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Weapons experts.

Kind of without a weapon right now and not even sure if I should get it out of the stupid rock.

[His poor family heirloom. Even if it's probably safer in there than in his hands.]

I'm looking to build my own. It's a tradition where I'm from. I'm also wondering what made you choose yours? If it works for you, there must be a reason.

[Maybe not one of the more hopeful reasons he would have believed in the past. He's done with that. But one that makes sense.]

Stay on topic.

[Private text to Weiss, not anonymous.]

My answer is yes.

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Then how would you replace it?

I don't know. I haven't gotten that far yet.

But I have no choice. That's why I asked. To get an idea of the advantages to different weapons.

[Face palms.]

As far as lethal weapons go, try a rifle or musket. Provided you are not fighting devil fruit powers or "magic," they are of a lower learning curve and can still be used defensively as well as offensively.

There are also smaller ones that are much lighter, but they have far less distance, and less versatility. Also they hold less rounds, so you might have to carry more than one, but at least it can be done easily enough. My brother in arms, Dadi, did that. Before and after becoming a bounty hunter.

[You're facepalming now, Smoker, but it can only get worse with Jaune.]

We have different types of ammo on my world that use different types of elements.

I'll do what I have to.

He carried more than one? Maybe if I found a way to make them get smaller so I could carry more.

[He's thinking of his shield. It weighs the same but it's easier to carry when it's in sheath mode.]

[He's becoming too used to pirates, his life is terrible.]

Derringers are the smallest I know of, although they may be called something else in your world.

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They are smaller than even a dagger. About half a palm's length. They have a very short range, but they're faster than throwing a knife and they can only carry one or two bullets without being reloaded, but if you stack them with your different elements, you should be able to get off enough rounds to see what works best.

That's small. But they don't have to be that small to fire them. They just have to be easier to store when they're not being used.

I had a professor who used a coffee thermos to fight. There has to be a way to accomplish it. The only thing is that means it would probably have to be loaded prior to attacking, instead of having ammo already in.

Again, if you wish to take the time to train it, there are guns with parts you can assemble just before fighting to allow for more range and versatility, but it would take some months to truly learn effectively.

I never was big on guns personally, so I'm not an expert, but I believe there are some that can snap together or apart so you could carry it quietly and hide when not in use.

For adding ammo quickly, there are many means, Dadi was fond of all of them, since then there was no telling what we would fight at any given occasion. He used bandoliers: think of belts with slots to hold each bullet, and that's why I do so with cigars now. [Also because Smoker's a freak. Mostly the freak thing.] I'm not sure what loads the quickest, I recommend finding a gun expert and trying out different types in advance to see what works best for you: size, style, and reloading included. Cannons obviously are the biggest, and slowest to reload. But derringers are not easy to reload either, which was Dadi carried so many, he would only reload them after battles were through. I wonder if he has switched to a heavier gun now that he's bounty hunting, however. Since damage isn't as necessary as intimidation, but it's weird to think of him changing styles at all.

I don't have that time right now. Maybe later.

[It's something for him to look into, eventually. Probably not for a while. He still has a lot to sort through, and he's not sure if this is what Alice meant by finding the right ingredients. But it's something to think about.]

They seriously make build your own guns?

[He's pretty certain having that many cigars can't be healthy. But he's in no position to say anything.]

Doesn't a cannon take longer to aim? Unless you have super strength.

What about a cannon made of derringers.

There are a lot of options. I'll look into it more.

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What. A cannon filled with derringers would splinter and possibly just explode. Just use grenades at that point.

Cannons are not precise, and generally shouldn't be used if you need to aim them. They're meant for extremely heavy damage, like city walls, ships, or mountainsides. I can't think of any practical reason you would need a cannon here. And you need to load guns, and even cannons, with smaller balls. Like firework tubes. Balls & bullets use torque to aim properly, which would not work without centripetal force -- roundness.

And yes, gun fanatics are as loony as sword fanatics, so there are guns for just about any occasion imaginable.

If you want to get extremely fancy, you could make a 4-tier gun with multiple bullet chambers, one for each element. You'd need to find a way to keep it from overheating in the ignition chamber, but it would be... the closest you could get to a cannon of derringers. I think. [SINCE THAT WAS A LITTLE BIZARRE TO IMAGINE EVEN FOR SMOKER.]

