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Old 03-10-2018, 03:16 PM   #3216
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Default Re: New Reality Seeds

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Originally Posted by AlexanderHowl View Post
The earliest that firearms could have been developed is TL 1, when you have the domestication of animals producing saltpeter (the only component of gunpowder that is difficult to gather in nature, as charcoal can form in forest fires and sulfur can be gathered around volcanic vents) meeting the development of bronze. While you would not have mass produced firearms, it would have not been possible for bronzesmiths to make individual firearms at TL 1. I imagine that iron would have never become that important in warfare, resulting in a divergence of technology at TL 1.
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You could use even clay or copper pots filled with black powder for even TL0 bombs.
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