Guns and historical accuracy in fantasy is all over the place anyway. Have you watched pirate movies? That's what ya get, equipment wise. The high time of piracy was roughly from 1500-1800, so yeah, common firearms makes more mechanical sense.. then again, it doesn't mean everyone has guns, which are still expensive and for a skilled crossbowman, less reliable.<br/><br/>This is why I am loathe to use any expanded rule systems, boatloads of questions about things that, on closer scrutiny, tend to get rather wobbly if you look at history.<br/><br/>I figure you can plunder the ship for some simple firearms, alright.