Pepperbox Rifle
At a Glance
- Weapon: Pepperbox Rifle
- Campaign status: Gnome-advanced
- 5.5e / 2024: Campaign conversion from Hunting Rifle; four barrels; Slow
- 5e / 2014: Campaign conversion
- Pathfinder 1e: Advanced two-handed firearm; capacity 4
- D&D 3.5e: Campaign conversion from Hunting Rifle
The pepperbox rifle combines a precision rifle’s long range with four barrels mounted in a rotating housing. It is expensive, mechanically complex and strongly associated with Gnome-advanced gunsmithing.
Pepperbox Rifle Rules by Edition
Pepperbox Rifle — D&D 5.5e / 2024
Campaign conversion. Use the Hunting Rifle profile with four loaded barrels: 2d10 Piercing, 80/240 ft., Two-Handed, Reload (4 shots), Slow. Rotate the barrel housing between shots without an extra action.
Pepperbox Rifle — D&D 5e / 2014
Campaign conversion. Use the 2014 Hunting Rifle damage and range with Reload (4 shots). The four-barrel housing rotates between attacks. No Weapon Mastery.
Pepperbox Rifle — Pathfinder 1e
| Cost | 7,000 gp | Dmg (S/M) | 1d8 / 1d10 | Critical | ×4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range | 80 ft. | Misfire | 1–2 | Capacity | 4 |
| Weight | 15 lbs. | Type | B and P |
The four barrels sit in a turnable housing that can be rotated by hand between shots as a free action. It uses metal cartridges.
Pepperbox Rifle — D&D 3.5e
Campaign conversion. Use the DMG Hunting Rifle profile: 2d8 Small / 2d10 Medium, ×2, 80-foot range increment, with four separately loaded barrels. Rotate the housing between shots without an extra action.
What Changes Between Editions?
- 2024 adds Slow mastery to the converted hunting-rifle profile.
- PF1e supplies the published four-barrel and metal-cartridge rules.
- 2014 and 3.5e use their Hunting Rifle baselines as explicit conversions.
Related Equipment
Sources and Licensing
Pathfinder rules derive from Ultimate Combat. D&D tabs use each edition’s Hunting Rifle baseline and clearly mark the four-barrel weapon as a campaign conversion.
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