Are Guns REALLY That Overpowered in Fantasy RPGs (DnD etc)?

Sometimes modern tech is incorporated into fantasy roleplaying scenarios, and there often seems to be a lot of concern about nerfing firearms to not make them too OP. In my opinion you don't really need to be all that paranoid about it and risking making them not even viable at all compared to magic armor, enchanted swords, giant axes, etc.

Here are some reasons for why gunpowder doesn't have to be game breaking at all. Even if they are more advanced than a crude, unreliable version of muzzleloaders.


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