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<blockquote data-quote="Man in the Funny Hat" data-source="post: 6724406" data-attributes="member: 32740"><p>Well you don't sail into every harbor and fire a 21gun salute to announce your arrival. If nobody has seen a cannon before (and if the cannons are in fact behind closed ports) then it's a curiosity, not a threat. There's the question of whether powder even works or whether it can be replicated in Greyhawk (btb it doesn't and can't). Even assuming that they have to make more powder themselves and CAN do so, they won't know that immediately. So if they do a lot of shooting then they'll run out of powder soon enough and it'll be a moot point. The sheer SIZE of the vessel will be impressive to say the least and will attract undue attention for that reason. Handling it properly will require assembling - and training - a whole new crew under the command of the PC's, especially in the matter of firing the guns.</p><p></p><p>It does make me wonder what you plan to send against the ship that they might NEED the guns? Simply having such a huge ship and sufficient crew will mean it's not likely to be successfully boarded except by a MASS of opposing vessels. Are there any firearms aboard in addition to the cannon? Are there any smaller swivel guns on deck for boarding actions? Anyone who does try to board will have an "uphill" battle.</p><p></p><p>A good strategy might be to place themselves and the ship at the disposal of some powerful patron and thus have immediate access to crew to train and perhaps protection from usurpers until the PC's "have their feet under them."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Man in the Funny Hat, post: 6724406, member: 32740"] Well you don't sail into every harbor and fire a 21gun salute to announce your arrival. If nobody has seen a cannon before (and if the cannons are in fact behind closed ports) then it's a curiosity, not a threat. There's the question of whether powder even works or whether it can be replicated in Greyhawk (btb it doesn't and can't). Even assuming that they have to make more powder themselves and CAN do so, they won't know that immediately. So if they do a lot of shooting then they'll run out of powder soon enough and it'll be a moot point. The sheer SIZE of the vessel will be impressive to say the least and will attract undue attention for that reason. Handling it properly will require assembling - and training - a whole new crew under the command of the PC's, especially in the matter of firing the guns. It does make me wonder what you plan to send against the ship that they might NEED the guns? Simply having such a huge ship and sufficient crew will mean it's not likely to be successfully boarded except by a MASS of opposing vessels. Are there any firearms aboard in addition to the cannon? Are there any smaller swivel guns on deck for boarding actions? Anyone who does try to board will have an "uphill" battle. A good strategy might be to place themselves and the ship at the disposal of some powerful patron and thus have immediate access to crew to train and perhaps protection from usurpers until the PC's "have their feet under them." [/QUOTE]
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