Rotary Gun, Western (3.5e Equipment)

Rotary Gun, Western

Exotic Two-Handed Projectile Critical: ×2 Range Increment: 160 ft. Type: Piercing Hardness: 10
Size	Cost1	Damage	Weight1	hp
Fine	—	—	—	1
Diminutive	—	—	—	1
Tiny	—	—	—	2
Small	1500 gp	—	—	4
Medium	1500 gp	2d12	30 lb.	8
Large	—	—	—	16
Huge	—	—	—	32
Gargantuan	—	—	—	64
Colossal	—	—	—	128
The SRD only gives a means to determine costs and weights of weapons for Large and Small versions based on the Medium weapons. Any other supplied values are the author's best determination.

Description

The western rotary gun comes on a base with two wheel on either side of the gun and a rear stand, a handle can be installed on top to carry it, and has a crank on the right side which is rotated to fire. Wielding a rotary gun reduces the user's movement speed to half. A rotary gun is loaded with a magazine of 200 heavy bullets, allowing it to fire the 200 times without reloading. A magazine is included in the purchase of a rotary gun. Every attack roll fires 8 heavy bullets. Damage is done per attack roll, and not per bullet. Attacking as a standard action will fire 24 bullets (3 attack rolls). A full attack can be made to fire 40 bullets (5 attack rolls). Reloading a rotary gun reloading the magazine with 200 heavy bullets, takes a full-round action, and provokes attacks of opportunity.

A mounted rotary gun can be fired, but not aimed, with one hand with no penalties. Setting down and picking up a rotary gun is a standard action.

A carried western rotary gun must be operated with two hands, as the gun must be supported by the handle and the crank needs to be turned.

Enhancements

Note: Adamantine western rotary guns do not gain the hardness bypass listed below.

Western Rotary Gun Material Enhancements

Material	Average	Masterwork1	Hardness	hp	Special
Steel	1,500 gp	1,800 gp	10	8	—
Adamantine	—	4,500 gp	20	10	Bypass hardness less than 20
Deep Crystal	—	2,800 gp	10	15	Psionic
Mundane Crystal	—	1,800 gp	8	12	No rusting, not metal
Darkwood	—	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Iron, Cold	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Mithral	—	16,800 gp	15	5	1/2 weight
Silver, Alchemical	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Masterwork weapons have a +1 enhancement bonus on attack rolls.

See Also

• Bullets, Heavy Western (3.5e Equipment)

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