Troll Powder

Level: 5Category: VolatileTime: 1 hour

Troll powder was discovered by accident when an eager gunsmith created a batch of black powder more powerful, yet more dangerous, than the normal variety. Troll powder is clearly marked since it can pose a hazard to the shooter as well as the target.

Troll Powder Level 5 Common

A much more volatile and explosive type of black powder, troll powder is designed to hit harder than a troll’s hammer.

Alchemical Item: 50gp

Special:

You must know how to make black powder before you can learn how to make troll powder.

Property:

When you fire a firearm with troll powder, you can score a critical hit on a natural roll of 18, 19, or 20 , but if you roll a natural 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 when using troll powder, the powder explodes catastrophically and deals the firearm’s [W] damage to you. You cannot negate this damage in any way. Your firearm is unusable until you take two move actions to clean out the exploded bullet. This requires a gunslinger's kit and two hands.