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<blockquote data-quote="Ancalagon" data-source="post: 8096524" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>I will gladly explain this to you. If you put a pile (say a pound) of black powder and set it on the ground, and set it aflame. It will burn, rather quickly, but will take a few seconds to do so. Release a lot of energy, a lot of smoke. </p><p></p><p>Why, if I take the same amount of black powder, put it inside a strong container (making a pipe bomb basically), is that black powder now so much more violent and dangerous? The amount of energy is similar... </p><p></p><p>It's because of <em>speed</em>. When black powder is loose on the ground, the heat and pressure is lost to the environment. When it is confined, like inside a cannon, the heat and pressure increases fast - and the hotter/more pressure there is on black powder, the faster it burns! So all the energy is released a <em>lot</em> faster, resulting in far more destructive results.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In this case, note how you say injured or maimed - fatalities are rare. It's because the range is so close - often direct contact, and the damage is lower - a d4, a d6? Of course a barrel would do more damage than a firecracker! But not an astounding amount. I suggested 4d6, for example, which <em>will</em> kill normal human beings unless they are quite lucky or far away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ancalagon, post: 8096524, member: 23"] I will gladly explain this to you. If you put a pile (say a pound) of black powder and set it on the ground, and set it aflame. It will burn, rather quickly, but will take a few seconds to do so. Release a lot of energy, a lot of smoke. Why, if I take the same amount of black powder, put it inside a strong container (making a pipe bomb basically), is that black powder now so much more violent and dangerous? The amount of energy is similar... It's because of [I]speed[/I]. When black powder is loose on the ground, the heat and pressure is lost to the environment. When it is confined, like inside a cannon, the heat and pressure increases fast - and the hotter/more pressure there is on black powder, the faster it burns! So all the energy is released a [I]lot[/I] faster, resulting in far more destructive results. In this case, note how you say injured or maimed - fatalities are rare. It's because the range is so close - often direct contact, and the damage is lower - a d4, a d6? Of course a barrel would do more damage than a firecracker! But not an astounding amount. I suggested 4d6, for example, which [I]will[/I] kill normal human beings unless they are quite lucky or far away. [/QUOTE]
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