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Old 10-29-2009, 11:01 PM   #15
Xplo
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Default Re: Emerging smokepowder weapons in my fantasy

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Originally Posted by Icelander View Post
Smokepowder is mostly useful because it allows someone without Magery to wield similar destructive power.
And, on that note, you might see the occasional use for demolition. With smokepowder being nearly as powerful as TNT, a well-placed satchel charge could easily be worth the cost. Yes, you might have a mage who can do the same trick with a massive Explosive Fireball, but talented mages don't come cheap either.

If you can rig a tripwire or other trigger, or use magic to set the thing off from a distance, it becomes fairly simple (if expensive) to set lethal traps...
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