Pistol
Dex vs Ref
1d10+Dex (lv11 2d10, lv21 3d10)
daze (save ends)

depending on the setting, you could add this encounter power to a character class, give it for free or costing a feat, as prefered.

What do you think ?

Perfidius,
Frenchman Extraordinaire

They aren’t distinct enough. As they are now, they are bows that take two actions to load, which means they’re not viable in hectic encounters.

They’re not by nature simple weapons. They’re not really intuitive enough to be. I’d upgrade them to military, and the Blunderbuss to Superior(requiring a feat for proficiency). I’d lower their damage die by 1, but also increase their proficiency bonus by 1, and change their reload to move. That way, you can use a minor action in addition to a standard action or a move action.

Dragon pistol +3. 1d6 10/20 15gp 2lb. Firearm Load Move
Musket Rifle +3. 1d8 20/40 25gp 4lb. Firearm Load Move
Blunderbuss +2. 1d10 6/12 30gp 4lb. Firearm Load Move, High Crit.

Also think about a few feats, like a paragon tier feat to reduce the load time to a minor, or a heroic tier feat that makes pellets damage a secondary target on criticals, if they are standing directly behind the target(either a ranged basic attack or damage equal to the dexterity modifier, or something).

BLACKPOWDER FIREARMS

SIMPLE RANGED WEAPONS
One-handed Prof. Damage Range Price Weight Group PropertieS
Pistol +2 1d8 10/20 150 gp 3 lb. Blackpowder Load standard, puncturing
Pocket Pistol +2 1d6 6/12 100 gp 2 lb. Blackpowder Load standard, puncturing
Grenade* +2 2d6 5/10 25 gp 1 lb. Grenade

Two-handed Prof. Damage Range Price Weight Group PropertieS
Blunderbuss** +2 2d6 Close blast 3 200 gp 8 lb. Blackpowder Load standard, puncturing

MILITARY RANGED WEAPONS
One-handed Prof. Damage Range Price Weight Group PropertieS
Horse Pistol +2 1d10 10/20 200 gp 4 lb. Blackpowder Load standard, puncturing

Two-handed Prof. Damage Range Price Weight Group Properties
Musket +2 1d12 20/40 300 gp 10 lb. Blackpowder Load standard, puncturing

Other Prof. Damage Range Price Weight Group Properties
Swivel Gun*** +2 3d6 See below 600 gp 25 lb. Blackpowder Load standard, puncturing
Cannon**** +2 4d8 See below 5000 gp 600 lb. Blackpowder Load full round, puncturing

* Grenades do area damage (Burst 1). Make a ranged attack vs. reflex.
** The Blunderbuss fires a blast of pellets (small bullets).
*** The Swivel Gun can fire either a blast of pellets (small bullets) (Close blast 5), or an enormous bullet (Range 20/40). Swivel
Guns use 4 oz. of gunpowder per shot.
**** The Cannon can fire either grapeshot (a net bag filled with musket bullets) (Close blast 7), or a cannonball (Range 30/60).
Cannons use 2 lb. of gunpowder per shot.

Note: there are many Feats, Powers, and Magical Properties that are usable with crossbows that can also apply to Blackpowder
firearms (as determined on a case-by-case basis).

Puncturing: Weapons with this keyword roll versus Reflex instead of AC.

New Feat: Rapid Reload
The Rapid Reload feat reduces the load time of Blackpowder firearms by 1 step.

Ammunition
Item Price Weight
Pistol/Musket Bullets (10) 1 gp 1 lb.
Blunderbuss Pellets (10 shots) 2 gp 2 lb.
Swivel Gun Bullets/Pellets (10) 6 gp 6 lb.
Cannonball/Grapeshot (10) 60 gp 60 lb.
Gunpowder (32) (1 oz. per shot) 50 gp 2 lb.

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I understand that they are modeled on crossbows, but in 4E, from what I gather, noone uses crossbows, except for rogues, and then only because crossbows are singled out in the rogue powers.

These rules are good, I like the “2 minor to load” thing, but I don’t see any player actually choosing to equip their character with these weapons, as written. In a gamist way, they probably need to be military and on even terms with the bows. I want musketeer rangers

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