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Tearjerker: Tearjerker is a volatile alchemical liquid that
immediately turns into a gray vapor as soon as it comes in
contact with air. It is kept in small vials that are usually thrown
against a hard surface to release the substance within. The gas
will fill a 20-foot by 20-foot area within 5 rounds. All creatures
exposed to it with olfactory or visual sensory organs suffer –6 to
all skill checks and attack rolls. Spell-casters attempting to cast
spells that require a verbal component suffer a 50% chance of
spell failure due to coughing and hacking. Those that succeed at
a Fortitude save (DC 18) suffer only half of those effects. Tasks
requiring extended vocal activity (such as singing) become impossible.
These penalties fade at a rate of –2 (–10% for spell failure)
per half-hour. Weight: 0.2 lb. per vial. Cost: 500 gp per vial.
Launching Flares: These standard flares are designed to
be launched into the air via an alchemical propellant. They are
conical little devices with a rod attached to them that sticks
into the ground. A wick hangs from the bottom that burns
down in two rounds when lit; some versions ignite when a
string is pulled, making them useful as alarms when paired with
a tripwire. Flares have an upward range of 1200 feet and emit
enough light to be seen for approximately 2 miles in clear
night visibility, half that in daylight (only with
clear line of sight, in either case).
Flares may be used as impromptu
weapons, but they are quite clumsy.
Because it can only be loosely
aimed, the flare makes its own
attack roll at +5 ranged
with a range increment
of 20 feet (low because
they tend to sidewind
too much to be effective
at a great distance). A
creature struck by a flare
suffers 2d4 fire damage;
additionally, there is a
10% chance per point
of damage done that the
flare becomes wedged (either
in the creature’s armor or body
itself). A wedged flare does an
additional 1d4 fire damage
per round for three rounds.
Weight: 1 lb. per flare. Cost:
8 gp per flare.
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Hot Grease: A slippery alchemical oil substance that burns
like all hell when it comes in contact with the skin. A typical
dose (15 oz.) will cover one 5-foot by 5-foot area. Anyone walking
through it must make a Reflex save (DC 15) or fall to the
ground; a –2 penalty is assessed to the roll for each increment of
10 above the creature’s base speed it is traveling. Creatures that
fall on the substance suffer 1d4 damage per round (maximum
5 rounds) unless they are able to wash the substance off (note
that it doesn’t burn literally; no fire damage). It has no effect on
objects. Note: Leaving spiked objects all over the ground makes
this even more fun; impose a –2 penalty to the Reflex save, and
the spikes attack at +8 melee (as if a trap, basically) doing 1d3
damage. Weight: 1 lb. per canister. Cost: 200 gp per canister.
Ferret and Hunter’s Musk: Though it may sound like the
name of a tawdry romance novel, this is an old hunter’s trick. The
hunter spends time collecting a few vials of his own sweat, which
he dumps all over a trained ferret that is let loose on the trail.
Because of the ferret’s own heavy smell, it must be kept freshly
washed (most hunters go through this trouble because ferrets are
such reliable creatures for these purposes). The
idea is to throw creatures stalking you off of
Blighted Trollkin
(see page 55)
This surly fellow played
too rough and had to be separated
from the rest of
his draconian pals.
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