Technology (Greyhawk)

Firearms

Firearms exist in Greyhawk, but vary in availability in different regions.

The Secret

Initially, firebrand powder was a rare alchemical compound made from dragon feces. The hero Myrlund (now deified) brought knowledge of its use from another world and introduced its use in the Flanaess. This was around CY 300, 300 years before the current time. Slowly it was discovered that dinosaur feces could substitute, but no reliable source was known.

During the Greyhawk Wars (CY 580), firebrands were still rare, in use by select heroes and by the pirates of the Crimson Fleet. Around the year 600 things started to change, as the colony of Farshore on the Isle of Dread started to export large amounts of gunpowder. Foundries in Sasserine began making both cannon and firearms on a large scale and exporting them north to Greyhawk. This has created three distinct areas of develompent for firearms; the Pearl Sea region, the Flanaess, and the rest of the world.

Pearl Sea

Use the rules for "commonplace guns". Cannon are relatively common, especially on the ships of Sasserine.

Flanaess

The "emerging guns" category; guns are slowly spreading to inland areas, mainly along waterways.

Rest of the World

Guns barely exist, being considered magic items of a new and unusal type.

Rules

All firearms cost 40% of the indicated price.

The cost of bullets/shot is ignored for handguns.

This table indicates the cost of firearms and gear in the Pearl Sea and the Flanaess, as a percentage of listed prices.

Item	Pearl Sea	Flanaesse	Rest of World
Early Firearms	10%	40%	100%
Advanced Firearms	40%	100%	N/A
Gunpowder (dose, ½ ounce)	1 sp	4 sp	1 gp
Bullets	Free	Free	Free
Alchemical Cartridges	100%	100%	100%

Advanced Firearms

Early versions of advanced firearms are available, but they are not as advanced as those in the normal rules.

Advanced firearms still have the range and penetration of early firearms.
Advanced firearms are reloaded in the same fashion early firearms are.

Technology (Greyhawk)

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