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Galloglaich
I just mean our default late medieval fantasy setting "Frog DNA" needs to be updated to include firearms for most civilizations that also have plate armor, two-handed swords etc.
I don't think you would see the rapid development of plate armor without the emergence of firearms. Maybe crossbows and powerful bows would be enough to spur it on but I kind of doubt it. There seems to have been an arms race between missiles and armor in which gunpowder played a significant part.
And sure you can take this or that element out of it, but it's a bit like jenga, you take the wrong piece out and the whole thing can start to fall apart.
G
Re: Got a Real-World Weapon, Armor or Tactics Question? Mk. XXIV
It is one thing to suspend your disbelief. It is another thing entirely to hang it by the neck until dead.
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