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<blockquote data-quote="Scott Graves" data-source="post: 7603477" data-attributes="member: 6981164"><p>Bringing in firearms to a fantasy setting is something you need to think about. With the weight limits being what they are a person could carry four pistols, all loaded and ready to go. If they had the Dual Weapon feat they could draw two and fire them on round one, draw two more and fire them on round two then on round three pull a sword and dagger for melee, that assumes the charging target survives the fusillade of lead balls. Carrying four heavy crossbows to replicate that kind of action would be rather challenging.</p><p></p><p>Remember, muskets were notoriously inaccurate. That's why they were fired by a line of men at another line of men. The muskets weren't even really aimed, just pointed in the right direction. Rifling is what made the ball fly straighter and more accurately. A single man with a musket is more of a threat to himself from a simple Firebolt cantrip than the mage he is aiming at.</p><p></p><p>The typical Musketeer had I believe something between ten and twenty prepped charges. An even dozen comes to mind for some reason, number of apostles or some nonsense. These were paper wrapped loads of powder and ball. They would bite off the end and pour both powder and ball into the gun. The ramrod was more of a formality as without rifling the ball dropped in pretty easy. These were kept in a block of wood with holes drilled in for each of the charges which in turn was wrapped in oiled leather. That may be why twelve comes to mind. a four by three block holding paper wrapped .65 caliber balls would be about as big as a fella would want. Besides, after a few volleys to soften them up a fix bayonets order would be given and they would charge so who needed a lot of shots.</p><p></p><p>Now of course it's your world, whose to say that such weapons aren't a mix of science and magic? Maybe the boxes are treated with a magical fireproofing of some sort. Maybe the guns use something other than gunpowder. There were a line of compressed air rifles built in the mid 1700's if I recall. Rather effective, used an early version of a bolt action to load the balls. They carried two compressed air units each fired up to 30 rounds with the effectiveness dropping with each shot. Now that would be interesting to combine with a captive air elemental as the source of power. These things can get as stupid as you want them to be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scott Graves, post: 7603477, member: 6981164"] Bringing in firearms to a fantasy setting is something you need to think about. With the weight limits being what they are a person could carry four pistols, all loaded and ready to go. If they had the Dual Weapon feat they could draw two and fire them on round one, draw two more and fire them on round two then on round three pull a sword and dagger for melee, that assumes the charging target survives the fusillade of lead balls. Carrying four heavy crossbows to replicate that kind of action would be rather challenging. Remember, muskets were notoriously inaccurate. That's why they were fired by a line of men at another line of men. The muskets weren't even really aimed, just pointed in the right direction. Rifling is what made the ball fly straighter and more accurately. A single man with a musket is more of a threat to himself from a simple Firebolt cantrip than the mage he is aiming at. The typical Musketeer had I believe something between ten and twenty prepped charges. An even dozen comes to mind for some reason, number of apostles or some nonsense. These were paper wrapped loads of powder and ball. They would bite off the end and pour both powder and ball into the gun. The ramrod was more of a formality as without rifling the ball dropped in pretty easy. These were kept in a block of wood with holes drilled in for each of the charges which in turn was wrapped in oiled leather. That may be why twelve comes to mind. a four by three block holding paper wrapped .65 caliber balls would be about as big as a fella would want. Besides, after a few volleys to soften them up a fix bayonets order would be given and they would charge so who needed a lot of shots. Now of course it's your world, whose to say that such weapons aren't a mix of science and magic? Maybe the boxes are treated with a magical fireproofing of some sort. Maybe the guns use something other than gunpowder. There were a line of compressed air rifles built in the mid 1700's if I recall. Rather effective, used an early version of a bolt action to load the balls. They carried two compressed air units each fired up to 30 rounds with the effectiveness dropping with each shot. Now that would be interesting to combine with a captive air elemental as the source of power. These things can get as stupid as you want them to be. [/QUOTE]
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