No, I mean like. You could take the cannon apart so it's a bunch of derringers and find a way to make sure the derringers form a cannon really fast if you needed something more powerful. Have the derringers use some other form of energy to combine into an attack with extreme damage.

[It sounds like a decent idea in his head but so did the team attack name flower power and no one liked that.]

And the 4-tier gun could either form into one, or be taken apart like those others guns you mentioned. So you could dual-wield if you needed to.

No.

[JAUNE NO.]

The rest might be possible, however. I'm not sure Fawn's forge could help you with it, but are you relatively familiar enough to making weapons? If you want a 4-strap gun, the bigger concern I have is that if you can take them apart to work individually, you'd probably have to pull the trigger on all four individually, even if you can aim it together as "one."

[okay so this guy wants to ruin his fun.

maybe he should listen to him?

nah.]

I know how to make a sword. In theory. [Thank Weiss. Her intense study sessions she had put him through for months had paid off.] But I haven't actually built one before and I don't have any experience with other weapons. True. I'm not sure how to get around that.

[If Smoker could bang his head repeatedly into a desk...]

So you don't have time to learn anything, practice immensely, and you have little to no idea what you're doing with forging.

Are you sure you don't want to get the sword out of the rock?

[Congratulations Jaune, you officially remind Smoker of his idiot men at G-5. It's not a good place to be at.]

I have some idea of what I'm doing.

[He knows how to gauge temperatures and what kind of steel it would form that's something in his head.]

Look. I know it's a tough situation. [He's the one who's in it.]

But getting my sword out of the rock wouldn't change it.

There's no shortcuts to security, kid. [Smoker just assumes it has to be someone under 20, because nope.]

You might be able to design a gun the way I suggested, but try to resist the urge to get too creative. Functionality matters more, and don't forget, you wanted it to be light. The lighter it is, the less durable, etc.

Another option might be a type of crossbow. It's not as good defensively as a gun, but if you're using special elements for ammo, that might not matter as much. They're also lightweight and easier to make, and very slightly more versatile. They also have the added element of surprise if just because people often forget how lethal they can be.

Depending on how you used your sword before, you could also consider an axe or a halberd, but to really use either effectively, it takes practice.

Kind of figured that out on my own already.

[He might have been insulted by the 'kid' comment or just looked up to Smoker as someone with more experience. It could have gone either way. Now he'd just...rather not go into too much detail in trying to justify himself.]

I know. I don't plan on doing anything that complex anytime soon.

Defense isn't something I'm worried about. [And if he changed his mind he could always figure out a way to make it defensive later.

He's not sure how anyone could forget a lethal weapon is lethal, but that could be helpful at some point too.]

Again, I figured that out. [It was not practicing that helped get him into this mess. At least, that's how he remembers it.] I tried to use my sword one-handed most of the time, but does a halberd require less balance?

All right. [For what it's worth, even without knowing who it is, Smoker still wants to help them out. Sort of like his insane G-5 men who try to set fire to their prisoners.]

Yeah, halberds require less balance, but more core strength. They have a much longer range, need a little less finesse, and you should be able to learn at least the basics very quickly. They're also more convenient for fighting multiple enemies or gangs than a sword or guns.

[tbh right now Jaune would probably attempt something that stupid if he thought it would help.]

Okay, maybe a halberd.

Fists.

Knives.

And a gun.

I might as well cover everything.

You're forgetting weight and strength vs. speed again.

If you take around a halberd, you'll draw even more attention than my jitte does, and they're usually a bit heavy.

Oh.

Okay the halberd isn't necessary. [Even if it would feel closer to a sword.]

Make one anyway, and just use it during the right occasions?

That's if we're lucky enough to know when that is.

If you're looking to feel safe, weapons aren't going to do that. Nor will constant vigilance.

Do you have a specific threat in mind, or are you trying to cover all bases?

I'm not trying to feel anything. I know.

Just covering all bases.

Good luck figuring it out then.

Make sure you check with some gun experts to find the right kind.

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