Double-Barrelled Pistol
At a Glance
- Weapon: Double-Barrelled Pistol
- Campaign status: Rare specialist sidearm
- 5.5e / 2024: Campaign conversion from Pistol; two barrels; optional double shot
- 5e / 2014: Campaign conversion
- Pathfinder 1e: Early one-handed firearm; capacity 2
- D&D 3.5e: Campaign conversion from Renaissance Pistol
A double-barrelled pistol carries two parallel barrels, giving the wielder a second prepared shot before reloading. The extra barrel adds weight, cost and mechanical complexity.
Use only the tab for the rules system being played. Mechanics are not shared automatically between editions.
Double-Barrelled Pistol Rules by Edition
Double-Barrelled Pistol — D&D 5.5e / 2024
Campaign conversion. Use the 2024 Pistol as the base weapon.
| Damage | Range | Capacity | Properties | Mastery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1d10 Piercing per barrel | 30/90 ft. | 2 barrels | Ammunition (Bullet), Loading | Vex |
The barrels can be fired separately. If both are loaded, both may be fired at one target as one Attack: make two attack rolls, each at −4; each hit deals normal pistol damage and expends one bullet. Vex applies only once from that double shot.
Double-Barrelled Pistol — D&D 5e / 2014
Campaign conversion. Use the 2014 Pistol profile. The two barrels can be fired separately or together against one target; a double shot makes two attack rolls at −4 and expends both shots.
Double-Barrelled Pistol — Pathfinder 1e
| Cost | Dmg (S) | Dmg (M) | Critical | Range | Misfire | Capacity | Weight | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,750 gp | 1d6 | 1d8 | ×4 | 20 ft. | 1–2 (5 ft.) | 2 | 5 lbs. | B and P |
Each barrel can be fired independently or both can be fired together. If both are fired at once, both shots must target the same creature or object and each attack takes a −4 penalty.
Double-Barrelled Pistol — D&D 3.5e
Campaign conversion. Each barrel uses the Renaissance Pistol profile: 1d8 Small / 1d10 Medium Piercing, ×3, 50-foot range increment. Fire barrels separately, or fire both at one target with two attacks at −4. Each barrel requires a standard action to reload.
What Changes Between Editions?
- 2024/2014/3.5e: the twin-barrel rule is a campaign conversion using each edition’s pistol.
- PF1e: supplies the published capacity-2 and double-shot mechanics.
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Sources and Licensing
D&D 5.5e / 2024 and D&D 5e / 2014 firearm baselines use the corresponding D&D firearm rules where an exact weapon exists. D&D 3.5e uses the Dungeon Master’s Guide Renaissance or modern firearm baselines. Pathfinder firearm statistics and rules derive from Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Ultimate Combat, © 2011 Paizo Publishing, LLC; authors Jason Bulmahn, Tim Hitchcock, Colin McComb, Rob McCreary, Jason Nelson, Stephen Radney-MacFarland, Sean K Reynolds, Owen K.C. Stephens and Russ Taylor. Edition tabs explicitly identify campaign conversions when the exact weapon is not a core entry.
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