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Pursuivant · 05-26-2022, 01:10 PM

Most improvements are likely to be small and incremental which basically represent improvements for higher TL or slightly higher HT or Malf scores for individual brands of weapons.

The simplest RAW method of handling weapons with significantly better Immediate Action features compared to nearly identical weapons is to make them Fine or Very Fine (Reliable) (HT p. 79).

That's sort of backwards, but higher Malf can represent a "potential problem" that the shooter corrected in time using the gun's features.

If you want to create actual house rules, you could assume that +1 to Immediate Action rolls counts as a variant of Fine-Quality (Reliable), while a +2 bonus is Very Fine.

The canonical way of handling poor-quality, old, or badly-abused weapons is to reduce their Acc, Malf, HT, and/or HP scores.

For historical guns with known, specific problems, just write up the specific problem as part of the gun's description, e.g., the WW1-era Chauchat MG or Ross sniper rifle.

Price any benefits or problems into the gun's $ cost.

05-26-2022, 01:10 PM	#4
Pursuivant Join Date: Apr 2005	Re: Immediate Action Bonus Most improvements are likely to be small and incremental which basically represent improvements for higher TL or slightly higher HT or Malf scores for individual brands of weapons. The simplest RAW method of handling weapons with significantly better Immediate Action features compared to nearly identical weapons is to make them Fine or Very Fine (Reliable) (HT p. 79). That's sort of backwards, but higher Malf can represent a "potential problem" that the shooter corrected in time using the gun's features. If you want to create actual house rules, you could assume that +1 to Immediate Action rolls counts as a variant of Fine-Quality (Reliable), while a +2 bonus is Very Fine. The canonical way of handling poor-quality, old, or badly-abused weapons is to reduce their Acc, Malf, HT, and/or HP scores. For historical guns with known, specific problems, just write up the specific problem as part of the gun's description, e.g., the WW1-era Chauchat MG or Ross sniper rifle. Price any benefits or problems into the gun's $ cost.