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A character in my group demanded an Ithaca Roadblocker for his character, and having the time, I obliged. I just thought I'd share it for anyone who was interested. Ares ASG-3 “Roadblocker” This is the most powerful commercially produced semiautomatic shotgun available today. The Roadblocker is a very large and heavy weapon, intended for use at roadblocks where it would not, presumably, be carried for extended periods. The Roadblocker uses custom anti-vehicular ammunition, and is used primarily to disable fleeing vehicles. It is available only to certified law enforcement and military organizations. The gas system is located at the front of the magazine tube, limiting the Roadblocker’s ammunition capacity to two rounds, and one in the firing chamber. Another aspect of the gas system is its counter-recoil design called “countercoil” by the manufacture. The Roadblocker is available only to certified law enforcement and military purchasers. Ares ASG-3
The Roadblocker is a large caliber weapon, and as such, incurs a +2 recoil penalty. The heavy barrel and innovative gas system of the Roadblocker effectively negate the +2 recoil penalty afforded by its heavy caliber. The custom ammunition for the Roadblocker costs 600¥ per box of 10 with a Street Index and Availability of 14/12 Days and 2 respectively. Treat the custom ammunition for this weapon as AV rounds, as per the rules on pg. 36 of the Cannon Companion. <<<Developer’s Notes This weapon is obviously based on the real life Ithaca MAG-10 “Roadblocker”. For purposes of game play for Shadowrun, I have modified the basic design I created from the Cannon Companion by borrowing from the Barret Model 121 sniper rifle. My guiding principals were; the weapon must be capable of *possibly* taking out a car in one solid shot, it must compete with Shadowrun shotguns with higher Power levels that also offer Burst Fire, it must be expensive and difficult to obtain, and it must be balanced. As such:
In addition, with clues gained in an arcane process, I decided that for roughly the equivalent of two levels of Increased Power, you could exchange the +2 Power level for and increased Damage Level. However, doing so requires the weapon uses custom ammunition, and suffer +2 for recoil. I used the rules for custom ammunition as presented for the Barret Model 121, with the following results: Whereas the Barret’s ammunition is based on standard APDS, it’s cost is roughly 2.8 times the cost for APDS. Hence, the Roadblockers ammunition is based on standard AV ammunition, so by the same logic the Roadblocker’s custom ammunition is 571.43¥, which rounded for game’s sake I decided should be 600¥. The Street index and Availability was taken as is, but reflects the fact that regardless of the particular model the weapon uses the same ammunition.>>> An Alternate Version Designed Strictly From CC Ares ASG-3 “Roadblocker” One of the most powerful commercially produced semiautomatic shotgun available today. The Roadblocker is a very large and heavy weapon, intended for use at roadblocks where it would not, presumably, be carried for extended periods. The Roadblocker uses typically uses anti-vehicular ammo, and its primary role is to quickly disable fleeing vehicles. The gas system is located at the front of the magazine tube, limiting the Roadblocker’s ammo capacity to five rounds, and one in the firing chamber. Another aspect of the gas system is its counter-recoil design called “countercoil” by the manufacture. The Roadblocker is available only to certified law enforcement and military purchasers. Ares ASG-3
Having presented this with a light heart, is there anyone who would like to offer any constructive criticisms? |
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