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<blockquote data-quote="Kweezil" data-source="post: 334127" data-attributes="member: 681"><p>As someone who uses firearms in D&D, I thought I'd add my 2 cents (and yoink those nice firearms-related feats <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />). IMC, firearms have reached the equivalent of the mid-to-late 19th century with revolvers and lever action rifles (no-one has developed a bolt action or magazine system yet), using the d20 CoC rules. The restriction on firearms is the material they have to be made from, a mithril-steel alloy that the dwarves are loath to give up the secret to, is prohibitivly expensive anyway (500+gp/lb), and almost impossible to properly enchant (reasons unknown, presumably due to some part of the alloying and tempering process). As such, firearms are largely treated rather like katanas among samurai - rare and special weapons that are passed down a family line and are seen as a sign of the skill and prowess of the gunman. </p><p></p><p>From my campaignbackground <em>"To the east of the Spine of the World, firearms have found widespread use. Any lord of any note maintains a small cadre of riflemen to support his troops and cannon are almost as common a sight on warships and fortifications as ballistae or arbalests. The rarity of firearms has lead to them being something of a status symbol across the plains. Guns are often passed down from father to son among the families of trained riflemen. Nobility and up-and-comers wear pistols at their belts, opposite their blades, to claim a link to the elite rifle cadres and to show their own wealth. Firearms of all kinds are often highly decorated with fine metals and engravings as fine as the best swords."</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kweezil, post: 334127, member: 681"] As someone who uses firearms in D&D, I thought I'd add my 2 cents (and yoink those nice firearms-related feats :)). IMC, firearms have reached the equivalent of the mid-to-late 19th century with revolvers and lever action rifles (no-one has developed a bolt action or magazine system yet), using the d20 CoC rules. The restriction on firearms is the material they have to be made from, a mithril-steel alloy that the dwarves are loath to give up the secret to, is prohibitivly expensive anyway (500+gp/lb), and almost impossible to properly enchant (reasons unknown, presumably due to some part of the alloying and tempering process). As such, firearms are largely treated rather like katanas among samurai - rare and special weapons that are passed down a family line and are seen as a sign of the skill and prowess of the gunman. From my campaignbackground [I]"To the east of the Spine of the World, firearms have found widespread use. Any lord of any note maintains a small cadre of riflemen to support his troops and cannon are almost as common a sight on warships and fortifications as ballistae or arbalests. The rarity of firearms has lead to them being something of a status symbol across the plains. Guns are often passed down from father to son among the families of trained riflemen. Nobility and up-and-comers wear pistols at their belts, opposite their blades, to claim a link to the elite rifle cadres and to show their own wealth. Firearms of all kinds are often highly decorated with fine metals and engravings as fine as the best swords."[/I] [/QUOTE]
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