Rules for firearms and general gunslinging

“Ill be darned if these things don’t clear a room like anything ive ever seen.
They sure make a lot of smoke, though and I cant say its real subtle, either. If
we had these back in the day maybe we could have won that damned war.
Apparently the Rust Brothers have been real interested in them recently. I say
if they wanna try and steal mine, they’ll have to try a lot harder than
normal!” -Village militia captain Tanarum
Rules - p.2
Firearm stats - p.3
by AUTHOR NAME
Outlaw profession - p.5
Firearm accessories and trade goods - p.6
Firearms and strongholds - P.7
Misfire table - p.7
 By MICHAEL “MICKIO” GAGNON
FIREARMS IN LORE
Many people associate the middle ages with swords
and knights and firearms with the rennaissance and later.
However in reality handgonnes (or hand cannons) have
existed in the middle ages and were very frequently used
and were a key tool in defending or attacking in siege
warfare. Longbows and crossbows were still very much in
use thanks to them being much cheaper, easier to use and
sometimes more precise since these ancient firearms had
smoothbores.
Though the forbidden lands were shrouded in mist for a
long time, the rest of the world continued to advance and
flintlock weaponry has started appearing in places and
foolhardy missionaries have arrived in the forbidden lands
with with this new technology. While inconsistent in
their quality and accuracy there is no denying their power.
It is still quite difficult to find gunpowder in the
ravenlands as one of the core ingredients; saltpeter is quite
rare.
Dwarves however have long since learnt much about the
secrets of gunpowder and how to best use it though these
fantastical creations seldom leaves their well guarded
mountains.
Some halflings are also quite fond of firearms as the
results of being shot in the heart is the same no matter
the shooter’s height or strength. Its also seen as a cleaner
and more civilized way of killing someone which they
prefer.
GUNPOWDER AND
ADVENTURERS
So how can firearms be used in your campaign? They can
be found anywhere in more civilized areas of the ancient
ravenlands though will mainly be seen used by rich
nobility and organised armies of the humans, halflings
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and dwarves. They are certainly harder to find for
purchase than most normal weapons and may need to
track down a gunsmith to custom make the weapon for
them. Gunpowder and ammo are easier to find and can be
obtained from anywhere you could find an organized
millitary. Artifact firearms can be found in ancient
dwarven constructs and ruins or perhaps burnt down
keeps or as mantelpieces of nobility or ancient castles.
To keep things simple «firearm ammo» contain all the
gunpowder, lead ball and matches necessary to fire a shot
as you would need all three to fire any of these weapons.
Do note that all firearms listed here are subject to rain and
humidity and that nothing will fire if the ammo has ben
thoroughly soaked in water or other liquids.
HOW TO USE FIREARMS
Firearms work similarly to crossbows as you must LOAD
them before firing and can be carried around before firing
as you like. They do have some differences however. For
one, firearms cannot be parried however they can be
dodged as normal since firearms take enough time to fire
for someone with enough reflexes to get out of the way.
You also must track an additionnal ressource die called the
Ammo ressource die which is used to load these weapons.
If your character’s items are ever submerged in water or
other liquids you must roll your Ammo die and on a 1-4
(or on a 1 if you are using a powder horn) you must
decrease the Ammo die one step. This may be done again
if your character dosent leave the water very soon
afterwards.
Firearms use the stab wounds critical injuries table
though replace any mentions of «skewered» or «impaled»
with the bullet going clean through the person (leaving a
larger hole) or getting stuck in the body. You may notice
many firearms do not have a gear bonus. That is because if
you ever fail on a pushed roll while attacking with a
firearm, instead of reducing the bonus and damaging the
weapon like normal, roll on the Powder Mishap table at
the back of the book instead.
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Ranged Weapons

