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<blockquote data-quote="pickin_grinnin" data-source="post: 6300673" data-attributes="member: 6697674"><p>It depends on how historically accurate you want the game to be. There are a lot of things that could easily have existed in that place at time, but didn't, and there are a lot of things that weren't found in that setting that could have been found in other parts of the world at the time. </p><p></p><p>The technology for a switchblade was around back then, but they weren't invented until much later, as far as we know. Repeating crossbows were invented in Asia about 1,500 years prior to the 17th century. In addition, there was a LOT of experimentation with guns and gunpowder during that time (and for a very long time before that), so a number of guns that would have worked better than single shot flintlocks may have been built, but never mass-produced.</p><p></p><p>Certain Asian cultures were significantly ahead of European ones when it came to certain technologies, both in the 17th century and earlier. Parts of the Middle East were significantly ahead in certain sciences, as well.</p><p></p><p>Given the general restrictions you have placed on the world, I would say that you could easily include something that could feasibly have been built by some culture during that period, even if (to our knowledge) it wasn't. The truth is that we really don't know what all has been built over time, and some things that have been discovered are still a bit mysterious. They have only recently figured out how the antikythera mechanism worked, to give just one example. </p><p></p><p>There are also a lot of things from the past that just haven't wound their way into our public consciousness. I was at a display of ancient Sumerian artifacts one time and was very surprised to see a device that was essentially a Swiss Army knife, with all sorts of fold-out tools (including a metal toothpick). You could put it in your pocket today and actually find a lot of ways to use it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pickin_grinnin, post: 6300673, member: 6697674"] It depends on how historically accurate you want the game to be. There are a lot of things that could easily have existed in that place at time, but didn't, and there are a lot of things that weren't found in that setting that could have been found in other parts of the world at the time. The technology for a switchblade was around back then, but they weren't invented until much later, as far as we know. Repeating crossbows were invented in Asia about 1,500 years prior to the 17th century. In addition, there was a LOT of experimentation with guns and gunpowder during that time (and for a very long time before that), so a number of guns that would have worked better than single shot flintlocks may have been built, but never mass-produced. Certain Asian cultures were significantly ahead of European ones when it came to certain technologies, both in the 17th century and earlier. Parts of the Middle East were significantly ahead in certain sciences, as well. Given the general restrictions you have placed on the world, I would say that you could easily include something that could feasibly have been built by some culture during that period, even if (to our knowledge) it wasn't. The truth is that we really don't know what all has been built over time, and some things that have been discovered are still a bit mysterious. They have only recently figured out how the antikythera mechanism worked, to give just one example. There are also a lot of things from the past that just haven't wound their way into our public consciousness. I was at a display of ancient Sumerian artifacts one time and was very surprised to see a device that was essentially a Swiss Army knife, with all sorts of fold-out tools (including a metal toothpick). You could put it in your pocket today and actually find a lot of ways to use it. [/QUOTE]
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