Shotguns firing cones?

[Scottbert]

Have you ever seen a shotgun being fired? They don't work that way!

I would like to see shotguns portrayed more realistically in _some_ game, maybe Pathfinder isn't the place for it, but what _is_ the appeal of shotguns firing in 90 degree cones? At least you didn't make it an easy reflex save to avoid the blast -- that would make them useless, rather than just weird. Anyway, just an issue that bugs me, in this game and others.

[Daisuke1133]

Scottbert wrote:

Have you ever seen a shotgun being fired? They don't work that way!

There's not a single aspect of these guns that is realistic (save, perhaps, the crit multiplier and range), from the damage to the fact that they ignore armour that was designed to counter gunshots in the first place. But, for what it's worth, that is just my opinion.

Fortunately Paizo has no ability to dictate what house rules you use at your table, so you can come up with whatever rules you think suit shotguns better.