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<blockquote data-quote="Sejs" data-source="post: 1014199" data-attributes="member: 4910">There is gunpowder in my campaign world.&nbsp; It was developed by the (one remaining, insular) dwarven kingdom in cooperation with their gnomish allies.&nbsp; It's methods of production are a tightly kept secret.&nbsp; They're quite willing to sell gunpowder to people who come to them to buy it... who'll then be gouged like miners in a whorehouse on the price:&nbsp; &quot;let's see here.. that'll be 250 crowns for the powder, 20 for the labor, another 5 for the keg, 17 for materials, 7 crowns 4 silver in regulatory fees, there's a 4 crown registration fee for purchasing it, administration costs...&quot;&nbsp; they'll more or less just keep tacking on costs until you say stop.&nbsp; Most outside folks don't quite grasp the subtilties of dwarven haggling.&nbsp; But hey, if some outlander is willing to pay 600 gold for 250 gold worth of blackpowder, then alls the better, eh?There are dwarven and gnomish rifle brigades, but they're mostly for home defense.&nbsp; Otherwise, they'd have to either carry alot of powder with them, or make it themselves while afield.&nbsp; Neither of which is that attractive a prospect.&nbsp; And while there isn't much of a dwarven navy per se, they do have some very well defended sea ports.&nbsp; One of the last things most attempted invaders into the dwarven homeland think is &quot;Huh.. wonder what those barrels are that they're cramming into the arrow slits.&quot;...shortly before being introduced to grape-shot.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sejs, post: 1014199, member: 4910"] There is gunpowder in my campaign world. It was developed by the (one remaining, insular) dwarven kingdom in cooperation with their gnomish allies. It's methods of production are a tightly kept secret. They're quite willing to sell gunpowder to people who come to them to buy it... who'll then be gouged like miners in a whorehouse on the price: "let's see here.. that'll be 250 crowns for the powder, 20 for the labor, another 5 for the keg, 17 for materials, 7 crowns 4 silver in regulatory fees, there's a 4 crown registration fee for purchasing it, administration costs..." they'll more or less just keep tacking on costs until you say stop. Most outside folks don't quite grasp the subtilties of dwarven haggling. But hey, if some outlander is willing to pay 600 gold for 250 gold worth of blackpowder, then alls the better, eh? There are dwarven and gnomish rifle brigades, but they're mostly for home defense. Otherwise, they'd have to either carry alot of powder with them, or make it themselves while afield. Neither of which is that attractive a prospect. And while there isn't much of a dwarven navy per se, they do have some very well [i]defended[/i] sea ports. One of the last things most attempted invaders into the dwarven homeland think is "Huh.. wonder what those barrels are that they're cramming into the arrow slits." ...shortly before being introduced to grape-shot. [/QUOTE]

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