Weapons (The Agency for the Investigation of Paranormal Occurrences Supplement)

Weaponry is a key portion of an Agent's equipment. This page details some of the options available in the setting.

Standard Weaponry

All the weapons in the Player's Handbook are available, subject to the rules detailed in the Character Creation page. Melee weapons the agency employs are silvered.

Modern Weaponry

A selection of modern weapons are detailed below. Firearms have certain important properties, which have been adapted from the firearms rules (DMG pg. 267-268) for this setting to allow various ammunition types, and other slight modifications.

Modern Weapons

Name	Damage	Weight	Properties
Molotov Cocktail	Special	1 lb.	Light, Thrown (30/60 ft.), Special
Simple Ranged Weapons
Taser	1d4 lightning	1lbs	Light, Range (20/40), Special
Pistol	2d4 piercing	2lb	Ammunition (range 50/150), Reload (Magazine, Pistol, Standard), Light
Revolver	2d8 piercing	3lb	Ammunition (range 40/150), Reload (6 Shots, Manual, High-Calibre)
Martial Ranged Weapons
Pistol, automatic	2d6 piercing	3lb	Ammunition (range 40/120), Burst Fire, Reload (Magazine, Pistol, Standard), Light
Rifle, automatic	2d8 piercing	10lb	Ammunition (range 60/200), Burst Fire, Reload (Magazine, Rifle, Standard), Two-Handed
Rifle, long	2d10 piercing	8lb	Ammunition (range 80/240), Reload (5 Shots, Clip-fed, High-Calibre), Heavy, Two-Handed
Shotgun, pump-action	3d4 piercing	8lb	Ammunition (range 30/90), Reload (5 Shots, Manual, Shell), Two-Handed
Shotgun, double-barrel	3d6 piercing	7lb	Ammunition (range 20/60), Reload (2 shots, Manual, Shell), Two-Handed
Shotgun, sawed-off	4d6 piercing	5lb	Ammunition (range 10/30), Reload (2 shots, Manual, Shell), Two-Handed

Firearm Properties

Reload

A limited number of shots can be made with a weapon that has the reload property. A character must then reload it using an action or a bonus action (character's choice). The reload property has 3 subdivisions, denoted "Reload (Capacity, Reload Method, Ammunition Type)".

Capacity

This defines how many shots may be made before a reload, defined either by the weapon itself or by the type of magazine. The right kind of ammunition must be loaded into the correct type of magazine in order for a weapon to be loaded.

Reload Method

This either denotes magazine type, or the loading mechanism of the weapon. A magazine weapon can only be reloaded by discarding all the unspent ammunition, but other types may load individual bullets.

Manual

A character can reload a manual weapon with a number of shots equal to their proficiency bonus + Dexterity bonus (minimum of 1).

Clip-fed

A Character can either reload as a Manual weapon, or may use a clip to load the full weapon capacity.

Magazine Types

Magazine	Weight (unloaded/loaded)	Capacity
Pistol, standard	1lb/2lb	10 Shots
Pistol, drum	2lb/4lb	25 Shots
Rifle, standard	2lb/4lb	20 Shots
Rifle, banana	3lb/5lb	25 Shots
Rifle, drum	4lb/8lb	35 Shots

Ammunition Type

This defines which kind of ammunition is required. Various types may be used. Certain types may be combined, at the DM's discretion, e.g. a silver slug.

Ammunition Varieties

Type	Applicable Classes	Damage Alteration	Special properties
Standard	All	-	-
Silver	All	-	Ammunition is considered silvered.
Incendiary	High-Calibre, Shell	-	Burns the target for 2d4 fire damage on a hit.
Rubber	Standard	Bludgeoning	If the target is reduced to zero hit points, they are stabilised but unconscious.
Beanbag	Shell	Bludgeoning	Subtract one damage die from the damage roll. If the target is reduced to zero hit points, they are stabilised but unconscious.
Slug	Shell	-	Adds one damage die to the damage roll. Ignores Ballistic Protection.
Armour Piercing	Standard, High-Calibre	-	Ignores Ballistic Protection

Ammunition

The ammunition of a firearm is destroyed upon use. Various types with various effects are available (see above).

Burst Fire

A weapon that has the burst fire property can make a normal single-target attack, or it can spray either a 15-foot cone centred on the user, or a 10 foot cube more than 15 feet away but within the weapon's long range. Each creature in the area must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw equal to 8 + proficiency bonus + Dexterity bonus, or take the weapon's normal damage. This action uses 3d4 pieces of ammunition. If the weapon has less ammunition loaded than this action uses, the action fails, and the remaining loaded ammunition is expended.

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