Bamboo Flintlock

Dr. Rafkin creates the weapon

The Bamboo Flintrock is an improvised bamboo technology weapon in Savage Empire. It was devised by Dr. Rafkin and he is needed for the production of said weapons.

Description

After re-uniting with Dr. Rafkin, the Avatar's friend explained he could make various weapons from the things alone found in the valley of Eodon in order to not strain the limited supply of weapons from the modern world. For the creation of rifles, the bomboo flintrock, Dr. Rafkin needed a sturdy bomboo pole - either found in villages or cut of bomboo plants east off the Nahuatla Tribe- and he needed to be in his laboratory to have the needed tools to make the weapon.

Of course the weapons still needed ammunition, but thankfully, all the needed ingrdients were easily found in Eodon.

• Sulphur: Use the wire screen from the laboratory on the sulphur pools north of the Jukari Tribe.
• Charcoal: Cut wood off trees and use it on fires (like campfires).
• Potassium Nitrate: 'Use' crystals in caves to gain this, but Dr. Rafkin is needed for that to identify the mineral.

Once all of that is gathered, all ingredients have to be put into the mortar from the laboratory and then mixed properly with it, resulting in the creation of gunpowder. That esured a limitless supply of firearm ammunition in the primitive valley.

Trivia

• The item graphic actually shows if the flitlock is loaded or not. The indicator is the hammer at the back end of the wespon. If the hammer is clocked back, then the rifle is loaded.
• The flitlock has to be manually loaded after each shot, which effectively cuts the combat effectiveness of the weapon in a longer conflict in half.

See Also

• Weapons in Savage Empire

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Weapons

Melee Weapons
Basic Melee Weapons	Axe ☥ Bladed staff ☥ Club ☥ Custom sword ☥ Cutlass ☥ Dagger ☥ Decorative sword ☥ Dum‑dum ☥ Halberd ☥ Hammer ☥ Jeweled weapons ☥ Knife ☥ Mace ☥ Main gauche ☥ Morning star ☥ Poison dagger ☥ Saber ☥ Scimitar ☥ Serpentine dagger ☥ Serpentine sword ☥ Silver sword ☥ Spear ☥ Spiked helm ☥ Spiked shield ☥ Staff ☥ Sword ☥ Two‑handed axe ☥ Two‑handed hammer ☥ Two‑handed sword
Enhanced Melee Weapons	Blackrock sword ☥ Exotic Weapons ☥ Fire sword ☥ Glass sword ☥ Great dagger ☥ Lightning sword ☥ Lightning whip ☥ Magic sword ☥ Mystic Weapons ☥ Sword of defense

Ranged Weapons
Basic Ranged Weapons	Blowgun ☥ Boomerang ☥ Bow ☥ Crossbow ☥ Iolo’s bow ☥ Flaming oil ☥ Hawk ☥ Musket ☥ Siege bow ☥ Sling ☥ Throwing axe ☥ Triple crossbow
Enhanced Ranged Weapons	Anachronistic weapons ☥ Fire wand ☥ Infinity bow ☥ Lightning wand ☥ Lightning whip ☥ Magic axe ☥ Magic boomerang ☥ Magic bow ☥ Magician’s wand ☥ Starbursts

Ammunition
Basic Ammuntion	Ammunition ☥ Arrows ☥ Bolts ☥ Cannonballs ☥ Sling stones
Enhanced Ammuntion	Burst arrows ☥ Fire arrows ☥ Love arrows ☥ Lucky arrows ☥ Magic arrows ☥ Magic bolts ☥ Mana arrows ☥ Serpent arrows ☥ Sleep arrows

Non-traditional Weapons
Non-traditional Weapons	Cannon ☥ Cleaver ☥ Death scythe ☥ Fellowship staff ☥ Fishing rod ☥ Hammer ☥ Hoe ☥ Hoe of Destruction ☥ Pick ☥ Pitchfork ☥ Powder keg ☥ Rake ☥ Rock hammer ☥ Rolling pin ☥ Scythe ☥ Shears ☥ Shovel ☥ Tongs ☥ Torches ☥ Whip

Others
Other Weapons	Weapons in Savage Empire ☥ Weapons in Martian Dreams ☥ Gloves ☥ Rope & spikes