Emerging smokepowder weapons in my fantasy

[Icelander]

Originally Posted by David Johnston2

No, actually. It's more likely to be used on special occasions, like a siege whereas muskets end up being used on a day to day basis.

In a siege, though, battering down walls to form a practicable breach usually took tons of powder over months of labour.

In the setting, a ton of powder would cost $4 million.

That money can buy an awful lot of magic. I suspect that the magic would be more efficient.

Smokepowder is mostly useful because it allows someone without Magery to wield similar destructive power.