NAME Grip Bonus Damage Range Cost Features

Handgonne 2H 0 2 Long 20 Loading, clublike

Hand 3H +2 4 Long 100 Loading, Heavy

Cannon

Matchlock 1H 0 1 Short 60 Loading

Pistol

Matchlock 2H +1 3 Long 80 Loading, Heavy

Rifle

Grapegonne 2H 0 1 Short 50 Multishot 2

Loading

Organ Gun 3H 0 2 Long 125 Multibarrel 7

Loading, Heavy

Blunderbuss 2H +1 1 Short 70 Multishot 3

Loading, Heavy

Handgonne
The handgonne is the simplest and oldest type of weapon.
It is more or less a smaller, handheld cannon with a fuse to
be lit with your offhand making it very distracting when
aiming often requiring another person to fire it off for you.
They are however quite simple to make and very deadly as
they are loaded with large amounts of gunpowder. Due to
its sturdy construction and very simple mechanism it also
makes for a relatively effective club in melee combat if its
not loaded.
Hand Cannon
The hand cannon is a massive handgonne made to be set on
the ground before firing. It is a 3 handed weapon which
means that it must be carried by two people to be used
unless its set on the ground which takes a slow action to
prepare it. If somehow fired with the help of a friend or
hireling reduce your bonus to a +1 due to the difficulty of
aiming such a heavy weapon.

