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Pretty much what people are saying is that when Steven says, "no" rarely does he change his mind and nor does it need further discussion.
Arcane Engineering will be in the game, it just wont be class based or weapon based.
I don't remember the books anymore but in the movie during a siege, orcs were running with a torch toward the wall, to trigger an explosion. The first was killed but the 2nd manage to reach the place and destroyed the wall. I don't know why he had to advertise himself instead of running in a more covert way. Probably for the viewers.
II think the absence of guns makes the game more realistic. Because with guns and explosives I would start questioning how players survive 30-60 sec in combat and why ships don't sink when destroyed.
Crossbows were sometime ago intended. I think were removed for a similar reason: they are supposed to cause more damage compared to a bow.
What happens after release remains to be seen. It is so far in the future that nobody will remember this thread.
Has everything to do with Steven's preference and his vision of the setting.
Verra is not Middle Earth. It's also not WarHammer.
Verra is Steven's Pathfinder homebrew setting.
Nah man. This isn't about what Steven wants at all, for me at least. I don't want guns in Ashes because I don't think they match the setting. I think they cheapen and detract from it. You really need to learn to accept that people like and prefer different things than you, instead of trying to invent reasons they don't like your suggestions.
Probably the only explosions you'll be seeing are something cannon like from a ship, a fireball, and maybe a summoned critter expiring by exploding, causing some final damage before death. Now that would be cool...
As for reasons, I just think gunpowder and guns in general are associated with a weapon development timeline beyond the medieval, and though its mostly a fantasy setting, ballistae and trebuchets are about as 'modern' as they want to go. Just my 2 cents.
The stranger's eyes lifted to the blood red cloud on the horizon.
'We have to move. It's not safe here.'
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Guns_and_gunpowder
Weaponry such as Potion launchers, Siege weapons and weapons used in Naval combat are based on the arcane arts.[2][3][5]
The elements (evocation magic).[3][5]
The use of radiance and darkness.[5]
It's still similar just different. Magic used to launch something from a barrel.
Let's say the fire balls are cast by mages but they use some device which amplifies their output. That means the mage would charge first the device with energy and then would cast the fireball through it.
The device can look like a coil or a vertical rod, to be sure nobody thinks to cannons.
They're called Mage/Magus Cannons. Essentially what you described as an output amplifier of said magic type or spell. The potion launcher is essentially that where the potions are the spell type cast on impact.
The discussion thread just reminds me of the ballista vs crossbow thing.
I just added that
The device can look like a coil or a vertical rod, to be sure nobody thinks to cannons.
no worries, I know what you mean. Aesthetics aside it still functions the same as a spell launcher regardless if from the weapon itself or ammo on impact
The functioning can be changed too.
You can have two mages, one casting the spells which travel toward the enemy line and the other explodes them.
The enemies could also try to either explode them fast or divert them.
It's definitely an idea
I imagine they'll just explode on impact unless special ammo types for bounces unless they want to go down the whole trajectory path and bouncing off surfaces based on angles.
Apoc hand held potion launcher
It has already been said anyway no gunpowder things.
There is a wiki for these kind of things to check before bashing everyone on the forum that doesn't agree with you
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Guns_and_gunpowder