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[serpentface]

Retconned Wardi firearms- a basic handgun, a highly decorative ceremonial handgun (belonging to Faiza), and a lance-gun.

Gun tech has officially been nerfed down to hand cannons (press F) (this has been a long time coming but I'd been fallacy of sunk costs-ing myself out of retconning).

Handguns are held similarly to a shotgun, with the butt pressed into the user's shoulder, one hand gripping under the barrel, and the other free to ignite the gunpowder. These represent the most advanced firearms in contemporary usage, both in make and in their use of uniform iron projectiles built to match the gun's bore for greater range and efficiency. Lance-guns are the more basal form, usually larger and mounted with the pole held over the shoulder, and are most effectively used by two people (one to hold and aim, one to light the gunpowder).

The spread of firearms is currently mostly limited to the Eastern Inner Seaway peoples (with some additional distribution via overland trade), and actual manufacture of hand cannons and gunpowder at Significant scale is limited to the region's core powers.

The reason for this limited spread is partially due to specific elements of the technology's history. Gunpowder was first synthesized by Burri alchemists and considered to be the discovery of the legendary divine weapon + solar fire of the deity Inanariya, and its formula (along with techniques for ideally refining its components) remained a closely guarded state secret. It was used predominantly in priestly contexts to generate flame and explosive sounds (in conjunction with earlier practices of generating multicolored flames with use of other chemicals), then integrated into combustible weaponry in the forms of fire lances, which would eventually develop into early handcannons.

The treatment of gunpowder as a guarded sacred or semi-sacred substance continued with Wardi adoption, where knowledge of its making is considered a closed rite. It's name (inya tsatsul or just tsatsul, a derived adoption of the Burri iñazatsūya) still reflects a divine solar association (the Burri word means 'sun's thunder', the Wardi 'inya' invokes the sun, 'tsatsul' is an adapted loanword and has no meaning independent of the substance itself), though its priestly use is now predominantly associated with the firearm'ed Odonii (rather than priests of the solar Face Inyamache). The composition of gunpowder can no longer be regarded as a Secret by any means, though efforts to obscure the methods of its creation are still moderately successful and has kept knowledge of gunpowder manufacture more limited than the total sphere of firearm usage itself.

The actual strongest limiting factor of firearm usage is the rarity of natural saltpeter deposits necessary for making gunpowder. The practice of actively producing saltpeter via nitraries has not been developed anywhere in the setting, and all is instead obtained via natural sources. These sources are rare and limited within the current spread of firearm technology, and result in gunpowder being a limited and expensive substance to produce. The weapons themselves are also very expensive to manufacture (a good quality steel SWORD is far too material-cost prohibitive for most people to own), particularly high quality firearms designed for use with standardized ammunition.

These guns are also very basal, and logistical difficulties in their use (weight, very slow loading and firing speed, high visibility, Relatively low reach and accuracy) along with the restrictive cost of production has kept firearms far from rendering conventional weaponry, armor, and projectiles obsolete (even within the societies that have access to them). They are still, however, very devastating in use within their contemporary context, particularly in that high quality guns have a longer range than the best arrow-based projectiles, and utterly negate most contemporary forms of armor at close range.

[aois-amaterasu-painting]

Deracine vs The Pale

[mollykawamotoart]

The goodbye between Shepard and Garrus makes me cry. They go through so much together. It's heart breaking.

[wanderingdesertrose]

Various covers of Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson (formerly/alternatively titled Mistborn: The Final Empire)

left to right, top to bottom:

1) 1st edition hardback

2) 2nd edition mass market paperback

3) cover from when the book was rebranded as YA instead of adult

4) 2019 mass market paperback

5) UK cover

6) Croatian cover

7) Chinese cover

8) new US cover (2023)

[morn1e]

satan?really? after 9 out of 10 of npcs running around w napalm launchers?man fuck yall

[too-raph]

Every Single Day I think about Cheongsan smacking Gwinam in the face with a music stand, and Gwinam turning back to him with that amused little grin......

[spotsupstuff]

Imagine if tarrows forgot shes not a slugcat, and absent mindedly tried to store a pearl in her stomach for safekeeping and nearly choking.

the only time i can imagine it happening is before Sparrows would leave the Void Pools cuz otherwise she has that fuckin.. rebreather mask constantly on. it would tunk against that before it'd get the chance to get into her mouth. so here's some ouchies

[adelaidedrubman]

“does eden’s gate do anything to recognize pride month” has been stumping me all day btw

[astro-tag-9]

Hi

May i ask if you are still making matching characters (i am a guy btw) if so;

Aries sun moon and rising

Aqua venus, pisces mercury, gemini mars.

No prob if you don’t

🧡Goku🧡

(Dragon Ball Z)

[iambecomeafangirl]

Watching Midnight Mass ep 02.

The priest is a vampire right? And he can make miracles after drinking human blood.

[comaberrenices]

For Eurovision fans/and anyone else who would be watching Eurovision this Saturday

Please, please convince your friends and family (and yourself) not to vote for Israel for the Grand Final if it's for political reasons. Israel's victory would completely disrepute the contest and we DO NOT WANT it to happen Like, just vote for any song but Israel's or better, if you/ your friends/family like it, please vote for Croatia. Not only a Croatian win can stop this (or other country), it's the most positive outcome for this year's contest and the most plausible one to do it. I don't want to force you not to vote for Israel if you like the song. However, after the Italian televote leak, we have to do it together to prevent an Israel win.

[lovesvcker]

Happy Birthday Selever <3

This was extremely rushed sadly but I’m glad I got it done and I still like it!

[aois-amaterasu-painting]

"We, all the members, will accept all of your emotions, carry them, and lead you with all our might. That's the resolve with which I sing...!" (RUKI)

[emmavakarian-theirin]

today marks 10 years since i played mass effect for the first time - 10 years and i still don't have words to express the love and gratitude i have for this series, but i do have 10 years worth of art development to try 😁

[italictext]

I desperately need to befriend a Death Note fan irl who likes Death Note the way I do.. The only DN fans I've met irl are anime only Near haters :'(

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

𝔑𝔲𝔠𝔩𝔢𝔞𝔯 𝔄𝔰𝔰𝔞𝔲𝔩𝔱 - ℭ𝔯𝔦𝔱𝔦𝔠𝔞𝔩 𝔐𝔞𝔰𝔰