Runepowder Barrel

Not to be confused with similar consumable, Runepowder Bomb

Runepowder Barrel is a very rare Consumable that can be ignited to deal damage.

A secret concoction of smokepowder and gnomic mysticism, a single vial of Runepowder is more volatile than a whole barrel of smokepowder. Who knows what this much could do...

Properties

• Consumables
• Single Use
• Rarity: Very Rare
•  Weight: 16 kg / 32 lb
• Price: 2500 gp
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  UUID

  79dfb371-cd87-48f3-b542-26db2d39cfe2

Effect

• The runepowder inside explodes when ignited, damaging everything in its vicinity.
  • Automatically Critically Hits objects and environments.
  • AoE: 18 m / 59 ft (Radius)
  • 10d8 + 40 (50~120) Force
    (DC 12  Dexterity saving throw to halve)

Where to find

• 1x - near Philomeen in Grymforge
• 2x - in Angleiron's Cellar

Notes

• The barrels in Angleiron's Cellar are there regardless of whether the party stole the initial barrel from Philomeen or not. However, the quest Rescue Wulbren must be completed for Angleiron's Cellar to be accessible.
• The barrels can be thrown as an action, but do not detonate unless reduced to 0 hp by the throw or deliberately ignited by other means.
• The barrels can be used atop the Netherbrain. If positioned right, it can kill all the lithoids.
• Philomeen explodes the barrel if attempting to steal it. To circumvent this, she can be engaged in dialogue with one party member while another steals the barrel.
• If the barrel and the Runepowder Vial are stolen before engaging in dialogue, Philomeen will turn hostile. This can be circumvented by engaging her in dialogue with one party member and have another steal only the barrel. Then the vial has to be stolen, only after Philomeen mentions it in dialogue, because stealing it before will turn her hostile.
• An ignited Runepowder Barrel produces an explosion with an enormous blast radius of ~60 ft. Exercise extreme caution, especially in Honour Mode.
• If using the Runepowder Barrel instead of Runepowder Vial to clear the rockfall trapping Nere, the explosion kills Barcus Wroot and his gnome companions.
• An active Globe of Invulnerability spell will completely negate damage from an exploding Runepowder Barrel, even a directly-adjacent one. This can be used to great effect in many fights, provided one is willing to spend both a barrel and a scroll/spell slot and ensures that any nearby party members, especially the Globe's caster, are within the spell's area-of-effect.
• According to the Narrator's dialogue during the cutscene with Philomeen, Runepowder has an ashen scent that is acidic, "as if contaminated somehow" or "much, much more concentrated."
• Philomeen claims that any true Ironhand would trade their life for a 'grain' of this stuff.