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It could be kind of like 'Get's Hot' but instead of instanly taking a wound if you roll a 1, roll the dice again and on a 4+ or something the gun backfires, the model takes a wound, and you can't use the weapon again (sinse it probably got wreacked after backfiring) or something like that. The gun only wouldn't work if you rolled the 4+ after rolling the 1. If you roll a 1, 2, 3 it would be like the gun jamming or something so the model wouldn't be able to shoot next turn (representing the model having to unjam his gun).

Any Comments?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/231258/582340.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/231258/582340.page GMT d20 it might make sense but its only a d6 so there's not enough numbers to accurately depict jamming. You sound like me when im bored, think up random rules that sound great but can never get to quite work.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/231258/582379.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/231258/582379.page GMT 2d6. If a Double 1 is rolled, the gun Jams, backfires or some other suitably horrific event"

Of course, the problem is its a finicky rule that has no real need to be there. And again yeah its more suited to a d20 game]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/231258/582402.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/231258/582402.page GMT
It is quicker and easier for gameplay to give the 'Get's Hot! rule to a new type of gun that you want to make hazardous.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/231258/582893.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/231258/582893.page GMT
On a side note, I think Imperial Plasma weapons should lose "Get's Hot." It's just annoying and really brings the weapon down as an option (at least for units with 5+ armor saves or worse), below its point value at least.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/231258/583583.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/231258/583583.page GMT 40k, i just believe it would be a slow down to the game....]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/231258/587723.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/231258/587723.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/231258/587743.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/231258/587743.page GMT
Back then weapons did not have a "Heavy X" stat. They had "Sustained Fire X Dice" stat where X= the number of sustained fire dice you would roll. The sustained fire dice were 6 sided and had a "jam" on one face, a "1" on two faces, a "2" on two faces and a "3" on one face.

So with the assault cannon before rolling to hit you would roll 3 sustained fire dice. For every "jam" you rolled you had to spend one shooting phase clearing the jam instead of shooting. If you rolled 3 jams the cannon blew up and killed the firer instantly. Usually you would get 2 to 4 shots and a jam. Of course, back then they had a 48" range, S8 and -3 armor modifier (AP3 equivalent, roughly.)

And games only lasted 4 turns so if your Heavy Bolter jammed you effectively lose it for 1/4th of the game. It was way better to just take a missile launcher or lascannon.

Weapon Jamming is a dumb rule. It's effectively represented by a model's BS in 3rd, 4th, 5th edition. When a model fails a roll to hit it represents any number of things happening such as the round being a dud, the gun jams, a bird gak on his goggles as he was about to fire, etc. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/231258/589150.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/231258/589150.page GMT