Rifleman Archive

I haven't been playing this character for quite a while, but decided to dust him off and finish Rifleman a few days ago. The odd thing is, I started noticing that when I use the new brandy for mind, my health bar takes a dip for every special I use; sometimes leaving me at 3/4 to 1/2 health without being hit once by the target.

Is this something I missed while I was away, a bug, or is it an effect I never noticed in the past due to a more judicious use of specials (I'll admit, it was fun trying out every shot while hopped up on brandy)?

Check the HAM costs on your weapon

all weapons take from all three ham bars. but each class of weapon has a much higher cost in one pool than the others. for rifles its mind pistols health carbines action.

you can migrate your stats to offset the health and action costs totally but you would be giving up a lot in the other fields to negate that effect.

Created Account July 2003 - Canceled account Nov 2005. The NGE made me do it.
Barb Wire
Former Dark Force Wielder
Ex-Imperial Navy

Actually pistols also use mostly action. Many melee weapons have pretty high health costs though.

yay!