"And cue the intelligent blacksmith in the back. Yes, and I do apologize for how I meandered into that question. And yes, any of you could figure out how to use one of the beam rifles, and likely very fast, which is why I stuffed the thing full of explosives. Like a fireball, but with alchemy instead of magic."<br/><br/>He glanced around, and realized that they had been talking for the better part of two hours. "How about we break for the time so that those in the back who have other things to do or are bored senseless can go do other things? If anyone is interested, we can continue this discussion later, though in a smaller group. Not sure what I was hoping to get, and while it was informative and interesting, I didn't get it."<br/><br/>He looked at Kammy, and sent her a thought.<em>And that is why I am putting you in charge of strike squads instead of armies. You can run demons well enough, but with my constructs they would not be impressed. A city has the same needs as an army, just for a longer time and less interest in fighting.</em>