Muskets are not as rare as people are implying.
Muskets are standard issue to ALL Lominsan Armada personnel. In the 1.0 MSQ "Treasures of the Main" the Player Character attempts to join the Knights of the Barricuda (the name given to Lominsan Armada sailors) and the first trial is to demonstrate your skill with a musket. Unrelated, but because of your unorthodox style of holding the gun (see the screenshot someone posted earlier in this thread) you are actually relieved of the musket and told you could not join the Barricuda because your style was exactly that of a disgraced Barricuda captain from the Commodore's past.
That said there appear to be two types of musket. A pistol sized shown in cutscenes, and a long rifle style visualized hanging in the Coral Tower, which by the way, is STILL the Musketeer's Guild. The sign is still there in 2.0.
While I don't recall any details, it's likely Lominsan Muskets use firesand to fire, similar to Lominsa's cannons. So yes, gunpowder and muskets and stuff are all canon. (budumpsssh puns) Also, the fact that Lominsa's entire navy is trained to use Muskets as part of their arsenal suggests a very large stock of weaponry, making it highly probable for a character to get their hands on some or maybe to smuggle firearms illegally. =o Possibilities!
Muskets are standard issue to ALL Lominsan Armada personnel. In the 1.0 MSQ "Treasures of the Main" the Player Character attempts to join the Knights of the Barricuda (the name given to Lominsan Armada sailors) and the first trial is to demonstrate your skill with a musket. Unrelated, but because of your unorthodox style of holding the gun (see the screenshot someone posted earlier in this thread) you are actually relieved of the musket and told you could not join the Barricuda because your style was exactly that of a disgraced Barricuda captain from the Commodore's past.
That said there appear to be two types of musket. A pistol sized shown in cutscenes, and a long rifle style visualized hanging in the Coral Tower, which by the way, is STILL the Musketeer's Guild. The sign is still there in 2.0.
While I don't recall any details, it's likely Lominsan Muskets use firesand to fire, similar to Lominsa's cannons. So yes, gunpowder and muskets and stuff are all canon. (budumpsssh puns) Also, the fact that Lominsa's entire navy is trained to use Muskets as part of their arsenal suggests a very large stock of weaponry, making it highly probable for a character to get their hands on some or maybe to smuggle firearms illegally. =o Possibilities!
