Firearms in MCC and DCC

Notes

The following rules are what I have collected from around the Internet for the use of firearms in MCC & DCC. I will be playtesting these by converting a Gamma World module to MCC.

Firearm Terms

Rate of Fire: This is the number of shots an attacker may take for his action, up to the Rate of Fire. However, each subsequent shot after the first shot decreases the die they use to roll their attacks by -1d. A firearm with multiple RoFs may fire once and only during the surprise round. Automatic weapons are indicated by a number that indicates the number of rounds used followed by an ‘A’. A rate of fire that is expressed as a fraction like x/y means that the attacker may make x number of attacks before reloading for y uninterrupted rounds.

Firearm Rules

Firearm Proficiency

First-time users decrease the die they use to roll their attacks by -1d to attacks with a firearm and they increase the fumble die by +1d. These penalties exists until either the character gains a level or appropriate training is acquired since first using the weapon. Training will take a month where the character must spend 2 hours a day shooting his weapon. This means a character must expend 2 hours x 60 minutes a hour x 7 days a week x 4 weeks a month = 3,360 rounds of ammunition.

Reloading

Black powder weapons can take up to 3 rounds to reload. Reloading a firearm that takes cartridges manually can takes one action per round of ammunition. If quick loaders or magazines are available, reloading takes one action per magazine. Each magazine, quick loader, or box can be manually loaded with ammunition at the rate of one action per round of ammunition. Machines can be built to load magazines faster in non-combat situations.

Ammunition that misses its target may not be retrieved to be reused. Spent cartridges and bullets may be retrieved and reused by building their components. However the fuel / explosive material in the cartridge is not reused.

Hits Do 1 Die of Damage

Each firearm has its own damage die. For a standard attack, a hit does 1 die of damage. Damage is treated just like any other missile or melee attack, and can be healed as normal.

Automatic Weapons

Weapons with a RoF that indicates an (A), instead of separate attacks, automatic weapons can affect multiple targets in a 10-foot square area. An automatic fire attack uses 10 rounds of ammunition. The attacker makes a single attack roll that’s compared to the AC of each target in the area. A hit causes 3 dice worth of damage, DC 10 Ref save for half. A critical hit on the to hit roll by the attacker (natural 20) does 6 dice of damage, DC 10 Ref save by the defender will save for for half of the damage rolled.

Optional Fire arm rules

Dueling Proficiency

Someone who is proficient in firearms may practice at becoming proficient at dueling. A person may not benefit from these dueling rules until they become proficient in dueling. In order to become proficient a character must use a firearm for two levels. This may be reduced to one level with appropriate training is acquired since first using the weapon. In order to train to be a dualist a character must spend at least 2 hours a day practicing for a full month. This means a character must expend 2 hours x 60 minutes a hour x 7 days a week x 4 weeks a month = 3,360 rounds of ammunition.

Duels are deadly. The two participants are standing still, facing each other. The attack happens so quickly that dodging and maneuvering are not possible. This means that duels are exceptionally damaging critical hits.

Initiative is determined normally, with each weapon having their speed added to the result of the initiative. This represents the duelists drawing their weapons. The duelist with the highest initiative attacks first using normal to hit / attack rules. If the attacker hits than the attacker rolls the weapons damage die a number of times equal to his level or number of hit dice. If the target survives, he can attempt to shoot back, applying the same damage rules. If the target does not survive, it is assumed he has fired back and the shot has missed. If both duelists survive the dual, a normal combat round starts.

Weapon Speed: Weapon Speed is an attribute of every firearm and it is only a factor for individual initiative rolls during duels.

Firearms Are Fast

Using a firearm gives a +1 Die for initiative. This represents how quickly a gun can be fired.

Aiming

As an action, the shooter may take time to aim. This will increase the attack roll by +1d and hits will increase the damage by +1d. A character may aim round after round, but this bonuses does not accumulate from round to round.

Surprise Attacks

Firearm attacks during a surprise round, or the target is otherwise unaware of the attack, will increase the chance of a critical hit by +2. This bonus is in addition to bonuses from aiming and the initiative bonus inherent to using firearms. Automatic weapons do not get this bonus.

Taking Cover

Taking cover is key to surviving a gun fight. If a target is actively hiding behind hard cover, no attacks can be made. If the target is firing back from behind some hard cover, the cover provides a+4 to AC. Firing from a firing port, murder hole or arrow slit can provide up to+8 points of AC.

