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Okay, heres my idea for a new weapon:

(won't work for relentless.)


This weapon is a finneky one, and is just as likely to bale out ammo quickly as it is to take it's time being set up.

For type:

Roll a D6

On a 1, it's a heavy type
2,3,4 it's a rapid fire type.
5,6 assault type.

Heavy variant:

36" S5 AP4, type: heavy D6

Rapid fire type:

30" S4 AP5 Rapid fire

Assault type:

24" S4 AP4, type: Assault D6

Idea two:
The weapon is so erratic that it could be as difficult to set up as a sniper or as easy to carry as a bolt pistol.

Difference:

D6
result:
D1 heavy (D6 shots)
RA 36" S6 AP4
D2-3 Rapid fire
RA 30" S4 AP5
D4 Assault (D6 shots)
RA 36" S5 AP4
D5-6 Pistol or assault D6 shots.(your choice.)
Pistol:
RA 12" S4 AP5 Pistol
Assault: RA 36" S5 AP4

Thoughts? Too OTT?

I like it.

Why would anyone use such a useless weapon?

Can we please, please make a thread called "Captain Solon's Nonsensical Ideas" so we don't have to deal with his threads cluttering this forum?

Vladsimpaler wrote:Can we please, please make a thread called "Captain Solon's Nonsensical Ideas" so we don't have to deal with his threads cluttering this forum?

I'll Agree to this. Nothing personal captain, I love your enthusiams, but a lot of your ideas are over complicated, silly, unnecessary, or trying to give space marines a boost they really don't need (I.E. the T5 / EW thread; they're already a very good army they don't need more).

Over the years 40k has tried to streamline and remove many of the silly "Roll d6 and. . ." rules. If you can look up some of the old ork rules, like I said before I like the enthusiasm and some of your ideas could be very good you just tend to go OTT way too much.

D6
result:
D1 heavy (D6 shots)
RA 36" S6 AP4
D2-3 Rapid fire
RA 30" S4 AP5
D4 Assault (D6 shots)
RA 36" S5 AP4
D5-6 Pistol or assault D6 shots.(your choice.)
Pistol:
RA 12" S4 AP5 Pistol
Assault: RA 36" S5 AP4

i can make no sense of this what so ever no offense

I'm sorry but I would never use this weapon.
I wouldn't put it in either an assault squad or a ranged squad.

Solon,

do have any experience playing RPGS or skirmish games like Necromunda.

A lot of what you suggest with extra buffs to stats tables and dice rolls multiple rules look like it comes straight from an RPG hand book.
Whilst I admire your enthusiasm 40k since 3rd ed has tried to do away with this extra clutter to streamline the game and make it quicker to play with larger armies.

I reckon that you should test your proposed rules with your gaming group and see what happens, I think you will get bogged down with these cluttered rules in game but you need to see yourself, and try and adapt them more to 5th ed.

or use them in your own game that you were creating.

I've made multiple RPG's, but I don't just suggest these rules, I always Pre-test before I post.

If I like a rule, then I'll post it here (as long as it works well. and it doesn't get too OOH)

It seems that it happens alot that all my ideas are ill-concieved, but I love creating new weapons.

Captain Solon wrote:I've made multiple RPG's, but I don't just suggest these rules, I always Pre-test before I post.

If I like a rule, then I'll post it here (as long as it works well. and it doesn't get too OOH)

It seems that it happens alot that all my ideas are ill-concieved, but I love creating new weapons.

Keep thinking them up!