[Weapon] Two-Handed Firearm

Note: There is currently no way to craft firearms, nor the bullets they require for operation. The intended cost of a firearm is planned to be about the same as a crossbow across the various Tiers. The intended cost of each bullet is planned to be about the same as a 1-handed melee weapon of similar Tier value. They are powerful, & powerfully expensive to operate. Getting your hands on these items will likely be at the whim of your illustrious GM until future updates allow for their creation.

The Two-Handed Firearm is a weapon skill. It requires both hand to operate. It requires no stats nor skills to operate any Tier value 2-handed firearm. Additionally, the 2-handed firearm requires bullets as ammunition which are larger than the 1-handed variant. Bullets may not be recovered after firing them.

2-Handed Firearms require 2 non-contested actions to reload before it can be fired. The 2 actions do not need to be consecutive. At best it can be fired every other round. The 2-handed firearm will ignore armor on the opponent.

The guaranteed hit range of the 2-handed firearm is the character’s skill level in [Weapon] Two-Handed Firearm multiplied by 2, in tiles (ie: level 5 in this skill would a range of up to 10 tiles).

Guaranteed Attack Range = (2-handed firearm skill) x 2

Hitting with any firearm within the character’s skill level in tiles is a guaranteed hit. It requires no roll. Thus, it is NOT a contested action & follows the rules for non-contested actions for when it can be used.

Damage = (Firearm Tier x2) + (Bullet Tier x2)
(This damage ignores all armor & shield bonuses.)

Damage with the 2-handed firearm is the Tier value of the firearm multiplied by 2, added to the Tier value of the bullets multiplied by 2. A firearm attack will reduce the opponents armor to zero (0) for that attack (a T1 two-handed firearm with T1 bullets will reduce all armor to 0 & deliver [(1×2) + (1×2)] = 4 points of damage — a T10 with T10 bullets will reduce armor to 0 & deliver [(10×2) + (10×2)] = 40 points of damage).

Arm vs Ammo	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5	Tier 6	Tier 7	Tier 8	Tier 9	Tier 10	Tier 11	Tier 12
Tier 1	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26
Tier 2	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28
Tier 3	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30
Tier 4	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32
Tier 5	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34
Tier 6	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36
Tier 7	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38
Tier 8	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40
Tier 9	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42
Tier 10	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44
Tier 11	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44	46
Tier 12	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44	46	48

Firing outside the guaranteed hit range with this weapon uses the same rules as the bow (see [Weapon] Bow). Which means it becomes a maximum range of 15 tiles & becomes a Contested action. However the firearm gains no additional damage for the roll difference & still requires 2 actions to reload.