I did not know about Tale of the Comet, actually... neat!
And yeah, it can be unbalanced if you don't balance it. Which is what a lot of people do with techy stuff from gunpowder on up...
But I'm not one of them! So far as I'm concerned a pistol is just another one handed ranged weapon. So a laser rifle is probably just going to be a magic wand so far as mechanical function goes for determining damage/shots/etc.
That way the majority of the setting's focus isn't on getting a blaster from the aliens and then exploding them with 4d12 damage or some nonsense, but on swordfighting against aliens while trying to keep an eye on the Dark Lord's machinations.
Still. It's good to know that there was more than Barrier Peaks touching on it. Still might be worth doing for 5e.
And yeah, it can be unbalanced if you don't balance it. Which is what a lot of people do with techy stuff from gunpowder on up...
But I'm not one of them! So far as I'm concerned a pistol is just another one handed ranged weapon. So a laser rifle is probably just going to be a magic wand so far as mechanical function goes for determining damage/shots/etc.
That way the majority of the setting's focus isn't on getting a blaster from the aliens and then exploding them with 4d12 damage or some nonsense, but on swordfighting against aliens while trying to keep an eye on the Dark Lord's machinations.
Still. It's good to know that there was more than Barrier Peaks touching on it. Still might be worth doing for 5e.
You get it!
