Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26990433-20150918004713/@comment-29602226-20161024173835

Well, they have Fantasy China, and the Chinese had gunpoweder at least since the second century a.C. and used it for war at least since the 11th century a.C... The MGE world seems more evolved than that. It seems at least Renaissance level. Taking it into account I think the MGE world has gunpowder.

As for its use as a weapon... In a world where magical fireballs are a real thing, the idea of turning gunpowder into a weapon should come more easily than in our own "hey, that thing looked almost like a Fireball spell... maybe we can use it as a weapon?"

On the other hand, if magic is widespread and powerful enough, people may not even bother to use gunpowder... Why to invest in artillery, when you can invest in more powerful and versatile wizards?