Critical Table

Roll	Effect	Rules
1	Kickback sends the weapon flying.	You inflict half damage (rounded down) and are disarmed.
2	The bullet goes cleanly through the target’s shoulder.	Do an additional +1d4 damage.
3	The shot grazes the opponent’s head.	Inflict +1d3 damage and the opponent loses next action.
4	The target takes a bullet in the abdomen.	Add +1d6 damage and the opponent loses an action on his next round.
5	The target is shot in the rib cage. Bone fragments splinter off internally, dangerously close to vital organs.	Inflict +3d4 damage.
6	The target takes a bullet in the shoulder and drops his weapon.	Add +1d4 to the damage and the target is disarmed.
7	The target takes a bullet in the chest and is staggered.	The target takes +1d6 damage and has movement reduced by half and loses one action per round until the end of combat.
8	The target takes a bullet in the leg.	Add +1d6 damage and the target takes a -5’ penalty to movement until healed.
9	The target dodges a headshot only to have his ear blown off.	Add +1 d6 damage and the target takes 1d3 damage to Personality.
10	The target is shot in chest.	Add +2d6 to damage.
11	Gut shot. Unless the target receives medical treatment, he will die.	Death in in 1d6 hours.
12	The target takes a bullet in the leg, blasting apart his femur.	Add +2d6 damage and the target takes a -10’ penalty to movement until healed.
13	Bullet punctures the target’s lung.	Add +2d10 damage.
14	The target is shot in the face. His jaw is dislocated.	Add +1d10 damage and the target takes 1d4 Personality damage.
15	Bullet blasts the target’s primary attack hand.	The target has a -4 penalty to all future attacks, unless magical or high tech surgery is used to rebuild the hand.
16	Force of bullet knocks the target to the ground.	Add +2d6 damage and the target falls prone.
17	A bullet gets lodged in the spinal column.	Add +1d6 damage. The target loses next action, suffers a -2 penalty to AC and a -10’ penalty to movement until healed.
18	The target takes a bullet in the head.	Add +1d6 damage and the target takes 1d4 points of permanent Intelligence and Personality damage.
19	Bullet blasts through the target’s chest, shooting bloody chunks from the exit wound in his back.	Add +2d6 damage and the target must make a DC 1 3 + PC level Fort save or die.
20	The target takes a bullet to the groin.	Add +2d6 damage and the target must make a Fort save (1 0 + PC level) or lose consciousness and fall to the ground.
21	The target’s spinal column is blown apart.	Add +3d6 damage and the target must make a Fort save (DC 1 5 + PC level) or become paralyzed.
22	Blood gushes out of the target as the bullet severs a major artery.	The target takes +2d6 damage and must make a Fort save (DC 13 + PC level) or die in 1d4 rounds.
23	The target takes a bullet to the throat.	Add +2d6 damage and the target must make a DC 10 Fortitude save or die.
24	The target takes bullet in the eye. A	dd +3d6 damage and the target must make a DC 10 Fortitude save or die. The target is blind in one eye.
25+	The target takes a bullet in the chest and coughs up blood.	Add +3d6 damage and the target must make a DC 15 Fortitude save or die.

Fumble Table

Roll	Effect	Rules
1	Your shot misses everything by a good ten yards.	There are no rules for you, you lucky bastard!
2 Black-powder Firearms:	You are in such a hurry that you leave your ramrod in the firearm.	There is a 50% chance that the ramrod skewers your target, doing +2d6 additional damage, or does 2d6 damage to a randomly determined adjacent combatant (even an ally). The firearm cannot be reloaded until you get another ramrod.
2 All other Firearms:	The bullet ricochets wildly off multiple surfaces in the environment – trees, cavern walls, dungeon walls, the ground.	Everyone in the scene must make a DC 5 + your level Reflex save or take 1d4 damage, including you.
3	The weapon alarms you almost as much as your target.	Make a DC10 Reflex save or drop the firearm.
4	The kickback from the firearm causes you to lose hold of the weapon.	You take a -2 to your next attack as you struggle to regain your grip.
5	A bad round explodes in the chamber! The firearm isn’t much use at the moment.	You can try to get it working again with about 10 minutes of effort spent towards repairs.
6	This round is a dud.	You lose your turn reloading the firearm or rotating the cylinder to remove the dud.
7	The kickback from the firearm sends the weapon flying. You drop it and are disarmed.	You must spend an action picking the firearm up again and another to rearm it.
8	The weapon fires a bit too close to your ear canal, making your ears ring loudly.	The next enemy that attacks you gets a +2 on his Attack Roll.
9	The firearm discharges smoke that burns your eyes.	You take a -4 to your next attack roll.
10	The bullet ricochets and hits an ally.	Roll damage for one randomly chosen ally.
11	You leave your finger on the trigger and discharge the firearm into the air before the attack.	Take 1d3 points of damage as a bird, squirrel, bat, or rock from the ceiling falls on your head. Roll a DC 13 Agility check or fall prone as well.
12	The weapon explodes in your hand.	You take 1d4 points of damage from powder burns and the weapon is rendered useless. It would take a gunsmith a week or so to fix it. Additionally, you are at -2 to Attack Rolls with the hand that was holding the weapon until you have healed.
13	You have difficulty maintaining hold of the weapon and it falls the ground. The fall causes the firearm to discharge and you take the brunt of the attack.	Roll damage.
14+	The firearm fails to discharge and you do what you should never ever do. You look down the barrel to see what happened. The firearm discharges after you shake the weapon with the weapon pointed straight at your face.	Roll under your current Luck score with a DC20 or take 30 points of damage.

