Rifle

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An excellent long-range firearm, the rifle fires small-caliber bullets at a high velocity through a grooved barrel (or "rifled" barrel, thus its name) that spins the bullet for greater accuracy. This makes it the firearm of choice for snipers. The length of the barrel requires two hands to aim properly.123

Variants

The rifle is an evolution of the musket.4

The double-length double hackbut is mounted to a lightweight carriage for highly accurate, stable firing from a fixed, but portable, position.56

The pepperbox rifle has a rotatable set of four barrels for rapid firing.47

A wand rifle, while not a firearm, borrows the rifle's form to more accurately aim magical wands.8

On Golarion

The crest of Alkenstar.

Rifles are among Golarion's most advanced and expensive firearms, with base models costing between 3,000 and 5,000 gold pieces. Most weigh about 12 pounds and load ammunition via metal cartridges,12 though the cylinder rifle is loaded through a rotating eight-chambered horizontal disk.9 Rare rifles have barrels crafted from special materials, such as mithral.10

To combat the threat of Spellscar fexts, gunsmiths in Alkenstar craft special glass bullets for rifles.11

In culture

The crest of Alkenstar features two crossed rifles.12

On distant worlds

A masked Russian wields an advanced rifle and grenade.

On the technologically advanced planet of Earth, more sophisticated rifles like the bolt-action M1891 are capable of even more devastating effects at longer ranges.1314

Several beam weapons and other technological rifles from Androffa—including the arc rifle, EMP rifle, gravity rifle, hypersonic rifle, nanite-firing id rifle, laser rifle, sonic rifle, and zero rifle—have a similar-enough shape and triggering method as rifles to be intuitively used by more primitive cultures—including people of Golarion who encounter remnants in Numeria.1516 These weapons are sometimes also installed on or integrated into Androffan robots.171819202122

The shobhad of Akiton wield longrifles that take advantage of the world's relatively low gravity to fire with great accuracy from long range.2324

Radium rifles, and the larger variant Thark rifles, of Barsoom fire radium cartridges that explode upon impact, but only when exposed to sunlight.25

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Erik Mona et al. (2008). "The World". Campaign Setting, p. 212. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-112-1
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jason Bulmahn et al. (2012). Ultimate Equipment, p. 43. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-390-3
  3. ↑ Jason Bulmahn, et al. (2011). Ultimate Combat, p. 139. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-359-0
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jason Bulmahn et al. (2012). Ultimate Equipment, p. 45. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-390-3
  5. ↑ Jason Bulmahn et al. (2012). Ultimate Equipment, p. 44. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-390-3
  6. ↑ Jason Bulmahn, et al. (2011). Ultimate Combat, p. 137. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-359-0
  7. ↑ Jason Bulmahn, et al. (2011). Ultimate Combat, p. 140. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-359-0
  8. ↑ Michael Kortes. (2007). Entombed with the Pharaohs, p. 28. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-052-0
  9. ↑ Logan Bonner, John Compton, Nathan King, Luis Loza, Christopher Wasko, and Linda Zayas-Palmer. (2017). People of the Wastes, p. 15. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-990-5
  10. ↑ Richard Baker, Jason Bulmahn, Ed Greenwood, et al. (2013). Thornkeep, p. 50. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-519-8
  11. ↑ Jim Groves, James Jacobs, Rob McCreary, et al. (2012). Inner Sea Bestiary, p. 49. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-468-9
  12. ↑ Erik Mona et al. (2008). "The Inner Sea". Campaign Setting, p. 58. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-112-1
  13. ↑ Brandon Hodge. (2013). Rasputin Must Die!. Rasputin Must Die!, p. 16. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-496-2
  14. ↑ Adam Daigle, Brandon Hodge and Sean K Reynolds. (2013). Bestiary. Rasputin Must Die!, p. 91. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-496-2
  15. ↑ James Jacobs and Russ Taylor. (2014). Technology Guide, p. 21. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-672-0
  16. ↑ Nicolas Logue with James Jacobs. (2014). Lords of Rust. Lords of Rust, p. 21. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-678-2
  17. ↑ Mark Garringer, Neil Spicer, Mike Welham. (2014). Bestiary. Fires of Creation, p. 84. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-673-7
  18. ↑ Paris Crenshaw, Mark Garringer, and Ron Lundeen. (2014). Bestiary. The Choking Tower, p. 86. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-688-1
  19. ↑ Mike Shel. (2014). Bestiary. Valley of the Brain Collectors, p. 84. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-704-8
  20. ↑ Benjamin Bruck et al. (2014). Bestiary. Palace of Fallen Stars, p. 88. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-711-6
  21. ↑ Adam Daigle, Crystal Frasier, Thurston Hillman, and Will McCardell. (2015). Bestiary. The Divinity Drive, p. 88. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-724-6
  22. ↑ Adam Daigle, Crystal Frasier, Thurston Hillman, and Will McCardell. (2015). Bestiary. The Divinity Drive, p. 90. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-724-6
  23. ↑ James L. Sutter. (2012). Distant Worlds, p. 63. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-403-0
  24. ↑ Dennis Baker et al. (2013). Bestiary 4, p. 242. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-575-4
  25. ↑ Erik Mona. (2016). Worldscape 2, p. 27. Dynamite Entertainment.
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