Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24108228-20141020170717/@comment-25370207-20141023095326

Back on topic.

It would take 3 different ores and a total of 6 to make one bullet, with 4 crafting steps(2 charcoal, then gunpwder, then bullet.) Mass production would require... well, a lot of time, effort, and patience, almost like bombs. The advantage over bombs would be that you'd actually surely hit someone before losing the bullet. Along with the fact that it's just two skill levels above the crossbow crafting requirements, and that it does a bit less damage at a faster reload speed, making and using a flintlock/bluesteel musket would be some sort of "high maintenance" mid-ranged weapon that would be really useful in certain situations.