SotDL: Expert Path - Gunblade

Expert Path - Gunblade

Some rely on their blade or axe, others rely on their bows, or crossbows, or firearm. You have mastered both the blade and the firearm! Wielding specially crafted blades or axes integrated with a firearm, you both slash and stab your enemies and riddle them with bullets.

The Gunblade have access to one-handed and two-handed blades and axes with an integrated pistol or rifle. Allowing them to do massive damage against their enemies. The path also offers improved melee fighting and precision shooting talents as well as faster reloading of their integrated firearms.

Gunblade Story Development

d6	Story Development
1	You inherited the Gunblade from your father, who was a Gunblade before you.
2	A local turns out to be a retired Gunblade who decides that you should carry on his legacy.
3	You stumble upon a Gunblade and start wielding it in combat. You quickly adapt and learn to master this strange weapon.
4	Experience has taught you that you need both a ranged and melee weapon to succeed in combat, so you decided to combine the two into a single weapon. With help from the local blacksmith, you fashion a Gunblade for yourself.
5	You have been training to become a Gunblade your entire life. Now the time has finally come to craft your very own and become a Gunblade of renown!
6	Deciding to become the best and most versatile warrior, you pick up the skills needed to be a Gunblade!

Level 3 Gunblade

Attributes Increase two by 1
Characteristics Health +3
Professions and Languages You learn the Gunsmith profession. It you already know it, you instead learn a new language or read and write one you already know.
Equipment You gain a Gunblade. Replacing your Gunblade takes 1 week and requires materials worth half the listed cost.
Gunblade Training You are trained in the use of gunblades and ignore their unwieldy property.
Squeeze the Trigger When attacking with a gunblade and you hit your target, you can use a triggered action to fire the integrated gun. The damage from the gun is added to the melee attack's damage. If you dual wield gunblades, you can use your triggered action to fire both integrated guns.
Gunblade Savvy Your melee attacks with the gunblade are made with 1 boon. Additionally, misfires with your gunblade never makes the gun explode.

Level 6 Gunblade

Characteristics Health +3
Lock and Load You can reload a weapon with the reload property with a triggered action instead of an action.
Gunsmith You can repair a misfire with an action instead of spending 1 minute.

Level 9 Expert Gunblade

Characteristics Health +3
Deadshot Your ranged attacks with the gunblade are made with 1 boon and and the gun deals 1d6 extra damage.

Writing & Design

Ronny Anderssen

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Swift Gunblade (Requires Agility 11+)

Name	Damage	Hands	Properties	Price	Avail.
Small gunblade, knifegun	1d6	One	Integrated pistol, finesse, unwieldy	6 gc	E

Military Gunblade (Requires Strength 11+ & Agility 11+)

Name	Damage	Hands	Properties	Price	Avail.
Gunblade, Axegun, Gunspear	1d6+2	One	Integrated pistol, unwieldy	6 gc	E

Heavy Gunblade (Requires Strength 13+ & Agility 10+)

Name	Damage	Hands	Properties	Price	Avail.
Axerifle, Riflespear	2d6	Two	Integrated rifle, reach + 1, cumbersome, unwieldy	12 gc	E

Integrated pistol and rifle

Name	Damage	Hands	Properties	Price	Avail.
Integrated Pistol	1d6	One	Misfire, range(medium), reload, uses bullets, unwieldy	-	E
Integrated Rifle	2d6	Two	Misfire, range(long), reload, uses bullets, unwieldy	-	E

New properties

Unwieldy Untrained attack rolls with this weapon are done with 1 bane.
Integrated pistol or rifle The weapon has an integrated pistol or rifle which use the stats listed above.