(I've also posted this in the relevant communities on Goggle +)

The rules for damage caused to PCs by Rabble are straightforward: 1LB (unarmed), d3 (armed) or Horde damage - Make a single attack with +1 to the Attack Roll per rabble, the attack does d6L damage.

But what about Rabble armed with guns?

In a way, the rules as they stand have some appeal. Rabble can only ‘clip’ Heroes (or Villains), causing minor flesh wounds – unless they fire a volley of shots, when they can cause more obvious damage. (Think the end scene of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – eventually the Rabble can do for you, but it takes a while.)

However, is the rules as they stand seem to me more appropriate to Sword and Sorcery settings, but not so good for 1930s pulp tales (or whatever)? Or is it just that making Rabble with guns slightly more dangerous a nice option to have for some settings? For example:

1LB (unarmed), d3 (armed with steel), d3+1 (armed with firearms) or Horde damage - Make a single attack with +1 to the Attack Roll per rabble, the attack does d6L damage (steel) or d6 (firearms).

In the absence of the new Dicey Tales or Everywhen I’m prepping Mythic games in the Old West and in 1907 Paris, and I can’t decide.

Any thoughts?

Last edited by Gruntfuttock (12/03/2017 4:21 am)