Meatbag's Quick'n'Dirty Arsenal Conversion!, It's quick, also dirty. Options

[Meatbag]

Alright, so Run'n'Gun has been out for a while. I have it, I've thumbed through it many times, and my verdict is "it's Arsenal, but not as good." It needs Errata that'd qualify as "most of a book", so instead, pick up your old copy of Arsenal and follow along with me:

Holdout: 6P, no AP, Accuracy 4.

Light Pistol: i6/7P. no AP, accuracy 6/7

Heavy Pistol: 7/8P, -1 AP, Accuracy 5

Machine Pistols are Light Pistols with autofire and Heavy Pistol accuracy.

SMGs are Heavy Pistols with autofire and no AP.

Assault Rifle: 10/11P, -2 AP, Accuracy 5

Sniper Rifle: 12/13P -3/4 AP Accuracy 6/7

Shotgun: 11/12P, -1 AP Accuracy 4.


P.S: No, I don't know why light pistols are more accurate than assault rifles. Or why shotguns (using slugs) are about as accurate as holdouts, or why..Y'know what? Accuracy is a mess in general.

And there y'go! There's a variance of about 1 or 2 points in either direction from those baselines - with the exception of massive things like the Warhawk, which is almost a single-shot AR. I might even give the converted Eichiro Hatamoto 10P and -3 AP with SMG concealability - because it's a far-future Contender. There should be some tradeoff when weapons vary considerably from their class.

Generally, if you stick to these guidelines, you'll get something very close to appreciably better than the book.

Later: Melee weapons, including Cougar Fineblades that are better than combat knives. Also, heavy weapons, including HVARs that actually do something useful.