[ In fairness, touching it should be fine so long as you don't think to light it on fire. ]
Sulphur, and potassium salts. They shouldn't react unless they're triggered.
Honestly, if I'd known I would be doing all of this, I would have ordered a good deal more sugar from the shopping channel. Lessons for next time.
[ He looks up at Barnaby, smiling. ]
What I really need is a substitute for charcoal. Or a way to make charcoal, quickly. So far the closest I've come is collecting ash, from burning wood.
[ Considering that he doesn't have a habit of accidentally setting things on fire, in theory he should be fine. Still, Barnaby is a cautious man... ]
I don't suppose that you can borrow a mage to drag around, can you?
[ Ha, ha. Jokes aside, the conundrum is something that Barnaby takes seriously. He thinks about it for a moment, though in the end he doesn't have that many more ideas for how to proceed either. ]
That may be the best option that you've got, for the moment. The only suggestion I can make is more hands on deck, if the amount is the problem.
If you have the time, I'm happy to take you up on that.
[ More than happy, as a matter of fact. Sturmhond points out the other containers in turn. ]
I have gas-based fuel in those, and liquid-based in the other. When the powder's complete, I'll want to test them for strength, but I'm hoping they'll work as a substitute for the bombs I lost. What do you think?
[ For a friend? Anything. Quite literally, in Barnaby's case, since he's already given his life for this man. What's a bit of time in the grand scheme of things? ]
They both sound as though they'll hold up fairly well. You said that you were testing them out here, weren't you? What is the range and intensity like so far on them?
The powders haven't been tested yet. They're still ongoing.
[ He gestures to the gas-based set again. ]
These are volatile, from what I've seen. Their range is comparable to a standard grenade, but they're smaller because the gas is compressed. The liquid seems less explosive, but more flammable. They incinerate, more than decimate. Perhaps they're less efficient.
[ Though just as destructive, in a different way. ]
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[ Especially given Sturmhond's opinion of the nobility.
Smiling, he holds out a tub of strangely coloured powder, to Barnaby. ]
I'm trying to make a substitute for gunpowder. Watch out - I suspect it's volatile.
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[ Of course Barnaby is joking. He appreciates the banter, no matter which way it was intended.
While Barnaby does lean over so that he can take a better look, he decides it would be better not to touch it. ]
What is it made out of?
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Sulphur, and potassium salts. They shouldn't react unless they're triggered.
Honestly, if I'd known I would be doing all of this, I would have ordered a good deal more sugar from the shopping channel. Lessons for next time.
[ He looks up at Barnaby, smiling. ]
What I really need is a substitute for charcoal. Or a way to make charcoal, quickly. So far the closest I've come is collecting ash, from burning wood.
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I don't suppose that you can borrow a mage to drag around, can you?
[ Ha, ha. Jokes aside, the conundrum is something that Barnaby takes seriously. He thinks about it for a moment, though in the end he doesn't have that many more ideas for how to proceed either. ]
That may be the best option that you've got, for the moment. The only suggestion I can make is more hands on deck, if the amount is the problem.
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[ More than happy, as a matter of fact. Sturmhond points out the other containers in turn. ]
I have gas-based fuel in those, and liquid-based in the other. When the powder's complete, I'll want to test them for strength, but I'm hoping they'll work as a substitute for the bombs I lost. What do you think?
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[ For a friend? Anything. Quite literally, in Barnaby's case, since he's already given his life for this man. What's a bit of time in the grand scheme of things? ]
They both sound as though they'll hold up fairly well. You said that you were testing them out here, weren't you? What is the range and intensity like so far on them?
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[ He gestures to the gas-based set again. ]
These are volatile, from what I've seen. Their range is comparable to a standard grenade, but they're smaller because the gas is compressed. The liquid seems less explosive, but more flammable. They incinerate, more than decimate. Perhaps they're less efficient.
[ Though just as destructive, in a different way. ]