Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-15888551-20130819093722/@comment-115.188.49.204-20161005205257

Look at history, it took a long time for anyone to find out what black powder actually did. I can guarantee you that if it was introduced to TES, it would almost never be used as a weapon. A alchemy ingredient yes, something mages throw at you to make their fire explode probably. Eventually someone would figure out fast moving steel items blown from the explosion does some damage, but it wouldn't amount to very much. The best black powder stuff you will ever see in TES that's remotely gun related are a few cannons every now and then, and maybe some explosive tipped arrows and bolts that take a nasty spin on enchanted or basic flaming arrows and bolts. Guns? I don't count on it, but honestly, gunpowder existing in the form of black powder may happen, since in itself it is a naturally occurring thing in the earth. All it takes is one careless miner to strike a vein with that pickaxe and BOOM! Everyone things an ancient evil is unleashed.