Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24108228-20141020170717/@comment-6600457-20141029123901

What Daduster is talking about is, in my opinion, out of time-frame. But a ramrod is not. To me, 2 weapons fit in this time period (I think about 1200s to 1400s): The Hand Cannon and the Arquebus. The Arquebus was lighter and easier to carry than a musket, for the most part, and it had a matchlock trigger. They were more powerful than crossbows or longbows and had a faster reload than high-powered crossbows. They also had pretty cheap balls, which were just metal spheres. Now, one thing that is important is to add a sound to guns that allow you to know if they have shot or not, a disadvantage against crossbows. Also, another disadvantage is that Arquebuses are actually very dangerous to the user, and prone to exploding. Also, they make a noticable muzzle flash and a huge amount of black powder in a cloud in the air.