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CONTENTS

Introduction....................................................... 4

Chapter by Chapter.......................................4

Carbines........................................................5

Guns in the Campaign..................................5

Controlling Access....................................5

How Guns Work.............................................6

Cartridges....................................................6

Magazines....................................................6

The Firing Cycle..........................................7

Marksmanship.............................................7

Ballistic Investigation.....................................7

d20 Modern Rules..........................................8

Suppressors.................................................8

Silent Weapons..........................................8

Bipods...........................................................8

Reliability.....................................................8

Alternative Ammunition........................9

Game Rules and Color Text........................9

Chapter One: Pistols ....................................... 10

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Pistol Descriptions.........................................11

Chapter Two: Riﬂ es........................................54

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Riﬂ e Descriptions.........................................56

Chapter Three: Sniper Riﬂ es.......................84

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Sniper Riﬂ e Descriptions...........................86

Chapter Four: Antimateriel Riﬂ es..............108

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Antimateriel Riﬂ e Descriptions.............109

Chapter Five: Submachine Guns.................. 116

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Submachine Gun Descriptions................117

Chapter Six: Shotguns..................................140

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Shotgun Descriptions................................142

Chapter Seven: Machine Guns....................158

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Machine Gun Descriptions.....................160

Chapter Eight: Grenade Launchers...........174

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Grenade Launcher Descriptions............175

Appendix I: Weapons in Use.........................183

Police Forces.................................................183

Federal Agents..............................................183

Spies................................................................184

The Underworld.........................................184

Other Folks...................................................184

Appendix II: The Language of Guns............185

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INTRODUCTION

This book contains descriptions, illustrations, and statistics for more than ﬁ ve

hundred modern-day ﬁ rearms. The entries are designed to provide players

and Gamemasters with the details they need to bring weapons to life in their

d20 Modern Roleplaying Game campaigns. Each weapon’s entry describes

its development and history, some basics of its operation, its reputation and

use, and any quirks or special features it might have. In addition, each entry

discusses variant models that have been developed and identiﬁ es some of

the more important users of the weapon. The statis-

tics cover both the weapon itself and its variants.

C HAPTER BY C HAPTER

This book focuses on military and tactical weapons. Coverage

in this area is as comprehensive as possible. It includes all major

types in service today, as well as a few cutting-edge designs

that are just emerging, and some of the more notable failed

concepts from years past. Due to space limitations, other types

(such as sporting weapons) receive more limited coverage and

are represented by only a few models.

The weapons are classiﬁ ed into eight catego-

ries, separated by chapter:

Chapter One: Pistols includes both autoload-

ers and revolvers. All pistols are compact, easily

portable weapons. They are useful for a broad range of

applications, including target shooting, hunting, personal

protection, and police or military service. Pistols are

small, which makes them the easiest ﬁ rearms to conceal;

however, they lack the hitting power of riﬂ es or shot-

guns and, as such, are of limited military use, generally

being reserved for ofﬁ cers.

Chapter Two: Riﬂ es covers long-barreled, high-pow-

ered weapons too large to ﬁ re effectively using one hand.

This chapter deals primarily with assault riﬂ es, which

are the most popular military weapons in use today.

They are favored for their long-range performance

and ﬂ exibility.

Chapter Three: Sniper Riﬂ es includes those weapons de-

signed speciﬁ cally for precision shooting. These include both

derivatives of military assault riﬂ es and custom-built designs.

This chapter also includes some precision-target and hunting

riﬂ es intended for civilian use.

Chapter Four: Antimateriel Riﬂ es describes riﬂ es that are

among the largest of the conventional ﬁ rearms. They ﬁ re massive

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heavy-machine-gun ammunition for use against large armored

targets such as vehicles and bunkers. They also have excellent

long-range performance. Antimateriel riﬂ es tend to be bulky and

heavy, and for this reason, they are ill suited for antipersonnel use,

except at extremely long range.

Chapter Five: Submachine Guns describes compact automatic

weapons that ﬁre pistol cartridges. Their automatic capability

makes them deadly in close-in ﬁ ghting; however, their relatively

low-powered ammunition limits their use at long range, where

assault riﬂ es are far more capable. Submachine gun use is limited

to ofﬁ cers or specialty troops involved in close-in ﬁ ghting where

their reduced range performance won’t be as great a drawback.

Submachine guns are particularly popular with SWAT teams and

counterterrorist operatives.

Chapter Six: Shotguns describes large-bore weapons designed

to ﬁ re a group of smaller projectiles with each shot. Like submachine

guns, shotguns are useful for close-in targets, but much less effec-

tive at long range; they tend to be used as specialty weapons for

close combat. They are also popular for hunting. Because of their

large bores, shotguns are capable of ﬁ ring a variety of special-pur-

pose and exotic ammunition types.

Chapter Seven: Machine Guns covers heavy weapons designed

for sustained automatic ﬁ re. They are often fed by long belts of

ammunition, which reduce the need to reload as often. All but the

lightest are ﬁ tted with bipods or tripods for stability. Machine guns

serve as support weapons, providing suppressive or covering ﬁ re for

ordinary soldiers equipped with assault riﬂ es.

