Alternate Ammo Types

[lecher000]

I was looking through the Search function and didn't find a thread that addressed this so I figured I'd make one. This addresses the multiple kinds of weapons and different ammo types one can use:

BLASTERS
*Supercharged Pack - Supercharged blaster packs cost twice as much as regular packs and offer a +2 flat boost rate to damage. Supercharged packs are not officially marketed items and are sold in specialty shops by third-party producers. They may cause a weapon to overheat. Thus, if a 1 is rolled on a Wild Die, roll a D6. 1-4 = The weapon malfunctions from overheating and cannot be shot again for 1 round. If a 5 is rolled, the ammo pack fuses to the gun and needs to be extracted with advanced tools and cannot fire again until this is fixed. If a 6 is rolled, it automatically causes the pack to explode, destroying the gun and applying 1 stun damage to the target.

*Marksman Pack - Marksman packs cost twice as much as a regular pack and offer a boost to the range of the blaster bolt before it dissipates. As with Supercharged blaster packs, Marksman packs are produced by third party producers. They transfer the energy to the gun in a cleaner, faster, and more efficient manner, giving the blaster a boost to their effective range Difficult by 25%.

*Negative Charged Pack - Negative Charge packs use an ingenious method of over-charging the energy particles in a blaster bolt with an excess of electrons, causing rapid energy expenditure. This, of course, reduces their effective range considerably, reducing all difficulty ranges by a quarter of their original measures and having fewer shots than a standard ammo pack, having 20% fewer shots. They are however very effective against droids, dealing an additional +1D damage. Negative Charge packs cost twice as much as a regular blaster pack. They are noticed in a fire-fight by the yellow coloration of their bolts.

SLUGTHROWERS
*Armor Piercing - Full Metal Jacketed slugs with hardened penetrators, these are ideal for punching through the modern armor of the space-faring individuals of today. These rounds cost 3 times as much as a standard box of ammo. Slugthrowers using Armor Piercing ammo ignore the -1D against body armor rule.

NOTE: If playing without the automatic "-1D against body armor rule" for all slugthrowers, Armor Piercing rounds simply negate 1D of body armor.

*Jacketed Hollow Point - Hollow-tipped bullets with a metal jacketing over the tip, designed to expand faster and wider when it hits its target. These are ideal for taking out individuals that aren't wearing body armor. These rounds cost twice as much as a standard box of ammo. Slugthrowers using Jacketed Hollow Points suffer a -2D instead of -1D against opponents wearing body armor, but give a +1D advantage when rolling for damage against unarmored organic targets.

*Explosive - These are rare and outlawed cartridges. They cost 5 times as much as a standard ammo box and are sold mostly on the black market. Explosive rounds have an impact-activated explosive in the center of the bullet, activating when they hit a target, giving them excessive levels of penetration and damage. These explosive rounds ignore the -1D against armor rule of slugthrowers and also gain a +1D+1 bonus to damage against all targets.

*Incendiary - These rounds have a flammable ingredient that's activated upon firing. Incendiary ammunition costs 4 times as much as a standard box of ammo and is considered a controlled item, so it is difficult to obtain. Incendiary ammunition burns the target, dealing +2 damage against organic targets and on a Wild Die roll of 6, deals an additional +1 damage on top of whatever is rolled. These rounds are also capable of igniting highly flammable or mildly flammable substances, such as fuel, dry debris, or even paper.

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*Toxic Rounds - These cartridges have a hollow core filled with mercury that, when hitting a target, expand to release their mercurial core, poisoning the target and causing organ failure and even nervous system failure. Use of these rounds automatically gives the target a Dark Side point, but a character must roll a Very Difficult Strength check if hit or succumb to organ failure after 1 hour, nervous system failure after 3 hours, and inevitably death after 6 hours. It requires advanced medical treatment with professional grade equipment to take care of and recover over the course of a week. In addition, these grant +2 damage against unarmored targets, but suffer a -2D damage penalty against armored targets.

*Shield Penetrator - These rounds cost 8 times as much as standard ammunition, but ignore energy-based shields. They're jacketed with a special EMF-dampening substance that temporarily creates pockets for the bullets to slip through.

Plenty open to suggestions for further additions.

[CRMcNeill]

This may be a bit more high-tech than you're looking for, but here's a crossover stat I did for WH40K Bolters, which includes a wide variety of possible ammo types.

Also, I added ammunition variants to my Bowcaster stats, near the bottom of the post.
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[lecher000]

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[MrNexx]

I have not checked, specifically, but have you checked the other d6 games, especially Adventure, to see if there's ammo rules in them?
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[lecher000]

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[garhkal]

[CRMcNeill]

There's also anti-Jedi rounds made of Cortosis. The Jedi can't parry them with his lightsaber because the metal will cause his saber to short out, leaving him open to subsequent attacks. Of course, unrefined cortosis is relatively fragile, so it would inflict less damage. Plus, the Jedi's precognitive abilities would likely warn him about the specific nature of the attack, so he wouldn't even try to block them with his saber, but it would take away his primary defensive option.
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