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Old 10-30-2009, 01:44 PM   #46
martinl
 
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Default Re: Emerging smokepowder weapons in my fantasy

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Originally Posted by Asta Kask View Post
I think that a huge disadvantage is that it is dishonorable. It doesn't require bravery, like lances and swords, because you are at a safe distance. It doesn't require training, like archery or magic. It is a weapon for peasants, and we don't want them[ to be too well armed.

Historically, this was a major stumbling block. It was not unknown for nobles to kill anyone found carrying a crossbow or a firearm.
It does require money. The more plutocratic folks (and there are a bunch in FR) would have no problem with that.
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