There was a gun mage, an odd variant of mage and archer. They used enhanced variations of mortal weapons that threw bits of metal at opponents. After a quick search, his AI provided some data about two variants of the archetype. One used magic to propel the metal 'rounds,' and the second used various alchemical substances.
The drawback of the former was that the mages relied on hyper-specialized wands. The ‘guns’ were enchanted wands, fashioned into the shape of their mundane counterparts. The wands still threw bursts of mana like normal spells but, according to his AI, most of these mages just transitioned into true spell casting at Tier 8. In the end, they weren't used for the same reason staves were better than wands, larger items meant more runes and enchantments could be imbued in th
