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<blockquote data-quote="Kurotowa" data-source="post: 3636865" data-attributes="member: 27957">Then you need to study your tech history.&nbsp; While the basic principle is fine, and Asia has been using it for fireworks for forever, there's a very significant jump to cannons and guns.&nbsp; Gunpowder itself took a very long time to reach weapons grade; determining exactly which ingredients are the active ones and which are in there out of rote, developing ways to refine those active ingredients to purer forms (aka the start of modern chemistry), a long process of adjusting the ingredient ratio to the most effective balance, hell even discovering the most effective SHAPE of powder grain.&nbsp; Plus you've got all the issues with storage and transportation so your supply doesn't explode early or get wet and become useless, matters of supply for the raw materials, and the question of just who is doing all this work.&nbsp; And that's all just the gunpowder, cannons and then guns went through an even longer and messier evolution that took centuries.The thing is, you can't just have a bright idea one day and invent a gun, any more than you could invent an iPhone before the transistor existed.&nbsp; You need all the many years of prior work on gunpowder chemistry and cannon physics in order to create a gun that's even close to battle worthy.&nbsp; And those don't exist in Eberron.&nbsp; When they needed a siege weapon to break fortifications, instead of inventing cannons they invented warforged titans and magical ballistas.&nbsp; Instead of creating units of elite riflemen, they have units of elite Magewrights with Eternal Wands of Magic Missile.&nbsp; (I do note everyone is leaving Eternal Wands off their calculations.)&nbsp; All the same tactical needs can be filled with existing magical technology.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kurotowa, post: 3636865, member: 27957"] Then you need to study your tech history. While the basic principle is fine, and Asia has been using it for fireworks for forever, there's a very significant jump to cannons and guns. Gunpowder itself took a very long time to reach weapons grade; determining exactly which ingredients are the active ones and which are in there out of rote, developing ways to refine those active ingredients to purer forms (aka the start of modern chemistry), a long process of adjusting the ingredient ratio to the most effective balance, hell even discovering the most effective SHAPE of powder grain. Plus you've got all the issues with storage and transportation so your supply doesn't explode early or get wet and become useless, matters of supply for the raw materials, and the question of just who is doing all this work. And that's all just the gunpowder, cannons and then guns went through an even longer and messier evolution that took centuries. The thing is, you can't just have a bright idea one day and invent a gun, any more than you could invent an iPhone before the transistor existed. You need all the many years of prior work on gunpowder chemistry and cannon physics in order to create a gun that's even close to battle worthy. And those don't exist in Eberron. When they needed a siege weapon to break fortifications, instead of inventing cannons they invented warforged titans and magical ballistas. Instead of creating units of elite riflemen, they have units of elite Magewrights with Eternal Wands of Magic Missile. (I do note everyone is leaving Eternal Wands off their calculations.) All the same tactical needs can be filled with existing magical technology. [/QUOTE]

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