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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Indagare Nogitsune" data-source="post: 9891144" data-attributes="member: 40018">I think, even more so, is "does it fit here?" There's a large amount of Ren Faire in fantasy worlds. They won't make sense as applied to real history. As [USER=7635]Remathilis[/USER] mentioned, Eberron basically worked things backwards to get what they wanted. It could be the same for any setting that has any tech someone really wants to be in it.Bombs would get met with magical shields against them. The whole thing will likely end when someone finds a way to vanish entire cities to the Shadow Realms.Well, that depends. There's a difference between a magical firearm that acts like Hank's bow from the D&D cartoon and one that relies on ammo. It'd be then like the printer and ink scenario where a printer can become very cheap but the ink to use it becomes very expensive. Plus, some of them would start selling "bullet proof vests". Don't forget that having a reputation for "making things that last" used to be a matter of pride before folks started getting greedy. It also presumes a society that will go capitalist to that extent rather than turning into one where universal basic income guarantees everyone's needs are met, so buying stuff on a whim is much easier.Well, it also depends on the type of fantasy. For instance, something based on the Golden Age of Piracy would look weird without guns as side-arms.There's another <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/magic-guns-against-realistic-firearms.718237/" target="_blank">thread</a> on guns that, I think, covers some of this.</blockquote>

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