Talk:Kunoichi/@comment-25405125-20150127131442/@comment-26097222-20150214195944

The tech level implied for the MGE world in various places is about that of the American Civil War AT MOST. Repeating firearms that use black powder -- such as lever action rifles and revolvers -- are cutting edge, and most people still use single shot breech-loading percussion cap rifles. Modern gun powder has not been invented yet and sticks of dynamite are a high tech explosive. People use horses and carriages to get around farther than they can walk, and use steam-driven trains and ships for long distance travel. All of that is in the most developed country on the planet, mind you. Zipangu is, at best, about a hundred years behind that. Most monster nations are at least 100 years behind Zipangu, often more. You might see a smoothbore flintlock muzzle-loading musket used by a Kunoichi, but even the best gunsmiths on the planet will need about another 100 years to even THINK about the technology in an AK-47.