Yeah, I read the Nature section of [url=http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Heroic_Spirit]this[/url] which covered the gun thing. The articles' cynicism about amazon forest preservation difficulty aside, It has some conditions to a heroic spirit being made that seemed to contradict in some cases because of lack of specific definition, but I think it was focusing mostly on guns from the 20th century and beyond. Ned died about 20 years before the end of the 19th century, but he's still on the border in this regard. Especially because of his notoriety. I can expand (read: rant) on why I think he can count as a hero in the strange conditions that the Fate wiki posits, but... how do I put this... the Fate universe doesn't have to be consistent, that's why it isn't if you look deep enough. In light of that, you guys probably would have fundamentally made up your minds anyway.

If it's a matter of balance, I understand completely and talking it through is fine by me. If guns turn out to be outright too powerful for the RP, even the one-shot rifle that would load about as fast as a bow and arrow, then I suppose I can make another servant, but I would rather negotiate first.

I'm willing to hear other opinions about this, as well.