Primitive Firearms

Since the discovery of gunpowder's explosive capabilities many tried to harness it as a weapon, many advances were made from the archaic handcannons but it is clear to all that grand improvements can be made to the recent designs. All firearms follow the same formula; a ignition chamber for gunpowder and a barrel to direct a solid projectile the result is efficient: extremely fast armor-piercing bullets that deal massive damage.

Weapon Properties

Slow Reload This weapon is difficult to reload, you can't reload it without being proficient with firearms and it takes an action to reload this gun, if it has multiple barrels it takes an action for each barrel, unless something else is specified.

Innacurate This weapon is unpredictable, whenever you make an attack roll with it you don't add your proficiency modifier.

Special Weapons

Blunderbuss every 15 feet of distance between the shooter and the target the blunderbuss loses 1 of it's damage dice, if the blunderbuss hits and uses all of it's damage dice the target must make a constitution save DC12 or be knocked prone. You don't have disadvantage when firing a blunderbuss against a target that is near you.

Firearms Name Cost Damage Weight Properties Arquebus 50 gp 2d12 piercing 14 lb. Ammunition (range 50/100), Slow Reload. Two Handed, Heavy, Innacurate Blunderbuss 50 gp 4d4 piercing 6 lb. Ammunition (range 20/40), Slow Reload , Light, Innacurate, Special Flintlock Pistol 75 gp 2d6 piercing 3 lb. Ammunition (range 50/100), Slow Reload, Light Musket 100 gp 2d12 piercing 10 lb. Ammunition (range 100/200), Slow Reload, Two Handed, Heavy

Firearm Modifications

Players wielding mainly firearms will progress differently in regards of weapon since firearms tend to be new technology in the setting, if a player wants to improve his firearm he must modify it himself or find an engineer.





















Variant rule: fast reload

If you think that limiting attacks to only once per two turns is too extreme you can use this variant rule. It changes the following: