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So how do you get your hands on these? Simple: You make them yourself. | So how do you get your hands on these? Simple: You make them yourself. | ||
- | **__Incendiary Ammo/Flare Rounds__**: | + | **__Incendiary Ammo/Flare Rounds__**:\\ |
In order to acquire flare rounds, you must have a minimum of Crafts 3, with two successes equalling one flare round. Botching this roll will cause the round to be faulty, and to explode in your own gun when fired, likely dealing severe Lethal damage to your character, not to mention destroying your weapon.\\ | In order to acquire flare rounds, you must have a minimum of Crafts 3, with two successes equalling one flare round. Botching this roll will cause the round to be faulty, and to explode in your own gun when fired, likely dealing severe Lethal damage to your character, not to mention destroying your weapon.\\ | ||
Attempting to buy the rounds on the black market will require a minimum of Resources 4, an in-character justification for how your character has black market contacts, and even then, it will be impossible to buy these rounds in bulk, due to how tightly these types of weapons are regulated.\\ | Attempting to buy the rounds on the black market will require a minimum of Resources 4, an in-character justification for how your character has black market contacts, and even then, it will be impossible to buy these rounds in bulk, due to how tightly these types of weapons are regulated.\\ | ||
Mages may produce these types of flare rounds with Matter 3/Forces 3, and by infusing 1 quintessence into each bullet produced. to lock the effect. A less costly method would be to create a batch of Charms with the same effect (Charms 3, 9 Quint for twenty bullets). But unless you really need these fire dealing bullets, you're better off just using Prime 2 to make your weapon deal aggravated damage for the duration of the scene.\\ | Mages may produce these types of flare rounds with Matter 3/Forces 3, and by infusing 1 quintessence into each bullet produced. to lock the effect. A less costly method would be to create a batch of Charms with the same effect (Charms 3, 9 Quint for twenty bullets). But unless you really need these fire dealing bullets, you're better off just using Prime 2 to make your weapon deal aggravated damage for the duration of the scene.\\ | ||
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- | **Silver Rounds**:\\ | + | **__Silver Rounds__**:\\ |
These cannot be purchased in bulk. The only companies that produces them in an amount where this would even be possible, Pentex subsidiaries, | These cannot be purchased in bulk. The only companies that produces them in an amount where this would even be possible, Pentex subsidiaries, | ||
You may attempt to get these rounds from Pentex itself, but make sure you have IC justification for it, such as having a Pentex operative as a background dot... or having enough Resources to ensure some " | You may attempt to get these rounds from Pentex itself, but make sure you have IC justification for it, such as having a Pentex operative as a background dot... or having enough Resources to ensure some " | ||
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It is not possible to buy these weapons on the black market. Again, the consensus opinion among arms dealers is that they' | It is not possible to buy these weapons on the black market. Again, the consensus opinion among arms dealers is that they' | ||
+ | ==== Purity of Silver ==== | ||
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+ | The amount of silver used in a weapon matters when it comes to Werewolves, Fera, or anything with the ' | ||
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+ | * At **80% silver,** it is possible for Werewolves, Fera, etc. to soak up to __50%__ of the damage, but they' | ||
+ | * **At 90% silver**, Werewolves, Fera, etc. can't soak any damage at all (without the appropriate gifts), but these bullets/ | ||
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+ | Naturally, getting hurt with Silver //freaking hurts//, even if you're not a Garou or a Fera. Imagine getting cut with something that also granulates and leaves shards in the wound that are liable to give you heavy metal poisoning. Yeah, it sucks. We expect this to be roleplayed appropriately. |