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Site Navigation   Home Advanced Rules Answers & Erratas Armour Campaign Info Catalogue of Books Equipment & Supplies Humour Magic Miscellaneous Info Monsters & Critters Psionics R.C.C.'s & O.C.C.'s Reference Material Skills Vehicles Weapons About Awards & Feedback Guestbook Links & Web Rings Search What's New	Advanced Ranged Combat Rules By: Dustin M. Ramsey (DustinM@rifts-rpg.com) With Contributions from (and special thanks to): Splynn (thoth@netside.com), Wayne Braden (wbrade01@mpg.gmpt.gmeds.com), Joe Delisle (jd@clark.net), Brett J. Exelby (Brett.Exelby@jcu.edu.au), Morpheus (morpheus@teleport.com) and all of the rest of the gang on the old Berkeley Palladium Listserve (palladium@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU). Based on Concepts and Game Design by: Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books (http://www.palladiumbooks.com) Base Base number to strike: 8. Called Shot To strike a specific target or area: -7 to hit. Close Proximity Close proximity strikes (50ft or less) are +1 to strike. Strikes that are point blank (10ft or closer), automatically hit if the target is immobile (unconscious or tied up people, doors, etc.). Distance Distance Penalty without Sensor Systems (targeting by line-of-sight only): -1 to strike for every 250ft of distance. Distance Penalty with Sensor Systems: -1 to strike for every 500ft of distance, up to maximum sensor system range (10 miles for most power armours, 30 miles for most robot vehicles). Telescopic Scope Bonus: negates one point of to strike penalty for each power of magnification. Target beyond maximum weapon range: -4 to strike for every 25ft beyond the maximum weapon range, plus there are no W.P. Skill Bonuses to hit. Target Size Size Bonus: +1 to strike for every 10ft of height or width of a target. Size Penalty: -1 to strike targets between 5ft and 3ft of size, -4 to strike targets between 3ft and 1ft of size, and targets smaller than 1ft count as a Called Shot. Moving Target moving up to 40mph: -3 to strike. Target moving 40mph+: -6 to strike. Shooting from a moving object (car, hover vehicle, horse, or other moving platform); all shots are Wild. This does not include the firing of weapon systems built into power armour, robots, cyborgs, or mounted weapons or turrets built into combat vehicles. Aimed Shots All Aimed shots with a W.P. are at +3 to strike (+4 to hit with a Revolver). Bursts All Bursts (whether short, long, rail gun, multi-pulse, etc.) with a W.P. are at +1 to hit. All Bursts (whether short, long, rail gun, multi-pulse, etc.) without a W.P. are Wild and -6 to strike. Wild Shots All Wild shots (either un-aimed or sprayed into an area) with a W.P. receive neither a bonus nor a penalty to strike. All Wild shots without a W.P. are -6 to strike. Modern Weapon Proficiencies Every third level advanced with a W.P. receives a +1 to hit (e.g.: a fourth level character with a W.P. would have +4 on an aimed shot, +2 on a burst, +1 on wild shots, a seventh level character with a W.P. would have +5 on an aimed shot, +3 on a burst, +2 on wild shots, etc.). Notes: Virtually all rifles are designed as two-handed weapons for maximum accuracy, and are -1 to strike when fired with one hand (Triax FSE-Clip weapons are -2 to strike when fired one-handed). All missiles are either self-guided (+3 to strike) or smart (+5 to strike, +4 to dodge) and do not enjoy the firer's bonuses to strike. Mini-missiles are not self-guided and enjoy the firer's bonuses to strike. Bonuses may be derived from W.P. Heavy Energy Weapons where appropriate (remember that as many as two mini-missiles may be fired in an aimed shot). Physical training and other strike bonuses do not apply to modern weapons.

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