ignore armour with greater efficiency than normal. Any hit with an AP weapon reduces the damage reduction from the target's physical armour by an amount equal to the AP trait. AP from different sources stack together.
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''Cavalry Carbine'': This Longarm suffers no penalty when used from horseback.
  
 
''Entangling'':
 
''Entangling'':
  
''Hafted'': Weapons with a long haft make it easier to parry incoming melee attacks, granting +1 Defense against Brawl or Weaponry attacks when the weapon is wielded in two hands.
 
 
''Smoothbore'': Weapons with the Smoothbore trait do not fire true, all range penalties are increased; to -4 at medium range and -6 at long range.
 
  
  
 
'''Sidearms'''
 
'''Sidearms'''
 
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Type                Damage    Range    Str  Size  Special
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Type                Damage    Range    Special
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Pocket pistol       1L    10/20/40   1    1P    AP1, Smoothbore
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Small pistol         1L    10/20/40   AP1
Travelling pistol    2L    15/30/60   2    1S    AP1, Smoothbore
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Pistol              2L    15/30/60   AP1
Dragoon pistol      2L    15/30/60    2    2J    AP1, Smoothbore
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Blunderbuss pistol  2L    5/10/20    9-Again
Blunderbuss pistol  2L    5/10/20     2    2L   9-Again, Smoothbore
 
 
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Pistols function as batons if used as a melee weapon.<br>
 
Pistols function as batons if used as a melee weapon.<br>
Adding "scratch rifling" to a pistol makes it more accurate, though is considered ungentlemanly if brought to a duel. Scratch rifling removes the Smoothbore trait, and increases the range by 50%. However, it also increases loading time by one turn.<br>
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Adding "scratch rifling" to a pistol makes it more accurate, though is considered ungentlemanly if brought to a duel. Scratch rifling increases the range by 50%. However, it also increases loading time by one turn.<br>
  
  
 
'''Longarms'''
 
'''Longarms'''
 
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Type                Damage    Range     Str  Size  Special
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Type                Damage    Range     Special
 
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Carbine              2L      20/40/80    2    3    AP1, Smoothbore
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Carbine              2L      20/40/80    AP1, Cavalry Carbine
Rifled carbine      2L      75/150/300  2    3    AP1, 9-Again on Aim
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Rifled carbine      2L      75/150/300  AP1, Cavalry Carbine, 9-Again on Aim
Musket              2L      30/60/120  3    3    AP1, Smoothbore
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Musket              2L      30/60/120  AP1
Long rifle          2L    125/250/500  3    3    AP1, 9-Again on Aim
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Long rifle          2L    125/250/500  AP1, 9-Again on Aim
Fowling piece        1L      30/60/120  3    3    Smoothbore
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Blunderbuss          2L     10/20/40    9-Again
Blunderbuss          3L     10/20/40    3    3    9-Again, Smoothbore
 
 
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All Longarms require two hands to use accurately. Firing a longarm one-handed incurs a -1 dice penalty.<br>
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All Longarms require two hands to use accurately. Firing a Longarm one-handed incurs a -2 dice penalty. Attempting to fire a Longarm from horseback incurs a -2 dice penalty.<br>
Longarms function as clubs if used as a melee weapon (without fixing a bayonet).<br>
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Longarms function as clubs if used as a melee weapon (without fixing a bayonet). Carbines are not generally designed to take a bayonet.<br>
  
  
 
'''Propelled Weapons'''
 
'''Propelled Weapons'''
 
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Type      Damage  Range     Str  Size  Special
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Type      Damage  Range     Special
 
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Atlatl      3L     Thrownx5   2    3
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Atlatl      2L     Thrownx5
Blowgun    0L    Special    1    2N    Range is 2x(Size+Stamina+Athletics)
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Blowgun    0L    Thrownx2 
Bolas      0B    Thrown    2    2J    Entangling
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Bolas      0B    Thrown    Entangling
Bow†        1L    Special  =Str =Str  Range equal to 3x(Strength+Size+Athletics), Strength penalties are doubled.
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Bow†        1L    30/60/120
Sling†      1L    Thrownx3  2    1P    Range increases to Thrownx5 if using bullets rather than stones
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Sling†      1L    Thrownx3  Range increases to Thrownx5 if using bullets rather than stones
 
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'''Thrown Weapons'''
 
'''Thrown Weapons'''
 
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Type         Damage  Range  Str Size  Special
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Type         Damage  Range  Size Special
 
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Dart         -1L    Aero    1   1P    Does not 10-Again
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Dart           0L    Aero    1   
Hachet        1L    Thrown   2    1S    Can opt to do Bashing instead
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Javelin       2L    Aero    2     
Javelin       2L    Aero    2    2N
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Throwing axe  2L    Thrown  2    Can opt to do Bashing instead
Knife        1L    Aero    2    1P    Combat knives use Thrown range
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Throwing knife 1L    Aero    1 
Tomahawk      2L    Thrown  2   2J   Can opt to do Bashing instead
 
 
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'''Melee Weapons'''
 
'''Melee Weapons'''
 
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Type                Damage  Size  Special
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Type                Damage  Special
 
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Baton                1B      2J
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Baton                1B    
Club                 2B      2L
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Cavalry Lance        3L     9-Again on the charge, only usable on horseback
Fixed bayonet†        2L      1S    1L if used unfixed
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Club or Staff        2B       
Gunstock club        2B/2L   3N    AP1 (Lethal only)
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Fixed bayonet†        1L
Hachet                1L      1S
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Gunstock club        2L
Halberd†              3L      4N    Hafted, Minimum Str 3
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Halberd†              3L      Minimum Str 3
Knife                1L      1S
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Hand Axe              2L
Lance                3L      4N    9-Again. Assumes used from horseback, functions as a spear if dismounted.
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Knife                1L       
Pickaxe†              3L      4N    AP1, -3 if used to attack in next turn
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Sledgehammer†        3B      Minimum Str 3
Quarterstaff†        2B      4B    Hafted
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Spear†                2L       
Sledgehammer†        3B      4N   
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Sword                2L       
Spear†                2L      4N    Hafted
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Woodcutter's axe†    3L      Minimum Str 3
Sword                2L      2L    Sabres do +1 damage if used from height advantage; thrusting swords have AP 1
 
