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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 9284466" data-attributes="member: 53980">Some of these objections seem a bit overstated to me.Of course the monsters can have guns. If you design the guns properly, this isn't an issue.For example, using my rules, why would the players care if the Drow Elite Warrior (MM-128) is shooting them with a flintlock pistol for 7 DMG (2d6 no mod) vs a hand crossbow for 7.5 DMG (1d6+4)? The players are actually better off against the flintlock, even assuming the DM allows the Drow to apply their poison to the shot (half point less damage on average).If using the OP's rules, what's good for the goose is good for the gander. Monsters can have encounter powers too. Might make encounters more dangerous in the opening round, but that's part of the design choice to have guns work as encounter powers.As for guns as magical items, sure. Bows can be magical items too, and could have basically any enchantment a gun could have. As long as you're not designing guns to be 150% superior in every way to other ranged weapons, this isn't likely to be an issue IMO.Regarding players wanting "modern" firearms, I actually allow this, but they're cutting-edge technology that are the domain of mad-scientist types. Basically, unless your class is either Craftsman or Gunslinger, you need to spend a feat to be able to use revolvers and the like. The "modern" firearms don't really do more damage than their simpler counterparts, but do have advantages like ammo capacity. Even if some goblins robbed an inventor carrying a few of these, they'd be fairly pitiful with them as they wouldn't gain their proficiency bonus to hit.If a player wants their character to have an assault rifle or bazooka, they can play the inventor class and if they can figure out a way to design those within the rules, they can have them. Otherwise, no dice. I've had players that wanted their PC to have the unfettered powers of a god. Sometimes it's the DM's responsibility to say no, for the good of the campaign (that player did gain some great abilities, but I told him that if he wanted full access he needed to ascend, which would make his character an NPC).No one IMC has the capability of fielding armies with "modern" firearms at this time, nor will it happen within the span of my campaign; there simply aren't sufficient inventors who understand their production nor is there a means for mass production. An army with flintlocks would be possible, and might give that army an edge in some circumstances, but isn't really more powerful than equivalent longbowmen (aside from being generally easier to field).Just my 2 cents.</blockquote>

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