Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Igwilly" data-source="post: 7142193" data-attributes="member: 6801225">Hahahahahaha, well...4e is very kind with crossbows. It gets worse because with one minor action you reload your crossbow to multiple attacks in the same power. Recharging crossbows at lightspeed. I could make guns overpowered depending on the tone I want. Providing magical protection against bullets or deflector shields could be nice, too.But I aim at a different feel from gun-dominated. I want a Final Fantasy-like feel, where characters with wildly different styles working together. Yuna with the Tiny Bees, Cloud with his Buster Sword, Zidane with double-daggers, Cecil the Paladin, Lightning with her gunblade, Irvine, Sazh, Rydia, Vivi, etc, all while running around with chocobos, being chosen as the Warriors of Light. Sometimes I have trouble telling the difference between the franchises hahahaha. I have made other weapons beyond modern guns.Things should be different by now, to be honest. At that time, many players were both very power-hungry and very unskilled at actual power gaming. They are not like that anymore.Anyway, my point is, there must be interest in guns, not in unfair mechanical advantages. But making them different is a must: special benefits and drawbacks make them look more attractive and interesting. The gaming world should have a reason to develop them instead of going with sword and bow ad eternum, after all. That requires some work, but it's not hard. The mechanics should be aimed at the right tone you want to the campaign. Of course, if everyone is ok with, you could make gun just reflauvored crossbows, but experience tells me that it isn't a good idea.As with classes, since Rogues have mechanisms to dual-wielding hand-crossbows, that makes a good class for dual-wielding pistols. Rangers are more into two-handed weapons in the ranged sector; I cannot imagine a reason for them to choose pistols instead of rifles or muskets or whatever. Not going to stop anyone from doing that, if this is their choice; that's just my opinion.</blockquote>

Verification