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<blockquote data-quote="ProfessorCirno" data-source="post: 5077306" data-attributes="member: 65637">FYI, there were cannons at Crece.&nbsp; So um, that doesn't exactly help the guns are anti-historical argument.Composite longbows were exotic weapons that weren't trained for accuracy.&nbsp; D&amp;D has stretched the rules.&nbsp; That's fine - I'm all for the archtypical archer drawn back, waiting awhile, then unleashing a storm into an enemy.The problem is, D&amp;D won't stretch the rules for any other ranged weapon.Regarding magic and firearms: Yes, I have read the settings.&nbsp; That wasn't my point at all.Complaint: Firearms would change the settings works and alter how armies and knights and such operate.Response: Magic would already do this.&nbsp; Guns are no much for someone who flies and fireballs.&nbsp; And yet, despite the fact that a single mage could annihilate a castle by himself, castles still exist.&nbsp; Sure, many rulers are wizards, but that just makes it more weird - they'd know better then anyone that big long towers and castles offer no protections against a wizard.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ProfessorCirno, post: 5077306, member: 65637"] FYI, there were cannons at Crece. So um, that doesn't exactly help the guns are anti-historical argument. Composite longbows were exotic weapons that weren't trained for accuracy. D&D has stretched the rules. That's fine - I'm all for the archtypical archer drawn back, waiting awhile, then unleashing a storm into an enemy. The problem is, D&D won't stretch the rules for any other ranged weapon. Regarding magic and firearms: Yes, I have read the settings. That wasn't my point at all. Complaint: Firearms would change the settings works and alter how armies and knights and such operate. Response: Magic [I]would[/I] already do this. Guns are no much for someone who flies and fireballs. And yet, despite the fact that a single mage could annihilate a castle by himself, [B]castles still exist[/B]. Sure, many rulers are wizards, but that just makes it more weird - they'd know better then anyone that big long towers and castles offer no protections against a wizard. [/QUOTE]

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