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
• 
  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

• One barrel cane be found near Philomeen in Grymforge.
• Two more barrels can be found in Angleiron's Cellar during act 3, regardless of whether the party stole the initial barrel from Philomeen or not. However Rescue Wulbren must be completed for Angleiron's Cellar to be accessible.

Notes

• the easiest way to get the barrel in the grim forge is to cast invisibility on a rouge or astarion and pick pocket the vile and steal the barrel this will skip the cutscene with Philomeen and still allow you to save the gnomes and do there other quests if you attempt to steal it during the cutscene no matter what Philomeen will blow up another way to steal it is simply have one charecter talk to Philomeen and then steal it while they are talking
• the rune powder barrel can be used for many thing when you have it but some of the best areas could be atop the nether brain which if used and positioned right can kill all the lithoids
• Rune Powder Barrel can be thrown as an action, but will not detonate unless reduced to 0 hp by the throw or deliberately ignited by other means.
• Philomeen will explode 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 only steal the vial after she mentions it in dialogue, 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, Rune Powder 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." though shes is most likely lying as they wouldn't be able to use it