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Old 09-11-2010, 10:35 AM   #11
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Default Re: [DF] I can haz gunpowderz?

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Originally Posted by Harald387 View Post
They give off a lot of smoke compared to a modern firearm, but the smoke from a single person firing a pistol (or even a musket) once every 30 seconds or so probably isn't going to be enough to obscure even a single square.
We had a guy with a gun in one of the PBP games. He really hosed his character getting a weapon which took too long to use and didn't destroy what it hit when it did hit.

From that experience, guns aren't that important to the story unless you bring in lots of them or allow repeating varieties. At DF tech levels you can't justify much better gunnes than the ones historically seen in the 12th century. And those come with so many inherent restrictions on them they aren't all that playable.

An enemy wizard knows Ignite Fire and Throw Spell and kknows how gunpower operates. Your powder horn ignites from his thrown ignite fire. You go boom. Even if you don't die, you'r precious powder supply is gone and you are effectively out of the gunslinging business.

Water Jet does seriously affect you buddy.
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