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#1 dang13 Apr 17, 2015 19:45:41	(not sure if this is the right thread for this) Hey, so I'm new to Dnd as of this year, but I'm really interested in DMing. I was going through the DM guide and got an idea for a wild west take on dnd. Now, the first thing most people think about the wild west is cowboys, followed closely by their six-shooter revolvers. I did some research, and found I really didn't like how 5e handles firearms. The way they have them set up is to be ridiculously rare and powerful. I liked the 3.5 system for firearms much better, but it doesn't really match up very well with 5e. So, I came up with a fairly simple chart, using existing 5e weapons as a base and added something called Load Class (LC). A weapon's LC equals the amount of ammo it can hold (Load) +10. To reload a weapon, you roll d20 and add your Dex modifier to see if you match/exceed the weapon's LC. If you do, it only takes a move action to fully reload your weapon. On a fail, it takes a round (move action + attack action) to reload. I'm also planning a feat to allow you to add your proficiency bonus to your roll.   Derringer: based on Dart Range: 20/60ft Type: Simple Ranged Load: 2 Damage: 1d4 piercing LC: 12   Pepper Box: based on Sling Range: 30/120ft Type: Simple Ranged Load: 4 Damage: 1d4 piercing LC: 14   Revolver: based on hand Crossbow Range: 30/120ft Type: Martial Ranged Load: 6 Damage: 1d6 piercing LC: 16   Carbine: based on Shortbow Range: 80/320ft Type: Simple Ranged Load: 4 Damage: 1d6 piercing LC: 14   Rifle: based on Longbow Range: 150/600ft Type: Martial Ranged Load: 6 Damage: 1d8 piercing LC: 16   So yea, I just sort of swapped out names and added the LC thing, but I think it would work pretty well. What do you guys think?
#2 AaronOfBarbaria Apr 17, 2015 21:28:53	A "pepper box" is basically just a derringer with more barrels, so it really shouldn't have a higher range. I'd just change the pepper box to a low-caliber revolver, and rename your current revolver to a heavy- or high-caliber revolver.   Then, I'd make up a ruling for "scatter guns" and have the pepper box be the low-damage shorter range simple weapon, and the shotgun be the higher damage better range martial equivalent.   That's what seems simplest, at least (I'd actually go a different route, probably just slightly tweaking the stats found in Deadlands d20 or Call of Cthulhu d20).   Edit to add: I'd also use the recent Behind the Screens article in determining how wild west armor options worked, and making all the firearms deal ballistic damage instead of normal piercing.