Posts tagged Firearms
Quality Gear 8: Ammo
May 26, 2024
~ Written by Dave Silva
Previously in this series, we have explored various types of handguns and long guns. This week we are revisiting both articles in a way, by discussing ammo options and how to swap out different types of munitions in the heat of battle. These give firearms users more options for a minor investment.
Mechanics
Each Ammo Type a [...]
Quality Gear 5: Long Guns
Oct 29, 2023
~ Written by Dave Silva
First, a quick set of definitions, long guns first appeared in the 1500s, representing long barreled firearms intended to be used with two hands and braced at the shoulder, offering improved range and accuracy. This is the broader category, rifles are named for the rifling of the barrel which allows for even greater accuracy, but was largely [...]
Quality Gear 4: Fistloads
Oct 15, 2023
~ Written by Dave Silva
Often overlooked, fistloads are punching weapons such as the infamous brass knuckles, or weighted boxing gloves, but also include tools such as the bagh nakh (or cats claws) and deer horn knives. There are as many bladed as there are blunt variants. Ultimately what makes a fistload a fistload may be the ability to punch with the weapon in ha [...]
Quality Gear 3: Handguns
Oct 01, 2023
~ Written by Dave Silva
Time to move into the modern era. Let’s talk about guns, specifically handguns. Extremely popular in the US, handguns are commonly seen as everything from a means of protection to status symbols, with more notorious uses in the middle.Broadly, there are around tend not so distinct categories of handgun, but for the purposes of game pla [...]
Combat Styles Part 3: Gun Bunny
Mar 07, 2012
~ Written by Dave Silva
Forget the romanticism art of combat and the visceral thuggery of some more primitive men by now some one has had to ask and in the immortal words of Simon Phoenix:
“This is the future. Where are all the phaser guns?”
This week we’re talking about guns, marksmen and some of the advantages of being Lucid.
While corporate sec [...]