Micah Sweet
Level Up & OSR Enthusiast
First, I don't assume something doesn't exist because the book doesn't mention it.Yeah, sure because most DMs enjoy creating worlds with no logical sense and no correlation to the real world. From 42+ years of experience, I've NEVER met a DM that had created such a world, nor actually heard of those except from people who apparently want to justify making rules for others using the hypothesis that they might exist to justify... justify what exactly ?
And there is no current rule that says that gunpowder does work. It's actually the opposite, gunpowder weapons and explosive are an option in the game, so RAW they don't exist, and neither does gunpowder. And "inventive" (snort) players who think that they could be clever by having their character suddenly become a genius for inventing it out of the blue have no place in our campaigns.
So yes, there are rules that say that gunpowder does not existe / does not work, unless you put in place a specific option.![]()
Second, guns are in the DMG, albeit optionally, so they are literally RAW.