Range Table

Type	Name	TL	Comp	Range	Radius	Dmg	Power	Ammo	Rate of Fire	Speed	Weight	Cost	Value
Single	Blowgun, normal	1	2	20/40/60	0	1d3	N/A	1	1	-3		6 Ð	0
Single	Blowgun, thief	1	2	20/40/60	0	1d5	N/A	1	1	-3		6 Ð	0
Two H	Crossbow	1	2	80/160/240	0	1d6	N/A	1	1	N/A		30 Ð	0
Single	Dagger	1	1	10/20/30	0	1d4	N/A	1	1	1		3 Ð	0
Single	Flint Dagger	1	1	10/20/30	0	1d4	N/A	1	1	1		3 Ð	0
Single	Dart	1	1	20/40/60	0	1d4	N/A	1	1	0		0.5 Ð	0
Single	Hand Axe	1	1	10/20/30	0	1d6	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1		4 Ð	0
Single	Javelin	1	1	30/60/90	0	1d6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		1 Ð	0
Two H	Longbow	1	2	70/140/210	0	1d6	N/A	1	1	-3		40 Ð	0
Two H	Bow	1	2	50/100/200	0	1d6	N/A	1	1	-2		30 Ð	0
Two H	Shortbow	1	2	50/100/150	0	1d6	N/A	1	1	-2		25 Ð	0
Single	Sling, Leather	1	2	40/80/160	0	1d4	N/A	1	1	N/A		2 Ð	0
Pistol	Black Power Pistol	1	2	50	0	1d8	N/A	1	1/3	-3	4 lbs	100 Ð	?
Rifle	Black Power Rifle	1	2	80	0	1d10	N/A	1	1/3	-3	15lbs	250 Ð	?
Pistol	Compact	2	2	40	0	1d6	N/A	2	1	0	2lbs	200 Ð	?
Pistol	Revolver	2	2	60	0	1d8	N/A	6	1	-2	4lbs	150 Ð	?
Rifle	Bolt Action	2	2	120	0	1d10	N/A	5	1	-2	15lbs	350 Ð	?
Rifle	Shotgun	2	2	50	0	1d10	N/A	2	1	-1	12lbs	300 Ð	?
Siege	Gatling Gun	2	4	120	0	1d12	N/A	box/belt	5 A	N/A	300lbs	1000 Ð	?
Pistol	Compact	3	2	40	0	1d6	N/A	2	1	0	2lbs	200 Ð	?
Pistol	Revolver	3	2	60	0	1d8	N/A	6	1	-1	4lbs	150 Ð	?
Pistol	Semi-Auto	3	2	60	0	1d8	N/A	10	2	0	4lbs	250 Ð	?
Pistol	Submachine gun	3	3	60	0	1d8	N/A	30	3A	-1	4lbs	400 Ð	?
Rifle	Assault	3	3	100	0	1d10	N/A	30	3A	-1	15lbs	500 Ð	?
Rifle	Bolt/Lever Action	3	2	120	0	1d10	N/A	5	1	-2	15lbs	350 Ð	?
Rifle	Shotgun	3	2	50	0	1d10	N/A	2	1	-1	12lbs	300 Ð	?
Rifle	Combat Shotgun	3	3	50	0	1d10	N/A	10	2	-1	12lbs	400 Ð	?
Rifle	Machine Gun	3	4	120	0	1d12	N/A	100	5A	N/A	30lbs	800 Ð	?
Pistol	Dazer	4	4	50	0	Stun (DC 14/16/20 Fortitude save to resist); duration 1d6 rounds	C=10,F=20,Q=U	1,2, or 3 Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	-	?
Pistol	Faser	4	6	80	0	Stun (DC 18 Fortitude save to resist); Heat 3d6; Disengrate (DC 15 Fortitude to Save and take 3d6 damage)	C=10,F=20,Q=U	1,2, or 3 Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	-	?
Pistol	Gauzer	4	3	70	0	1d6	C=50,F=100,Q=U	1 or 10	A10	N/A	N/A	-	?
Pistol	Laser	4	4	LoS	0	3d6	C=10,F=20,Q=U	1	1	N/A	N/A	-	?
Pistol	Mazer	4	5	70	0	Heat 1d6 / 2d6 / 3d6	C=10,F=20,Q=U	1, 2, 3	1	N/A	N/A	-	?
Rifle	Faser	4	6	80	0	Stun (DC 20 Fortitude save to resist); Heat 5d6; Disengrate (DC 18 Fortitude to Save and take 5d6 damage)	C=10,F=20,Q=U	2,4, or 6 Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	-	?
Rifle	Gauzer	4	3	70	0	1d8	C=50,F=100,Q=U	1 or 10	A20	N/A	N/A	-	?
Rifle	Laser	4	4	LoS	0	Heat 6d6	C=5,F=10,Q=U	1	1	N/A	N/A	-	?
Rifle	Mazer	4	5	70	0	Heat 1d6 / 2d6 / 3d6	C=5,F=10,Q=U	2, 4, 6	1	N/A	N/A	-	?

