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Originally Posted by The Phantom's Belch
The first blow to Ranoc being a D&D world was, of course, the really poor handling of firearms in D&D and D20 games in general.
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What were the problems you encountered with firearms in D20 systems?
Personally, I think most problems with firearms in D&D/Pathfinder come from abstract HP. HP increases every level. Most high level characters can soak ridiculous amounts of damage. In fact, high level melee characters can survive falling from terminal velocity!
This works fine for melee weapons because most people have no frame of reference for their lethality. But most people expect firearms to be deadly. To the point that a single well placed shot can kill you. So the HP system breaks suspension of disbelief when the target is getting shot with firearms.