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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 7339529" data-attributes="member: 19675">The argument in favor of gunpowder weapons in a world of magic is the same as it is IRL: force multiplication.Training a wizard- like training an archer- takes a lot of time and money.  And some people will never “get it”, will never master the skills.  It’s a lot easier to train people to follow a recipe for making gunpowder or to make & maintain weapon and others to man a cannon.So while a single war-mage may have more power at his disposal, a company of artillery units will be very destructive for the relative time and money...and will be MUCH easier to replace.Also, technically, the first steam engine predates the 1st century Romans:</blockquote>