Chapter Eight: Grenade Launchers describes large weapons

that ﬁ re explosive shells. They are often large and heavy and, like

machine guns, they are used to provide ﬁ re support. Like shotguns,

grenade launchers can also ﬁ re a variety of specialty ammuni-

tion types. Many grenade launchers are designed to ﬁ t under the

barrel of an assault riﬂ e, creating a dual-purpose combination

weapon system.

Appendix I: Weapons in Use assigns speciﬁ c ﬁ rearms to speciﬁ c

organizations and types of characters, from common bartenders to

agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Appendix II: The Language of Guns explains various techni-

cal terms used to describe the characteristics and performance

of ﬁ rearms.

G UNS IN THE C AMPAIGN

Every GM should think about what role he or she wants guns to

play in the game. Should ﬁ rearms be important or not? Should the

player characters have access to unlimited ﬁ repower, or should

ﬁ rearms be rare and hard to obtain? What level of detail do you

want to incorporate—should a pistol just be a pistol, or should the

difference between a Desert Eagle and a Walther PPK matter? Is the

action going to revolve around raging gun battles, or is it going to

emphasize plot development and character interaction?

Obviously, there are many different answers to these questions.

Before the game even starts, you should think about them. You

should also relay your decisions to the players so that everyone is

on the same page. This will limit confusion during play.

Nothing brings the game to a halt more quickly than when the

players and the GM have different ideas about how things are

supposed to work in a campaign. If the game is going to be combat-

heavy and revolve around shoot-’em-up action, then an emphasis on

the details and minutiae of ﬁ rearms may be appropriate. If it’s going

to emphasize suspense and atmosphere, then slowing things down

so a player can calculate just how to mix the load of hollow-points

and armor-piercing rounds in his high-capacity magazine might be

a waste of everyone’s time.

Determining just where the emphasis should lie will depend on

two factors. The ﬁ rst is what kind of game you’re going to play. The

second is what your players want and expect from the game.

Obviously, the type of game will set the general tone for many

different things, not just the question of how to use guns. The type

of game will help to decide what is appropriate when it comes to

ﬁ repower. Think ﬁ rst about the nature of the campaign. Decide what

kind of action you will emphasize. If combat is going to be a large

part of the game, then guns will probably be important too—unless

you’re running a game emphasizing martial arts or melee ﬁ ghting.

Using similar reasoning, if your players are all looking for a blazing

set of gun showdowns, then running a game focused on intricate

political relationships in a corporate ofﬁ ce complex probably won’t

interest them. Similarly, if they want to develop their characters

and roleplay extensively, then they will expect more than a shoot-

ing gallery of enemies to mow down. In all likelihood, you will have

different players wanting different things. As the GM, your job is to

ensure that everybody is having a good time, which means accom-

modating all the different approaches. This balancing act is what

running a roleplaying game is all about.

If, in the end, you decide to run a game with an emphasis on

guns, this book will be an invaluable resource. You can look up

information on a broad cross section of weapons from around the

world, including virtually every major design in use today. You can

draw upon the background information provided to incorporate a

great deal of detail into the game. Your players can select the exact

models and calibers they want and ﬁ gure out what combination of

weapons with which to equip themselves.

But what if you’re running a game in which guns will be less

important? This book still has much to offer. When guns do ap-

pear, you can use the information in Appendix I to ﬁ gure out which

ﬁ rearms to use. In this manner, you can make sure the weapons

encountered in your game are appropriate and realistic for the types

of characters using them.

Carbines

A carbine is another type of weapon that falls somewhere between

a pistol and a riﬂ e. Traditionally, the term refers to a compact

weapon ﬁ ring pistol-caliber ammunition with a shoulder stock to

improve aiming. In this respect, a carbine is much like a submachine

gun, except without the capability of ﬁ ring in automatic mode.

Many manufacturers make semiautomatic-only versions of their

submachine gun designs for the civilian or law enforcement market;

these weapons are called carbines.

More recently, however, the term has come to have another

meaning, which can cause some confusion. Compact versions of

assault riﬂ es have become popular in recent years. These guns

ﬁ re the same ammunition as their larger cousins, but they feature

cut-down barrels and stocks to improve portability and handiness,

especially at close quarters. These weapons have also been termed

carbines or assault carbines.

For this reason, carbines are not grouped in a separate chapter.

Those that are derived from submachine guns and ﬁ re pistol am-

munition are described in Chapter Five. Those that are derived from

riﬂ es and ﬁ re full-power riﬂ e ammunition are described in Chapter

Two. The text indicates when a carbine version of a weapon has

been developed.

Controlling Access

It’s easy to run a game in which the characters have ready access to

any weapon in this book. Let players look through the book and pick

the weapons they want. In some campaigns, such as one in which

the characters are members of a special counterterrorist squad, it’s

easy to see why they have machine guns and grenade launchers.

Even when the setting doesn’t make it so obvious, you will generally

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