Melee Table

Type	Name	TL	Comp	Range	Radius	Dmg	Power	Ammo	Rate of Fire	Speed	Weight	Cost	Value
Two H	Battle Axe	1	1	N/A	0	1d10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		7 Ð	0
Single	Stone Axe	1	1	N/A	0	1d7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		7 Ð	0
Single	Blackjack, normal	1	1	N/A	0	1d3s	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		3 Ð	0
Single	Blackjack, thief	1	1	N/A	0	2d6s	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		3 Ð	0
Single	Blowgun, normal	1	2	20/40/60	0	1d3	N/A	1	1	-3		6 Ð	0
Single	Blowgun, thief	1	2	20/40/60	0	1d5	N/A	1	1	-3		6 Ð	0
Single	Club	1	1	N/A	0	1d4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		3 Ð	0
Single	Club, Wooden	1	1	N/A	0	1d5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		2 Ð	0
Single	Club, Bone	1	1	N/A	0	1d6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		3 Ð	0
Two H	Crossbow	1	2	80/160/240	0	1d6	N/A	1	1	N/A		30 Ð	0
Single	Dagger, normal	1	1	N/A	0	1d4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		3 Ð	0
Single	Dagger, theif	1	1	N/A	0	1d10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		3 Ð	0
Single	Dagger	1	1	10/20/30	0	1d4	N/A	1	1	1		3 Ð	0
Single	Flint Dagger	1	1	10/20/30	0	1d4	N/A	1	1	1		3 Ð	0
Single	Dart	1	1	20/40/60	0	1d4	N/A	1	1	0		0.5 Ð	0
Single	Flail	1	1	N/A	0	1d6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		6 Ð	0
Single	Garrote, normal	1	1	N/A	0	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		2 Ð	0
Single	Garrote, theif	1	1	N/A	0	3d4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		2 Ð	0
Single	Hand Axe	1	1	10/20/30	0	1d6	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1		4 Ð	0
Single	Javelin	1	1	30/60/90	0	1d6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		1 Ð	0
Two H	Lance	1	3	N/A	0	1d12	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		25 Ð	0
Two H	Longbow	1	2	70/140/210	0	1d6	N/A	1	1	-3		40 Ð	0
Two H	Bow	1	2	50/100/200	0	1d6	N/A	1	1	-2		30 Ð	0
Single	Mace	1	1	N/A	0	1d6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		5 Ð	0
Two H	Polearm	1	1	N/A	0	1d10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		7 Ð	0
Two H	Shortbow	1	2	50/100/150	0	1d6	N/A	1	1	-2		25 Ð	0
Single	Sling, Leather	1	2	40/80/160	0	1d4	N/A	1	1	N/A		2 Ð	0
Single	Spear, Metal tip	1	1	N/A	0	1d8	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		3 Ð	0
Single	Spear, Stone tip	1	1	N/A	0	1d6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		3 Ð	0
Single	Staff	1	1	N/A	0	1d4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		0.5 Ð	0
Two H	Two-Handed Sword	1	1	N/A	0	1d10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		15 Ð	0
Single	Warhammer	1	1	N/A	0	1d8	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		5 Ð	0