Harpoon gun

[sgiove]

I like the concept but, in my opinion, the added bonus is only necessary for special type zombies that require more than one wound. Once you hit the zombie on the very generous 2+ to hit, most zombies would just be dead so the ability to move it is rather useless.

Also, the Flare Gun is a one-use item that is 2+ to hit. I get that it's easy to wound a zombie with a flare gun because you would assume that no matter where the zombie is hit on his body he would catch on fire.

So this is, by the numbers, a more powerful Flare Gun (same to-hit chance with an added bonus?) I'm finding the use of a harpoon gun to cause lethal damage to a zombie (likely a head shot only?) that easy (2+ to hit). And a range of 4? That's further than all other guns except the rifle. I would think that it would be easier to cause a wound with a shotgun or pistol than it would a harpoon gun. Maybe there could be something to it where the chance to hit is separate to causing a wound (3+ to hit, causes a wound on 5+ but the bonus ability is available as long as the 3+ hit is made)?

Also, last question: are we really talking about a harpoon gun (something mounted to a ship to hunt whales?) or a spear gun (like the weapon used while scuba diving)? I'm just trying to figure out how a player is going to carry an actual harpoon gun around.

Whatever you decide is best for you and your game but I just wanted to reflect the mechanics behind what you have proposed.

Thanks for taking the time to view my thoughts. As someone who is considering adding a "noise" rule, it's always nice to see another "silent" weapon added to the mix.