Simple Critical Miss Table for Revolvers

[This article is part of a series of system neutral Six-Sided Critical Miss Tables.]

Firearms open up new possibilities for critical miss mayhem. The fifth table in our fable of fumbles is for use with revolvers:

Critical Miss Table for Revolvers
1d6	Result
1	Drop weapon.
2	Drop weapon; discharges in random direction.
3	Ricochet in random direction.
4	Ricochet in random direction.
5	Mechanism breaks.
6	Shoot self.

Random directions for firearms, whether caused by accidental discharge or ricochet, may be determined by the usual means (1d6 for hexes, 1d8 for squares, or a compass die) modified by a roll on the following table:

1dF	Result
+	Upward vertical
0	Horizontal
-	Downward vertical

A d6 may be substituted if you fail to find a Fudge die.

[Originally posted in Fudgery.net/fudgerylog on 23 May 2011.]