Percussion Cap Firearms {1830s-1860s}

World of Darkness - Armory

The first industrial-age firearms introduced percussion caps, a method other than direct fire or sparks for igniting gunpowder. In one of these weapons, pulling the trigger releases a sear to drive a hammer or firing pin into a percussion cap, which is a small metallic cup containing a small amount of an impact-sensitive explosive compound. The resulting explosion ignites a separate quantity of gunpowder.
In a percussion-cap firearm, the bullet and gunpowder are loaded into the firing chamber while the percussion cap is wedged down on a separate nipple connected to the chamber. A percussion cap enabled the first breech-loading firearm, which allowed the shooter to load the firing chamber directly rather than having to ram gunpowder and projectile into it from the other end of the gun. A percussion-cap firearm still requires the wielder to load each chamber and cap individually. Loading a single chamber and cap takes one turn.

Item type

Weapon, Ranged

Revolver, light

Damage: 2
Ranges: 15/30/60
Capacity: 9
Strength: 2
Size: 2/J
Cost: •••

Revolver, heavy

Damage: 3
Ranges: 25/50/100
Capacity: 6
Strength: 2
Size: 2/L
Cost: •••

Rifle, light

Damage: 3
Ranges: 125/250/500
Capacity: 1
Strength: 3
Size: 3
Cost: •••

Rifle, heavy

Damage: 4
Ranges: 200/400/800
Capacity: 1
Strength: 3
Size: 3
Cost: •••

Rifle, elephant gun

Damage: 5
Ranges: 250/500/1000
Capacity: 2
Strength: 4
Size: 4
Cost: ••••