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Is Licensed to Carry

Cypher System Rulebook 1e

You're a proficient adversary when armed. Hundreds of hours of training mean that you don't crack when under fire; you take care of business before the bad guys even know you're there. Those who are Licensed to Carry might be cops, crooks, hunters, or citizens interested in protecting themselves.

You dress in clothing that allows you either to conceal your weapon or to quickly access it, and preferably both, which is why you're probably known for your trench coat.

Vector gun users are likely soldiers or hunters. Spinner gun users are often criminals or cops. A paradox who Is Licensed to Carry is probably rare but might be a detective or a gun enthusiast.

Although Is Licensed to Carry is designed with modern firearms in mind, it could apply to flintlock weapons, futuristic laser blasters, or other ranged weapons.

Connection

If this is your starting focus, choose one of the following connections.

• Pick one other PC. In the recent past, while doing a little target practice, you accidentally winged him, leaving him badly wounded. It is up to that PC to decide whether he resents, fears, or forgives you.
• Pick two PCs (preferably ones who are likely to get in the way of your attacks). When you miss with a gun and the GM rules that you struck someone other than your target, you hit one of these two characters.
• Pick one other PC. You can see that the character needs some advice on how to handle a firearm.
• Pick one other PC. You're not sure how or from where, but this character has a line on guns and ammunition and can get them for you for half price.

Equipment

Clothing, light or medium armor, two weapons (one of which must be a firearm and three magazines of ammo), a cell phone, and $800.

Minor Effect Suggestion

After being hit on the side of the head, the target is deafened for a few minutes.

Major Effect Suggestion

An artery hit causes the target to bleed for 1 point of damage each round until the target succeeds at a difficulty 3 Intellect or Speed task to bind the wound.

Tier 1

Gunner Enabler

You inflict 1 additional point of damage with guns.

Practiced With Guns Enabler

You are practiced with guns and suffer no penalty when using one.

Tier 2

Careful Shot Enabler

You can spend points from either your Speed Pool or your Intellect Pool to apply levels of Effort to increase your gun damage. Each level of Effort adds 3 points of damage to a successful attack, and if you spend a turn lining up your shot, each level of Effort instead adds 5 points of damage to a successful attack.

Tier 3

Trained Gunner Enabler, Action

You can choose from one of two benefits. Either you are trained in using guns, or you have the Spray ability (which costs 2 Speed points): If a weapon has the ability to fire rapid shots without reloading (usually called a rapid-fire weapon, such as an automatic pistol), you can spray multiple shots around your target to increase the chance of hitting. This move uses 1d6+1 rounds of ammo (or all the ammo in the weapon, if it has less than the number rolled). The attack roll is eased. If the attack is successful, it deals 1 less point of damage than normal.

Enabler (being trained in using guns) or action (Spray).

or

Damage Dealer Enabler

You inflict an additional 3 points of damage with your chosen weapon.

Tier 4

Snap Shot Enabler

You can make two gun attacks as a single action, but the second attack is hindered by two steps.

Tier 5

Arc Spray (3 Speed points) Action

If a weapon has the ability to fire rapid shots without reloading (usually called a rapid-fire weapon, such as a crank crossbow), you can fire your weapon at up to three targets (all next to one another) at once. Make a separate attack roll against each target. Each attack is hindered. s

Tier 6

Special Shot Enabler

When you hit a target with a gun attack, you can choose to reduce the damage by 1 point but hit the target in a precise spot. Some of the possible effects include (but are not limited to) the following:

• You can shoot an object out of someone's hand.
• You can shoot the leg, wing, or other limb it uses to move, reducing its maximum movement speed to immediate for a few days or until it receives expert medical care.
• You can shoot a strap holding a backpack, armor, or a similarly strapped-on item so that it falls off.

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Lethal Damage Enabler

Choose one of your existing attacks that inflicts points of damage (depending on your type and focus, this might be a specific weapon, a special ability such as a blast of fire, or your unarmed attacks). When you hit with that attack, you inflict an additional 5 points of damage.