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Old 11-09-2011, 10:45 AM   #4
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Default Re: High recoil, single shots

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Originally Posted by mhd View Post

People overcompensating for recoil is probably handled through the familiarity penalty, right? (Combined with the probability of a generally low skill)
For sure. Tossing as bad as -6 onto skill for the very first shot, ever, that one fires from a given weapon is entirely justified. As the Guns skill notes, going from a handheld 5.56mm self-loader to a 12.7mm bolt gun propped up on a bipod can give -6, entirely from lack of familiarity. Of course, this wouldn't take long to lose, but the people in silly videos are typically ambushed by the friend making the video. The GM could apply similar penalties to stupid shooting practices, like taking a dare to fire a .300WM rifle one-handed like a giant handgun.
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