WF and CSL

[Rigel]

Steve, I have always built Hero characters assuming a CSL with a weapon group was enough to remove the -3 unknown weapon penalty; however, I cannot find anything in the rules saying such so maybe I was wrong. For example, if Shooty McShooter has a +5 with Pistols CSL but does not have a corresponding WF, does he fight at +5 or +2 since he still has the -3 penalty?

 

It's generally moot since most characters buy WF: Common Melee or Common Missile, but this really affects the use of less common weapons.

 

Thanks.

[Steve Long]

Buying a CSL with a weapon does not give a character a WF for free, nor eliminate the -3 OCV Unfamiliar Weapon penalty. In your example, Shooty is at +2 OCV because he still has the Unfamiliar Weapon penalty.