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Basic Poison Arrow

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Uitilizing the same compression glass found on common Water Bombs, there are many different glass arrowheads filled with healing liquids and deadly poisons. the metallic casing holding the glass vial in place is designed to puncture and shatter the glass if the impact of the arrow isn't strong enough. Additional mana arcs can be placed on the arrow in case an enemy mage is using a mana shield to negate the arrows velocity. The moment the mana arc senses the kinetic shield, it explodes outward, often covering the person in whatever liquid is inside the glass vial anyways.

A Basic Poison Arrow is one of the most common varieties of glass arrows. Filled with poison hemlock and accelerated with mana, it can quickly incapacitate and kill someone. The glass vial is partially filled with Tar to make it difficult to remove the poison.

Fortunately for anyone on the recieving end of this arrow, a counter-poison is very easy to make and nearly all adventurers have a few antidotes on their person that can cure this. A skilled mage can also use a spell to withdraw the poison from the body as well as any clothing or gear that the poison covered.

Lone individuals are often the ones who get surprised by this poison then quickly fall unconscious. Bounty hunters commonly use these if they don't have access to more expensive sleeping arrows or bombs. They can also be fired en masse by an armed force, quickly covering an entire battlefield in the poison.
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Average Price: 25 Beryls per arrow

components:
  • Conium maculatum (Hemlock)
  • Tar infused with Mana and sand
  • Lacquered arrow shaft.
  • Kestrel Feathers
  • Compression Glass

  • Effects:
  • Glass arrowhead breaks on impact.
  • Vial appears to hold only 50 mL of liquid. It actually holds ten times more.
  • Deadly poison spreads and paralyzes within a few minutes.
  • Kills within a few hours.

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    Saya
    "I hate these arrows! If you don't store them properly, the glass breaks and then a bunch of poison and tar gets all over everything! I have to wrap each arrowhead in a thick cloth so it can withstand the rigors of travel. sometimes they STILL break!"

    "I swear Myles, since you love buying these things so much, if one more of these things break, you'll be carrying all of the group's ammunition, not me!"




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    Jan 18, 2025 14:27 by Enoris Leinwand

    Kudos for the quote, hilarious ! It's very complete, well illustrated and overall nice to read. I don't see any kind of criticism to give you, sorry. I loved it