Do guns fit in a medieval kind of setting?

[T.Bit]

I'm assuming we are talking about Europe's Middle Ages.

The Middle Ages is roughly between the 5th and 15th centuries, beginning with the collapse of the Roman Empire and ending around the Renaissance age. The use of gunpowder was very limited prior to the 15th century. Historically, no, the use of firearms would be inappropriate for a medieval setting. The earliest firearm I can think of is the Arquebus. It was a muzzle-loaded firearm used from the 15th to the 17th century. Here's the wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arquebus

Now, prior to that, you had the hand cannon. It would be appropriate for a medieval game. It was used up until the 15th century. Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_cannon

 

[Engr. Adiktuzmiko]

really depends if you wanna really go full historical and the exact period coz the medieval ages is quite long...


If you go near the end of MA to the early Recoblahblah era, then historically it would fit...

 

[Sharm]

To be honest I think you should do some of this research yourself.  You can get lots of fun ideas if you incorporate realism in interesting ways.

 

[Eschaton]

Eric found in the chest:  a battle axe!

Eric found in the chest:  an AR-15 Carbine!

 

[Scythuz]

Well there were records of cannons being used back in the late 1200s so you might get away with it.

 

[Archeia]

Fun Fact: Crossbows were considered as "da guns" back then to the point that I believe the church asked it to be banned because of how OP it was. I can't remember the exact article, but this is a good start.

 

[Ed19]

No. Medieval setting uses bow, crossbow, and catapult.

However, it's not a bad idea to do it. =) I don't mind about the historical accuracy, except you want to make a true story RPG. lol