So named because it’s a “mercy if it kills what you’re aiming at”, this weapon exemplifies any number of crude, often scratch-built handguns used by the desperate and oppressed across the realm of mankind. Fashioned from whatever materials are to hand, these single-shot stub
pistols are wildly inaccurate and often as dangerous to the firer as the target. In Hive Volg however, the provision of Mercy Killers has gone somewhat further than enterprising criminals bodging up home-brewed pistols, and the “higher powers” of Fenksworld manufacture Mercy
Killers en-masse as part of their drive to arm the Volgites as inexpensively as possible. Indeed, a Mercy Killer and a handful of bullets cost less in Volg than a trencher of parboiled murk fungus to eat and a demi-litre of recyk water to wash it down with.
If a Mercy Killer suffers a Jam result, roll 1d10. If the result is “9” the pistol explodes, inflicting its Damage on the firer and destroying the gun.
Mercy Killer Autopistol[]
| Class | Range | RoF | Dam | Pen | Clip | Rld | Special | Wt | Cost | Avail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | 20m | S/-/- | 1d10+2 I | 0 | 1 | 2Full | Inaccurate, Unreliable | 1kg | 10 | Plentiful |
Crafting: Pistol can be created by using 4 pieces of scrap metal. SB Requirement: 2
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Can only be found on Hive Worlds.