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Let us also consider the the Bow-Spear! Like the Japanese Hazu-Yari! Real interesting weapon.

Heck, we haven't even broached the possibility of fixing bayonets on firearms. Might be some rules minutiae to tackle there, but. Could be cool?

Plus they nearly offered a spell that, in my opinion, should just flatly replace Flame Arrows; Arcane Weapon from the "Unearthed Arcana: The Artificer Returns". Really nice spell.

It doesn't, because it doesn't need to, for reasons that have been stated.

I feel slightly insane that this has to be mentioned at all. Like, "pulling the ladder up behind you" is just. Everywhere today.

That wasn't the case! The given firearm of a historical period didn't ever just, flatly conquer the contemporary armour! Bar anything short of point blank and straight on!

It's been mentioned before; I don't think anyone is seriously advocating for modern firearms in D&D. Those that like firearms for D&D, it's your Arquebus, Teppo, Matchlocks, Wheellocks, Flintlocks, Caplocks etc. I think the cut-off point for most is cartridge revolvers and their contemporaries...

Heck, it's not even the first time in history it's happened! Look at the advent of the Crossbow!

There's a potential sociopolitical angle there that also pleases me. I'd say magic in a D&D setting is often (though not always of course) a privilege of the privileged. Literal ivory tower mages and those they elevate, deities and their high priests doing the same, even queue jumpers like...

For sure! I was thinking earlier that nobody's mentioned ideological aversion to the use of magic as a possible thematic backing for all this. Particularly as it relates to combat, war n' so on.

It's not an assumption! Not everyone in Cornfield Village is a Wizard, because not everyone in Cornfield Village can be a Wizard! For a variety of potential reasons!

I'd actually argue the opposite is true at the baseline; it's been pointed out earlier in this thread, magic isn't typically equally available and equally distributed across a given setting's population. Not everyone is a Wizard, even though being a Wizard is generally useful. So those without...

That's just BG3, you're describing BG3.

Or Brimstone!

Y'know what was pretty decent, as far as implementations of firearms into D&D go? That Runeterra tie-in that offered the Renegade Fighter. Doesn't impose much on the flavour side, and it's got a nice bit of customization. I'd say I generally prefer firearms to be standard (if notably rare or...