Tomahawk              2L      2J    Optional 2B if fitted with a hammer poll; AP1 if fitted with spear-bit
 
Woodcutter's axe†    3L      3N    9-Again
 
 
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Armour and shields have fallen out of favour in this period; neither is particularly effective against bullets or cannonballs. However, they do remain in use in certain locales and by certain peoples.
 
Armour and shields have fallen out of favour in this period; neither is particularly effective against bullets or cannonballs. However, they do remain in use in certain locales and by certain peoples.
  
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'''Armour'''
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Infantry armour          1      -1     
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Heavy cavalry armour      2      -2     
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Both types of armour are extremely rare in this period, worn only by certain types of elite and/or ceremonial troops.
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'''Shields'''
  
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Shields act as one point of cover. Given the AP quality on firearms, they provide no protection against bullets, but do function against other ranged weapons and Brawl/Weaponry attacks. Some native tribes use shields, and the buckler is still sometimes used in combat.
  
  

Latest revision as of 10:38, 24 January 2013

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Weaponry[edit]

Reloading: All firearms of this period were muzzle-loaders which took a considerable amount of time to reload. It takes five turns to reload a sidearm, seven turns to reload a smoothbore longarm and twelve turns to reload a rifled longarm. Reloading times are 50% longer in the case of untrained use of the Firearms skill.

Ammunition: Black powder weapons use extremely large calibre round lead bullets. As a general rule, musket balls are the largest and won't fit in a pistol or rifled weapon. Rifled weapons use the same ammunition as pistols.

Skill usage: Sidearms and Longarms use Dexterity + Firearms. Propelled and Thrown weapons use Dexterity + Athletics.

Defense: Against attacks using Firearms, characters have Defense 0 (you can't dodge bullets without magic). Against attacks using Athletics, Defense applies as normal.


Weapon traits: The weapons listed below come with a number of traits that are additional to those in the core nWoD system.

Armour Piercing: Weapons with the AP trait are designed to punch through or ignore armour with greater efficiency than normal. Any hit with an AP weapon reduces the damage reduction from the target's physical armour by an amount equal to the AP trait. AP from different sources stack together.

Cavalry Carbine: This Longarm suffers no penalty when used from horseback.

Entangling:


Sidearms

Type                Damage    Range    Special
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Small pistol         1L     10/20/40   AP1
Pistol               2L     15/30/60   AP1
Blunderbuss pistol   2L     5/10/20    9-Again

Pistols function as batons if used as a melee weapon.
Adding "scratch rifling" to a pistol makes it more accurate, though is considered ungentlemanly if brought to a duel. Scratch rifling increases the range by 50%. However, it also increases loading time by one turn.


Longarms

Type                Damage    Range      Special
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Carbine              2L      20/40/80    AP1, Cavalry Carbine
Rifled carbine       2L      75/150/300  AP1, Cavalry Carbine, 9-Again on Aim
Musket               2L      30/60/120   AP1
Long rifle           2L     125/250/500  AP1, 9-Again on Aim
Blunderbuss          2L      10/20/40    9-Again

All Longarms require two hands to use accurately. Firing a Longarm one-handed incurs a -2 dice penalty. Attempting to fire a Longarm from horseback incurs a -2 dice penalty.
Longarms function as clubs if used as a melee weapon (without fixing a bayonet). Carbines are not generally designed to take a bayonet.


Propelled Weapons

Type       Damage  Range      Special
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Atlatl      2L     Thrownx5  
Blowgun     0L     Thrownx2  
Bolas       0B     Thrown     Entangling
Bow†        1L     30/60/120
Sling†      1L     Thrownx3   Range increases to Thrownx5 if using bullets rather than stones

†Requires two hands.


Thrown Weapons

Type          Damage  Range   Size  Special
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Dart           0L     Aero     1   
Javelin        2L     Aero     2    
Throwing axe   2L     Thrown   2    Can opt to do Bashing instead
Throwing knife 1L     Aero     1  


Melee Weapons

Type                 Damage  Special
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Baton                 1B     
Cavalry Lance         3L      9-Again on the charge, only usable on horseback
Club or Staff         2B      
Fixed bayonet†        1L
Gunstock club         2L
Halberd†              3L      Minimum Str 3
Hand Axe              2L
Knife                 1L      
Sledgehammer†         3B      Minimum Str 3
Spear†                2L      
Sword                 2L      
Woodcutter's axe†     3L      Minimum Str 3

†Requires two hands; if used one-handed, the Strength requirement increases by one.


Armour and Shields[edit]

Armour and shields have fallen out of favour in this period; neither is particularly effective against bullets or cannonballs. However, they do remain in use in certain locales and by certain peoples.

Armour

Type                   Rating   Defense   
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Infantry armour           1       -1      
Heavy cavalry armour      2       -2      

Both types of armour are extremely rare in this period, worn only by certain types of elite and/or ceremonial troops.


Shields

Shields act as one point of cover. Given the AP quality on firearms, they provide no protection against bullets, but do function against other ranged weapons and Brawl/Weaponry attacks. Some native tribes use shields, and the buckler is still sometimes used in combat.


Equipment[edit]

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