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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8295061" data-attributes="member: 4534">I don't tend to think of spears, swords, and morning stars as weapons.&nbsp; Okay, perhaps I need to explain that second part.&nbsp; Intellectually, I am aware that swords are weapons and can cause a great deal of harm to someone else.&nbsp; But despite this knowledge, I don't think of swords as weapons.&nbsp; If I saw someone with a sword strapped to their hip in the subway I wouldn't be the least bit worried.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because who the hell is attacked with a sword in the 21st century?&nbsp; (Yeah, it pops up in the news from time-to-time.)&nbsp; If I see a sword for sale I assume it's for decoration or part of a costume.&nbsp; Guns are a modern reality in that they're currently used by our armed forces, by civilians for hunting, and depending on your location may appear in the news frequently as part of a story involving crime.&nbsp; Guns in D&amp;D take me right out of the fantasy setting.&nbsp; That's just me though.&nbsp; If others want to add guns to their settings that's no skin off my nose.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 8295061, member: 4534"] I don't tend to think of spears, swords, and morning stars as weapons. Okay, perhaps I need to explain that second part. Intellectually, I am aware that swords are weapons and can cause a great deal of harm to someone else. But despite this knowledge, I don't think of swords as weapons. If I saw someone with a sword strapped to their hip in the subway I wouldn't be the least bit worried. Why? Because who the hell is attacked with a sword in the 21st century? (Yeah, it pops up in the news from time-to-time.) If I see a sword for sale I assume it's for decoration or part of a costume. Guns are a modern reality in that they're currently used by our armed forces, by civilians for hunting, and depending on your location may appear in the news frequently as part of a story involving crime. Guns in D&D take me right out of the fantasy setting. That's just me though. If others want to add guns to their settings that's no skin off my nose. [/QUOTE]

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