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Pump-Action Shotgun

The Pump-Action Shotgun is a class of manually-operated firearm first invented by humanity before the Advent War. It is brutal, effective, and easy to understand. Even in the modern era, the pump-action shotgun remains mostly unchanged from its ancient history.

Pump-Actions are a common find on the backs of colonists, farmers, and survivalists, especially those with human cultural influences.

Pump-Action shotguns are made of steel components and wood/polymer furniture. The shotgun consists of a tubular magazine and a barrel laid parallel to each other with an operating rod that ejects spent shells and loads a new one from the magazine. Shotgun shells can be crafted with many payloads thanks to its large size and low velocity.

Summary
DMG30 (Pierce)
Range Mod1/Space
Mag6
Recoil3
ROF1

Operation
After each shot, you must use a Partial Action to rack another.
Operation
To reload, you must use a Partial Action to reload a single shell.
Proficiency

Racking a shot is a Free Action.

I never understood why our IreHeart insisted on carrying his ancient cudgel of a weapon. It was so loud, even when he just works the damn action it was deafening.

Then he used it to behead a Ramscorpion and scare off the rest, and I had to give the couple of assembled tubes and a trigger a bit more respect.

— Exterminator Anzer

Upgrades

Laser Sight

Attaching a weapon site increases yourRange Mod to 2/Space.

Speed Loader

A device that allows quick reloading, increases your reload to 2 shells per partial action.

Extended Tube

Attaches to the magazine of the weapon and increases Mag to 8



Cover image: Ballistics Cover by MidJourney

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Feb 4, 2024 00:37 by Dr Emily Vair-Turnbull

That quote made me laugh. Probably would be my choice of weapon if I joined an Ethnis game. :D

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Feb 4, 2024 06:03 by Barron

Thank goodness we get it in the catalogue then! :D It was fun to write that quote, made me think of the scene in Aliens with the Shotgun.



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Feb 4, 2024 04:00 by Dimitris Romeo Havlidis

I love the format/organization Great start Barron!

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Feb 4, 2024 06:01 by Barron

Can't take all the credit, Jacky really helped me flesh out some of the bbcode here. Thank ya Dimi!



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Feb 4, 2024 15:13 by Morgan Biscup

So excited to meet more of the Ethnis catalog. That's a great quote. Absolutely perfect to give a flavor of the weapon.

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