Jabrosky
Banned
I don't want to discourage anyone from writing guns in their fantasy, but I for one regard them as overrated, especially as a measure of personal machismo and toughness. The success of guns, or at least modern guns, stems largely from how easily people can use them. Not only do they possess a lot of destructive even when fired a safe distance from the target, but a lot of guns nowadays come with sophisticated scopes with crosshairs to help with marksmanship. Almost any slob could learn how to use a modern firearm, so owning one wouldn't really make you more badass or whatever.
Admittedly many of the aforementioned issues may not apply to old-school muskets or arquebuses, the kind of guns the OP probably had in mind, but modern conveniences in general make things too easy for my inner storyteller's taste.
Admittedly many of the aforementioned issues may not apply to old-school muskets or arquebuses, the kind of guns the OP probably had in mind, but modern conveniences in general make things too easy for my inner storyteller's taste.