Weapons

Weapons by Skill

Weapon Characteristics

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Name

The general name of the weapon. This may be a broad label that applies to several closely related weapons.

Base Damage (Dmg.)

This is the minimum Damage inflicted if the attack with this weapon hits.

Each net generated during the attack check adds one point of Damage to this base Damage rating.

Range

The range of the weapon. Range is measured in several broad Range Bands. Melee weapons require the attacker to be Engaged with the target. Ranged weapons have ranges listed as Short, Medium, Long, or Extreme.

Critical Rating (Crit)

Indicates the number of required to trigger Critical Injuries using this weapon. If a weapon's Critical Rating triggers, the character rolls percentile dice on the corresponding Critical Injury table to determine the effect on the target.

A Critical Injury can only be triggered on a successful hit that deals damage that exceeds the target's Soak value.

A character can only generate one Critical roll per hit on a target. However, if the roll generates enough to trigger the Critical Rating of the weapon multiple times, the character can choose to add +10 to the Critical Injury roll for each subsequent trigger.

Encumbrance (Encum.)

Encumbrance is, in essence, an abstract measurement of how heavy and awkward something is to carry and transport. The higher the Encumbrance, the more difficult the item is to carry.

Hard Points (Hard P.)

Many items can be customized; the extent determined by the number of hard points they have. The vast majority of weapons have a limited number of Hard Points that determine what Weapon Attachments can be mounted on them.

Price

The Price of the weapon on the open market.

An (R) next to the price means the weapon is Restricted and cannot be bought on the open market, in which case the price listed is the closest average black market price.

Rarity

The Rarity of the item, before modifiers.

Special Qualities

These are the Qualities or other special rules each weapon possesses.

Rules specific to a certain type of weapon are described in the weapon's description.