Alley Blaster

Category	Weapons
Type	short gun
Cost	35 GP

The Alley Blaster is an innovative creation of the Orchish Empire. It is the preferred armament of Githirmil police captains, who utilize them for dispersing rioters or thwarting horde tactics from below in metropolitan areas like Collossapolos.

The Alley Blaster discharges a cluster of iron projectiles in a wide cone spanning 8 feet at its furthest point. The weapon's damage decreases by 8 hit points for each range category beyond short distance. Within 10 feet of the barrel, the Blaster receives a +3 bonus to hit.

The weapons are prone to malfunction on a dice roll of "1". In such instances, they are either ruptured by an exploding barrel, requiring a Reflex save (DC 12) or sustaining 1d4 points of damage, or they suffer from significant cracking.