Buckshot (no ontology)

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Buckshot is a type of load for 12 gauge shotgun shells. The particular version that is standard-issue in Mazeworld are 12 gauge shells containing 00 buckshot.

Real-life data

Shotgun shells, and subsequently, shotguns themselves, have existed since the 19th century. They have been declined in various types and versions, suited for different needs and purposes, from hunting to home defense, to military and law enforcement applications. Two major kinds of shotgun shells can be differentiated: those that contain lead shot, and slugs.

Among lead shot cartridges, several variants have appeared to suit various needs. Examples:

Birdshot shells, that contain a number of small lead pellets ranging from 30 to 450, each with a tiny diameter varying between 2 and 5.8mm (0.08 to 0.23 inches). They are used primarily to hunt small game and birds, as the name implies.
Buckshot shells contains a number of large lead pellets ranging from 3 to 20, each with a diameter varying between 6 and 15mm (0.24 to 0.6 inches). Meant originally for bigger game such as deer, buckshot (particularly in 12 gauge and 16 gauge shotguns) found extremely widespread usage in home defense, law enforcement and military situations.

In military applications, 00 buckshot (shells that contains 8 or 9 lead balls of 8.4mm/0.33 inch of diameter each) is particularly well suited to injure and/or kill human-sized targets. It offers reasonable spread and very high lethality at closer ranges, while at longer ones it remains relatively forgiving, as some the shells may still be able to hit and injure the target.

Mazeworld overview

Type	Unarm	Light	Hardskin	Kevlar-2	Kevlar-3	Kevlar-4	HEV
Bullet (1 pellet)	15%	13%	11%	7%	4%	0%	0%

The above chart applies for ONE pellet, and may be multiplied by the amount of pellets that hit the target (up to 8). How to read this?

Dice score	2	3	4	5	6 or 7	8 or 9	10	11	12
Pellets hitting	None	One	Two	Three	Four	Five	Six	Seven	Eight

Using buckshot ammunition inside shotgun has a main trait that bullets don't have: damage is variable. It can be treated as both an advantage and a weakness:

The advantage: Even if the dice score is poor, the contestant may still be able to hit his/her target (although with minimum power) unless he/she scores a critical failure.
The drawback: Whereas bullets almost always hit at full power, buckshot doesn't, unless the contestant scores 12, in which case all eight pellets hit. Because of this, the failure threshold is not useful - only your actual dice score is.

Because of this, shotguns are played a little differently than other firearms. Whether those traits can be helpful or not depend mostly on the contestant's strategy and style, although there are a few recommendations:

Avoiding heavily armored targets, unless the contestant is positively sure to hit a lesser-armored weak point.
It must be noted that failure threshold modifiers work differently with buckshot than with any other type of ammunition, since the amount of pellets that hit the target are dependent on the total score. For every increased accuracy occurrence, the amount of pellets that hit is your score +1. Likewise, for every decreased accuracy occurrence, your score -1.

Buckshot is available in boxes of 10 or 100 shells, which can be found at random in the rooms, bought at gun shops and weapon shops for the price of '2 P$ a shell. When a 12 gauge weapon is found anywhere but in gun/weapon shops, there is a chance it may be loaded with buckshot as well.
It may also be found in several supply crates, such as the AMMO-4 crate and the AMMO-5 crate, both of which contain 60 shells, not to mention the fact all weapons found at random in the rooms using 12 gauge caliber are always found with buckshot, never with slugshot.

Weapons compatible

Class 1 weapons

Class 2 weapons

Gallery


	Buckshot and slugshot comparison.

Gauge	12 gauge
Type	00 buckshot
Load	8x lead pellets
Velocity	Varying
Country	Various
Year	19th century
Price	20 P$ (10 shells)
Compatible with	12 weapons

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 *It must be noted that '''failure threshold modifiers''' work differently with buckshot than with any other type of ammunition, since the amount of pellets that hit the target are dependent on the total score. For every [[Secondary effect|increased accuracy]] occurrence, the amount of pellets that hit is '''your score +1'''. Likewise, for every [[Secondary effect|decreased accuracy]] occurrence, '''your score -1'''.
-Buckshot is somewhat available, as they can be found in boxes of 10 or 100 shells at random in the [[Room|rooms]], can be bought at [[Gun shop|gun shops]] and [[Weapon shop|weapon shops]] for the cheap price of '''2 P$ a shell''', and whenever any 12-gauge weapon is available, both buckshot and [[Slugshot|slugshot]] will be as well.<br />
+Buckshot is available in boxes of 10 or 100 shells, which can be found at random in the [[Room|rooms]], bought at [[Gun shop|gun shops]] and [[Weapon shop|weapon shops]] for the price of '''2 P$ a shell''. When a 12 gauge weapon is found anywhere but in gun/weapon shops, there is a chance it may be loaded with buckshot as well.<br />
 It may also be found in several [[Supply crate|supply crates]], such as the [[AMMO-4 crate]] and the [[AMMO-5 crate]], both of which contain 60 shells, not to mention the fact all weapons found at random in the rooms using '''12 gauge''' caliber are always found with buckshot, never with [[Slugshot|slugshot]].