Autofire

• Source: Core

Any ranged weapon that has an autofire setting can be set on autofire as a swift action. Some weapons, such as E-Web repeating blasters, operate only in autofire mode.

Autofire is treated as an area attack (see Area Attack). You target a 2-square-by-2-square area, make a single attack roll at a -5 penalty, and compare the result to the Reflex Defense of every creature in the area. Creatures you hit take full damage, and creatures you miss take half damage. Autofire consumes ten shots or slugs, and it can only be used if the weapon has ten shots or slugs in it.

Autofire-Only Weapons

If you are using an autofire-only weapon, you may brace your weapon by taking two swift actions in the same round immediately before making your attack. When you brace an autofire-only weapon, you take only a -2 penalty on your attack roll when making an autofire attack or using the Burst Fire feat.

Only heavy weapons, rifles, and pistols with an extended stock can be braced.

Burst Fire

Weapons with Burst Fire capability allow you to fire in 3-round bursts. This is a single-target attack, inflicting one more die of damage than a single-round attack, without any hit penalties, and costs 3 units of ammo per shot fired.

Evasion

A character with the Evasion talent takes half damage from a successful autofire attack and no damage from an autofire attack that misses his Reflex Defense (also see Burst Fire).