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Old 08-13-2021, 12:43 PM   #3
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Default Re: release triggers / accidental discharge of pull-triggers

It's a trap-shooting gimmick used almost nowhere outside of shotgun match shooting. We talked about it briefly in the playtest . . . it mostly falls below game resolution. I guess you could model its effects by saying it drops RoF to 1, but wipes out up to -2 for opportunity fire.

It has few tactical uses, if any, because tactical shooting usually involves either rapid follow-up shots (where this is useless) or aimed fire (where this isn't going to add anything). Notably, it won't let you get instant vengeance on a person you're pointing your gun at if you get shot, because if you get shot and flinch or fall, the odds that release will happen after you're hit but before your barrel strays off-target are pretty remote. Call it 9 or less on 3d or the lower of your actual odds to hit if you try that, and note that everybody else downrange is equally likely to be hit at similar odds if that doesn't work out.
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