Shotgun help

[SolemnGolem]

Originally Posted by DouglasCole

unless the shotgun looks like two small beer kegs with a handle. :-)

Well, it is halfling technology we're talking about here! O_o

[Anders]

I'll probably reduce the number of shots by 4/5ths or something. Yes, it will still be dangerous, but not an insta-kill.

[DouglasCole]

Easiest thing might be to copy this into your favorite spreadsheet.

Cartridge Name	Bullet Mass	Projectile Caliber	Total Accelerated Mass	Armor Penetration	AP Damage	1/2D Range	1d-4 Range	Max Range	Pellets Per Shot	Effective RoF
12G 1 1/8 oz slug	493.0	18.5	493	18.36	5d+0 {3.14}	208	1083	1969	1.0	1
12G 000 Buck Lead	70.6	9.14	438	8.87	2d+1 {0.87}	107	443	1276	6.2	6
12G 00 Buck Lead	54.7	8.38	438	7.99	2d+0 {0.74}	97	389	1189	8.0	8
12G 0 Buck Lead	48.7	8.13	438	7.58	2d+0 {0.69}	91	358	1131	9.0	9
12G 1 Buck Lead	39.8	7.62	438	6.97	1d+3 {0.61}	84	321	1064	11.0	11
12G 2 Buck Lead	29.2	6.86	438	6.13	1d+2 {0.5}	75	273	975	15.0	15
12G 3 Buck Lead	23.1	6.35	438	5.56	1d+2 {0.44}	69	239	909	19.0	16
12G 4 Buck Lead	20.9	6.1	438	5.34	1d+1 {0.41}	67	230	893	21.0	17
12G BB Lead	8.8	4.57	438	3.73	1d+0 {0.24}	49	141	695	50.0	23
12G 2 Shot Lead	4.9	3.76	438	2.92	0d+2 {0.16}	39	99	585	90.0	28
12G 4 Shot Lead	3.2	3.28	438	2.47	0d+2 {0.13}	34	77	522	135.0	35
12G 5 Shot Lead	2.6	3.05	438	2.24	0d+2 {0.11}	30	66	485	170.0	37
12G 6 Shot Lead	1.9	2.77	438	1.99	0d+1 {0.09}	28	55	449	225.0	40
12G 7.5 Shot Lead	1.3	2.39	438	1.66	0d+1 {0.07}	23	41	396	350.0	49
12G 8 Shot Lead	1.1	2.26	438	1.56	0d+1 {0.06}	22	36	380	410.0	49
12G 9 Shot Lead	0.7	2.01	438	1.34	0d+1 {0.05}	19	28	342	585.0	58
12G F Shot Steel	10.9	5.59	438	3.93	1d+0 {0.31}	40	118	594	40.0	24
12G T Shot Steel	8.3	5.08	438	3.5	1d+0 {0.26}	36	101	550	53.0	27
12G BBB Shot Steel	7.2	4.83	438	3.3	1d-1 {0.24}	34	94	531	61.0	29
12G BB Shot Steel	6.1	4.57	438	3.08	1d-1 {0.22}	32	85	506	72.0	31
12G 1 Shot Steel	4.3	4.064	438	2.65	1d-1 {0.17}	28	68	455	103.0	35
12G 2 Shot Steel	3.5	3.81	438	2.45	1d-1 {0.15}	26	60	430	125.0	37
12G 3 Shot Steel	2.8	3.556	438	2.25	1d-2 {0.13}	24	52	405	154.0	40
12G 4 Shot Steel	2.3	3.302	438	2.05	1d-2 {0.12}	22	45	381	191.7	46
12G 5 Shot Steel	1.8	3.048	438	1.86	1d-2 {0.10}	20	39	355	244.0	48
12G 6 Shot Steel	1.4	2.794	438	1.66	1d-2 {0.09}	19	32	329	317.0	57
12G 7 Shot Steel	1.0	2.54	438	1.48	1d-3 {0.07}	17	26	303	422.0	59

I'd use the Effective RoF on the right. Also, with so many duplicate damage ratings, I'd offer one shot size per penetration value, of intermediate Effective RoF, otherwise it's munchkin bait.

[Bruno]

Something weird going on your line for 12G BB Shot Steel - every other item lists armor penetration as a single number, it's listing 1d-1, and AP Damage is 0d+3 {0.22} which seems also quite wrong compared to the lines above and below it.

[DouglasCole]

Originally Posted by Bruno

Something weird going on your line for 12G BB Shot Steel - every other item lists armor penetration as a single number, it's listing 1d-1, and AP Damage is 0d+3 {0.22} which seems also quite wrong compared to the lines above and below it.

Yep. Thanks. Fixed.

[Bruno]

Originally Posted by DouglasCole

Yep. Thanks. Fixed.

Are you sure? It looks the same :)

[DouglasCole]

Originally Posted by Bruno

Are you sure? It looks the same :)

Yep. Totally sure. Uh, huh.

[Anders]

Thanks for the help.