Mechanik’s Union

There have been many stepping stones on the road to the modern day revolving barrel guns and belt fed repeaters. Not all mechanisms have received the support of such an overblown budget as the Cygnaran Military. But a few like the sliding breech firing mechanism has lived on in select pieces. The Order of the Golden Crucible has maintained a number of unique weapon patents over the years, the sliding breech, or harmonica gun being one of them. This mechanism uses a set of 6 breech cylinders set into a solid metal slide.

This is inserted in an opening in the breech action of a gun and can be advanced by releasing the camlock, moving the slide by hand. This requires a move action. While the slide is machined with indents to make this process easier, it is not as precise as might be hoped and takes longer to set than the modern revolving barrels. Loading a new slide into the breech takes a full round action. Loading ammo satchels into each of a slides cylinders takes 6 standard actions and requires an overall Craft: small arms check (DC 12).

Nevertheless it maintains a decent rate of fire, usualy 6 shots in under 30 seconds from a skilled user, so a number of small pistols using this mechanism can usually be found lurking in major guild houses. Unlike ordinary breech loaders or revolving barrel guns, a Harmonica pistol cannot be holstered while loaded. The mechanism was never tested on anything larger, and as it fell out of fashion no further advances were made with the design.

Exotic Weapon Harmonica Gun:-

• Damage: 2d4
• Range: 40ft
• Critical: 19-20 x3
• Ammo: 6 small pistol ammo (6gp per round)
• Reload: 1 full round action (new sliding breech)
• Weight: 5lb.
• Cost: 425gp
• Available Upgrades –  Embellishment [10-200gp], Barrel Baffle [40gp], Accuracy Customization [300gp], Extra Machined Sliding Breech [20gp].