Necromunda rulebook - Games Workshop

The autogun is a rapid firing automatic weapon. Auto
weapons are easy to manufacture and simple to use,
and are amongst the most commonly employed
weapons in the Underhive.
Autoguns are made in the factories of the hive city
and traded down through the hive. Crude but
effective versions are made in the Underhive
workshops themselves. Ammunition, spares and
repair facilities are relatively easy to find throughout
the Underhive, and traders always have guns and
ammunition for sale.
The boltgun or bolter is the standard armament of
the Imperium’s finest fighting forces the Space
Marines. It is a weapon made in limited quantities
and to the highest standards using the most costly
materials. Boltguns require constant attention and
regular expert maintenance if they are to work
properly.
Bolt weapons fire a self-propelled armourpenetrating
mass-reactive explosive missile called a
bolt. Even bolts are expensive to make and cannot be
easily fabricated in the undercity. Overall, boltguns
are rare, expensive and prone to going wrong.
However, they are very effective indeed.
Despite their drawbacks boltguns are still highly
favoured weapons. They make a great deal of noise
and cause immense damage to any target they hit.
They are prestige weapons carried by gang leaders
and other fighters who are wealthy and don’t mind
advertising the fact. A fighter with a bolter means
business.
BASIC WEAPONS
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NECROMUNDA
This section covers weapons designed to be carried and used with two hands like an automatic rifle
or sub-machine gun. These comprise some of the most common and effective weapons available to the
Underhive fighters.
AUTOGUN LASGUN
Range To Hit Save Ammo
Short Long Short Long Str. Damage Mod. Roll
0-12 12-24 +1 - 3 1 - 4+
BOLTGUN
Range To Hit Save Ammo
Short Long Short Long Str. Damage Mod. Roll
0-12 12-24 +1 - 4 1 -1 6+
Laser weapons are manufactured in vast quantities in
the hive city and are exported to the armed forces of
the Imperium throughout the galaxy. Lasguns are
traded in Underhive settlements and the Guilders
bring shipments from the factories above. Power
packs come from the same source and some are
made locally. Supplies of parts are plentiful and
repairs easily effected.
Laser technology is reliable and easy to replicate, and
although the weapons are not the most powerful
they are certainly the most trustworthy. A laser power
pack will last for many shots and can be recharged
from a standard power source or by exposing its
thermal cells to heat or light. In an emergency a pack
can be recharged by placing it in a fire, although such
treatment tends to shorten the life of the pack and
increase the probability of it failing. Many
experienced fighters prefer the lasgun over more
powerful weapons for these very reasons.
Range To Hit Save Ammo
Short Long Short Long Str. Damage Mod. Roll
0-12 12-24 +1 - 3 1 -1 2+