Technology (Greyhawk)
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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.
Nippon
The "emerging guns" category; the nipponese have been quick to adapt guns, but they are expensive and a state monopoly.
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 & Nippon |
Rest of World |
| Early Firearms | 10% | 40% | 100% |
| Advanced Firearms | 40% | 100% | N/A |
| Gunpowder (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/penetration rules of early firearms.
- Advanced firearms are reloaded in the same fashion early firearms are.
See Also
- Firearms on Pathfinder SRD
- Siege Engines (including cannon) at Pathfinder SRD
- Naval Siege Weapons (excluding cannon) at Pathfinder SRD
- General Apath Rules