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<blockquote data-quote="Unwise" data-source="post: 6820802" data-attributes="member: 98008">Regarding the OP about guns ignoring armor, I have a simple rule that barring anything unusual, guns treat all ACs as 15 max.- It discourages full armor when you know you are going to face guns, why bother with plate if fighting musketeers? This mirrors a historical shift in progress pretty well- Firearms are simple weapons, this combined with the 15AC thing, means that they are the tools of choice for farmers and militias who are not very skilled.- There is not a huge difference between some chump wielding a rifle and a badass warrior. This also mirrors a historical shift pretty well.- Reload times on cheaper weapons mean that martial PCs are often better off with longbows or crossbows as their main ranged attack, this mirrors the historical era well, when firearms are for use before you close with your saber or rapier.- Extreme expense of easily reloaded ones make them akin to magical items in rarity</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Unwise, post: 6820802, member: 98008"] Regarding the OP about guns ignoring armor, I have a simple rule that barring anything unusual, guns treat all ACs as 15 max. - It discourages full armor when you know you are going to face guns, why bother with plate if fighting musketeers? This mirrors a historical shift in progress pretty well - Firearms are simple weapons, this combined with the 15AC thing, means that they are the tools of choice for farmers and militias who are not very skilled. - There is not a huge difference between some chump wielding a rifle and a badass warrior. This also mirrors a historical shift pretty well. - Reload times on cheaper weapons mean that martial PCs are often better off with longbows or crossbows as their main ranged attack, this mirrors the historical era well, when firearms are for use before you close with your saber or rapier. - Extreme expense of easily reloaded ones make them akin to magical items in rarity [/QUOTE]

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