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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8391607" data-attributes="member: 6801845">Gunpowder and fantasy worlds is a separate topic, but I think there are several reasons it doesn't get developed and several impacts it would have.&nbsp; Probably an entire separate thread.However, my quick take is multiple.&nbsp; <ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gunpowder, initially, was expensive and not particularly effective as a weapon.&nbsp; It was more about shock and awe.&nbsp; </li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">It took centuries to go from the initial development of gunpowder before we get things like flintlock rifles, it took advances in chemistry to make even blackpowder relatively inexpensive.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The chemistry may work differently</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Even if the chemistry works, there could be magic that counters it, gunpowder only takes a spark to ignite and I can imagine a spell that would cause it to ignite it prematurely.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Things like mephits love the taste of gunpowder and have fun making it go &quot;boom&quot;!&nbsp; Same goes for other technologies like the steam engine.&nbsp; You can create magical guards against it, but it's expensive.</li>
</ul>Because of this, there are some gnomes that experiment with the stuff occasionally but it's use has never been widely accepted.&nbsp; I've thought about running a campaign with guns and probably a steampunk vibe, but there's always questions of balance and maintaining some of the D&amp;D tropes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8391607, member: 6801845"] Gunpowder and fantasy worlds is a separate topic, but I think there are several reasons it doesn't get developed and several impacts it would have. Probably an entire separate thread. However, my quick take is multiple. [LIST] [*]Gunpowder, initially, was expensive and not particularly effective as a weapon. It was more about shock and awe. [*]It took centuries to go from the initial development of gunpowder before we get things like flintlock rifles, it took advances in chemistry to make even blackpowder relatively inexpensive. [*]The chemistry may work differently [*]Even if the chemistry works, there could be magic that counters it, gunpowder only takes a spark to ignite and I can imagine a spell that would cause it to ignite it prematurely. [*]Things like mephits love the taste of gunpowder and have fun making it go "boom"! Same goes for other technologies like the steam engine. You can create magical guards against it, but it's expensive. [/LIST] Because of this, there are some gnomes that experiment with the stuff occasionally but it's use has never been widely accepted. I've thought about running a campaign with guns and probably a steampunk vibe, but there's always questions of balance and maintaining some of the D&D tropes. [/QUOTE]

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