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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 1859414" data-attributes="member: 3285">Arcanis not only has firearms, it's worked in rationale as to how they work, where powder comes from, etc.&nbsp; We've been having some difficulty explaining the flintlock pistols in context however. Are they genuine flintlocks?&nbsp; It's hard to believe, since they can be used as light maces in melee.&nbsp; Originally, flintlock pistols were listed as weighing 10 pounds, although that has since proven to be an error (they weigh 5 pounds, 3 pounds if made from Altherian steel).&nbsp; The Player's Guide to Arcanis goes into much more detail about how the pistols work, but it's still a bit of a challenge to role-play how the firearms are treated.&nbsp; We settled on calling them &quot;handgonnes&quot; (prior to realizing that the flintlock weight was an error) and treating them as a sort of hybrid weapon that's not quite a flintlock and not quite an old-style handgonne.&nbsp; Whatever the case, their use should be impressive on a battlefield.What happened, tactics-wise, is that the guy with the flintlocks quickly becomes the &quot;magic missile wielding wizard.&quot;&nbsp; I.e., he's an instant target and everyone with the means of firing back aims at him.&nbsp; You'll see this&nbsp; a lot in the story hour here: <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=103252" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=103252</a>Some people call them &quot;iron dragons.&quot;&nbsp; Kham just calls them his &quot;harem.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="talien, post: 1859414, member: 3285"] Arcanis not only has firearms, it's worked in rationale as to how they work, where powder comes from, etc. We've been having some difficulty explaining the flintlock pistols in context however. Are they genuine flintlocks? It's hard to believe, since they can be used as light maces in melee. Originally, flintlock pistols were listed as weighing 10 pounds, although that has since proven to be an error (they weigh 5 pounds, 3 pounds if made from Altherian steel). The Player's Guide to Arcanis goes into much more detail about how the pistols work, but it's still a bit of a challenge to role-play how the firearms are treated. We settled on calling them "handgonnes" (prior to realizing that the flintlock weight was an error) and treating them as a sort of hybrid weapon that's not quite a flintlock and not quite an old-style handgonne. Whatever the case, their use should be impressive on a battlefield. What happened, tactics-wise, is that the guy with the flintlocks quickly becomes the "magic missile wielding wizard." I.e., he's an instant target and everyone with the means of firing back aims at him. You'll see this a lot in the story hour here: [url]http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=103252[/url] Some people call them "iron dragons." Kham just calls them his "harem." [/QUOTE]

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