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Matchlock weapons
These beauties are much more advanced and use a lit match
and a trigger to fire whenever the user pleases. They are
much more expensive than the handgonne and are quite in
demand by mercenaries, armies, hunters and duelistst.
While often made of wood and metal some have crossguards
made of finer material such as bone or ivory and adorned in
gold and other engravings. It is a status symbol for some
and the barrier between life and death for others. While the
matchlock pistol is anything but small the rifle is extremely
large and heavy. Finding artifact or enchanted versions of
these weapons is much rarer as the complex mechanisms
have to be enchanted individually for it to have effects but
they are much more powerful because of it.
Grapegonne
The grapegonne is a special rifle with a large barrel with 10
holes and a large match designed to fire all of them at once.
Designed as a close quarters last resort or as a tool of
ambush in the corners of a castle or dungeon. They arent
very accurate as the complex barrel leads to much more
imperfections than the normal handgonne and suffers from
all the problems of it as well and yet its undeniable that
adding 10 more bullets makes for much more effective
results agaisnt large groups or opponnents.
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Organ Gun
The organ gun is artillery the likes of which brings awe and
fear to all who lay eyes upon it.
It features 7 barrels which can
all be fired individually or all
at once. It is extremely heavy
and generally put on a carriage
or wheels to help transport or
during sieges on the offense. It
inspires retreat in armies that
come across it. It does take a
long time to load and prepare
however as each barrel must be
loaded individually.
Blunderbuss
This matchlock blunderbuss or musketoon as some call it is
a powerful and durable tool used by coachmen and hunters
alike for its intimidation factor, effectiveness and for how
polyvalent it is. Indeed the blunderbuss is designed to fire
multiple balls or any other small hard item such as rocks
and glass as well as even being able to use parts of a bush or
large leaves instead of waxed paper. While not very precise
this is a workhorse of a weapon and is respected as so for its
brutal effectiveness.
Feature explanations
Loading: Loading this weapon is a slow action.
Clublike: This firearm can be used in melee as a wooden
club (see player’s handbook page 101) however if used this
way while the weapon is loaded the ammo will fall out of
the gun from being too jostled and be useless needing
another loading to be fired.
Multishot X: This weapon fires a bunch of shots at once. If
your attack hits and deals damage, any additionnal 6
beyond the first deals an additionnal point of a damage to a
limit of X.
Multibarrel X: The weapon has a total of X barrels and as
such can fire these many times before needing to reload
though each one must be loaded individually. Some
multibarrel weapons can also have all barrels fired at once.
 THE OUTLAW
You live on the fringes and follow no laws but your own. You
closely follow roads and skirt around villages looking for your
next payday of silver, food and valuables. You leave as quickly
as you arrive once the law or angry villagers chase after you.
Wether by choice or by exile you don’t have a home, you are an
Outlaw.
KEY ATTRIBUTE: Agility
SKILLS: Marksmanship, Survival, Sleight of Hand
Manipulation, Crafting
TYPICAL NICKNAMES: Coachthief, scoundrel, Gold
Chaser
PRIDE
Choose an option below or create your own:
 All respect and fear you equally.
 You’re the best shot in the ravenlands.
 You know the wilds and its people like no other.
DARK SECRET
Choose an option below or create your own:
 You cannot respect and loathe authority.
 You worship the nightwalker and never steal before
making a blood sacrifice to him.
 You used to be in a band but stole everything from
them before leaving.
RELATIONSHIPS
Choose an option below or create your own:
… is a smart guy, you don’t want him to become like you.
… is more indimidating than you are, you have to best him.
… is a great drinking buddy but keeps drinking from your
stock.
GEAR
Handgonne or crossbow,dagger, one item of your choice
from the list of trade goods.
Resource dice: Food D6, Water D6, Ammo D10
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PATH OF GUNNERY
You need a loud and powerful weapon out there and your one of
the lucky few with enough ressources and connections to have a
firearm and know how to use it better then most.
 RANK 1: When you encounter merchants or enter a shop,
you can spend a WP to find D3 Uncommon items if they
only sold Common ones and 1 Rare item if they sold
Uncommon and common ones. One of these items must
be a Ammo first.
 RANK 2: You can spend a WP to Load a weapon as a fast
action.
 RANK 3: You can spend a WP to gain an extra +1 bonus
and +1 damage as you shoot a Loaded weapon for each
WP you spend. (You cannot have more than a total +3
bonus with this ability.)
PATH OF INTIMIDATION
You are loud and scary and can make most people do what you
say under duress thanks to your big weapons.
 RANK 1: when you MANIPULATE an NPC, you can
spend one WP to get a +2 bonus if you are using a Loaded
or Heavy weapon to threaten them.
 RANK 2: When you attack with a ranged weapon, you
can spend WP to threaten the enemy or one in NEAR
range of the attacked enemy to automatically deal
damage to Wits equal to the WP spent. The target may
attempt to resist by rolling for INSIGHT. Each 6
negates one point of damage. No effect against monsters.
 RANK 3: When an ally is Broken within NEAR range
from a FEAR attack, you may spend one WP to reduce
that ally to 1 Wits instead. They still roll on the horror
critical table but instead roll twice and pick the highest
result.
PATH OF THE OUTLANDER
You live in the fringes of what most would call civilization,
living off of what you can get away with.
 RANK 1: When you enter a mountain or marsh hex, you
can spend a WP to gain one rank of Ammo, the same is
true for forests and Food or Lakes/Rivers and Water.
 RANK 2: If an ally rolls a 1 on any of their ressource die,
you can spend a WP to make them reroll it once.
 RANK 3: You automatically gain one rank in a ressource
based on where you are as the day starts. (see ranks 1)
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 FIREARMS AND STRONGHOLDS
Firearms and gunpowder can be mighty allies when it comes to defending your stronghold. Here are some of the features
advantages firearms can do for your stronghold!

✥ +1 defense rating for each 3H weapon in your stronghold

✥ You can hire a GUNSMITH with a salary of 8 copper and uncommon supply. He can sucessfully repair firearms
automatically (which takes a quarter day per firearm), succesfully craft firearms if you have a FORGE (which the
smith can also do) and produces one unit of gunpowder each week.
✥ During a siege, 3H weapons or weapons with a fork rest begin combat set up on the ground as its assumed they were
prepared beforehand.

POWDER MISFIRE TABLE

D6 EFFECT

Muzzle Explosion! The weapon is

broken and a repair failure will
1 destroy it permanently.
You also take one unpreventable
damage.

Barrel explosion! The weapon is

2 broken and a repair failure will
destroy it permanently.

Jammed! You must spend a slow

3 action to clean it before Loading
it again.

Humid powder! The shot dosent

4 fire and you need to Load it
again.

Fire went out! The shot dosent

5 fire but you dont need to Load it
to fire again.

Clean explosion! The shot is a

6 success instead and deals an extra
damage.

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