Rocco's Weapon Shop

By J Alan Erwine

Rocco was a man of the streets before the war, selling whatever people needed. Now he’s gathered together the best weapons he can find and opened his own shop. He’ll sell to anyone, but make sure you don’t shoplift...Rocco is packing.
Rocco’s Weapon Shop features new weapons that can be added to your Rocks on the Other Side game. All kinds of guns, and assorted other weapons. Add a little variety to your game, and arm your characters for all of the perils of the post-apocalyptic world they now find themselves in.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Nomadic Delirium Press
• Release date: Mar 17, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215646229

J Alan Erwine

J Erwine was born Oct. 15, 1969 in Akron, Ohio. Early in his life he was exposed to science, and specifically astronomy. From there on, J's passion turned to science fiction, a passion that's never died. Due to family issues, J eventually found himself in Denver, Colorado, where he still lives (well, right outside now.) From the time he could put subject and predicate together on paper, J has been writing stories. None of those early stories exist anymore (thankfully), but that passion for writing has never waned. After several years of rejection, the story Trek for Life was eventually sold to ProMart Writing Lab editor James Baker. It wasn't Asimov's, but it was a start. Since that time J has sold more than forty short stories to various small press publishers. In addition ProMart also published a short story collection of J's entitled Lowering One's Self Before Fate, and other stories, which is still available. ProMart also published a novel from J entitled The Opium of the People, which sold a few copies before going out of print. The relevance of the novel after the events of September 11th caused J to self-publish the novel, as he felt the story had a lot to say in the new reality we now find ourselves living in. Now, this same book has been re-released by Nomadic Delirium Press. Eventually J would become an editor with ProMart. Then, after the untimely death of ProMart editor James Baker, J would move on to ProMart's successor Sam's Dot Publishing. J also spends most of his time working as a freelance writer and editor. J's novel was voted a top ten finisher in the 2003 annual Preditors & Editors contest, and his short story The Galton Principle won a ProMart contest for best story over 5,000 words. In addition, a number of his stories have been voted "best of" in various issue of The Martian Wave and The Fifth DI… and have been included in Wondrous Web Worlds Vols. 2, 3, 4, and 6. In 2009, the Ephemeris Role Playing Game was released. J is the co-creator of this game, and has written numerous supplements for the game. J has now sold three novels and four short story collections, all of which are still available from various sources, including Smashwords. J currently lives with his amazing wife, three wonderful children, three cats, and a very quiet turtle.

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Rocco’s Weapon Shop

A Rocks on the Other Side RPG supplement

By J Alan Erwine

Published by Nomadic Delirium Press at Smashwords

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Assault Rifles

Rifles

Handguns

Odds and Ends

Armor

Special Deals for Special Customers

Rocco

INTRODUCTION

Hey! What’s up? My name’s Rocco. You don’t need to worry about my last name; that ain’t important. Before the war, I sold…well, let’s just say I sold stuff on the streets. Now, I’ve got the best selection of weapons you can hope to find anywhere. I know you’ve been in those other shops that have the most basic of weapons, but I don’t even bother with that kind of stuff. No, I sell different stuff, and even if it might be a bit more expensive, you ain’t gonna find anything better anywhere.

So, why don’t you take a look around, and I’ll be waiting right over here if you wanna buy something, but I gotta warn you…I will be watching you, and let’s just say that I keep a little surprise behind my back for anyone that thinks they might shoplift. Not in my place!

(Editor’s note: This is far from a complete list of weapons that can be available, but it will give you a great deal of variety that you can add to your game. In addition, please keep in mind that this is a game. Most of the weapons in this supplement are real, but their game statistics and the things they can do in the game may not be the same as in the real world. We tried to keep things close to reality, but we wanted to create a fun supplement more than anything else. If you want to make the weapons more realistic for your campaign, please feel free to do so.)

ASSAULT RIFLES

I see there ain’t nothing subtle about what you’re looking for. You’re one of those kill as many as you can and from far away. I can see that. Hey, don’t get me wrong, that ain’t no kind of judgement or anything. I respect anyone with the good sense to buy my stuff. What you do with it, that’s your business.

(Editor’s note: Damages listed for assault rifles are listed in the