The combined efforts of the most unique and
Venatorio>
The Beginning of the Order
After humanity's conquest of the continent of
Khorvir, and the movement of The Old Faith,
currently known as Menoth, lead the tribal lives of
humans to leave the wild and settle into cities across
the lands, it also quickly became clear that humanity
had to share the world with monsters, and they had
existed before man and most likely remain long
after, no matter any attempt established to
exterminate or somehow else lower the casualties
and dangers to the people of the land. While
humanity hid behind walls of stone, the wilds hid
beasts and terrors of great dangers.
The current kingdoms have always had their
problems and conflicts. But the monsters of the land
doesn't distinguish between nationalities or ethnic
groups, and when the lands realized the threats
roaming the roads outside their safe city walls.
Many knights and heroes saw it as their duty to
combat these horrors and beasts. And it was a
known tradition for knights to go on quests to slay a
monster, saving a young maiden, or a village from
danger, but despite their prowess, it didn't do the
greatest difference. The roads was still dangerous.
It's unknown exactly when or what they would
gain, but certain secret powers agreed to do
something rather drastic, and with united resources
and the combined skills of some of the greatest
sages, alchemists, and scholars of the time, have all
contributed, somehow, to create a solution to the
problem. There are even some undocumented
rumors, that illegal use of arcane powers have
played a part in the process for the solution.
Training and education of great warriors could
only prepare a soldier or knight to the dangers they
would face, however, it couldn't provide them with
the edge to fight such monstrosities in equal battle.
After all, the strongest knight can wield a skilled
sword in a strong hand, but against an immortal
creature, able to split an armored man in two with a
single blow, it would always be an unequal fight
that humanity would end up loosing by time.
No matter how skilled and heroic the knights of
the time was, each time a village settled, whenever a
road was constructed, whenever a settlement rose
by human hands, fore as long as a wild beast
roamed the woods, a terrifying dragon foraging
within the nearest mountains, a basilisk nesting
close by, or a ghost haunting the local fields, there
wasn't really much to do. Some heroes could
perhaps slay the local rampaging manticore, but the
loses was always to great, and a better solution was
a must.
skilled of sages and mystics from all over the
nations, came to an agreement and united under one
project, resulting in the independent, monster
hunting organization Venatorio,
Venatorio, later refereed to by
the people, simply as Venatori.
Venatori.
Many attempts to grant these warriors an edge
were used; unique crafted equipment, unique and
specialized training. Alchemical compounds was
later used, but all but the latter failed. However, the
warriors seemed to have a great assistance from the
alchemical potions and salves. The use of alchemy
had proved to give the best results; antidotes,
healing salves, helpful potions, and effective oils,
seemed to give the last and most needed edge to
help against the monsters, the Slayers was fighting.
This resulted in more and deeper research into
alchemy and its effects onto the human body.
Mostly very secretive, as the research wasn't exactly
accepted at the time, especially due to the high
mortality rate, but the greatest progresses in
chemistry, medicine, biology and alchemy came
from these secret experiments. And it did,
additionally grant the powers involved a new
viewpoint.
The Science
The sages and alchemists started over from a new
perspective. It quickly became clear that new forms
of alchemical concoctions and affixes could grant
great mutations and supernatural powers to the
users, but the effects would last temporary and the
human body couldn't handle the stress and toxins
of the alchemy enhancing drugs. The powers of
alchemy had proved their powers, but the dangers
was to great, as such more research into making
these augmenting substances more safe to use.
Through decades of research into biology and
both the human and beastly physiology, aligned
with the developments of science and alchemical
improvements, these ancient alchemists and
scientists managed to create unique surgical
procedures and alchemy-created biological organs,
to become surgically-inserted into the bodies of
willing (and sometimes unwilling) subjects, which
granted them unique metaphysical probabilities to
absorb and utilize the powers of these affixes,
without dying of poison exposure.
These procedures were extremely dangerous to
the recipient of the augmented metabolisms. Later
discovered documents, have reveled that it wasn't
uncommon that only one out of ten survived these
procedures. But the results was to extraordinaire to
ignore.
Additionally, the use of magic had always been
something out of mortal reach. Magic powers come
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from infernal sources, and being able to cast spells is
usually confined to the old witch in the dark forest.
However, the most recent of Venatoro's scientific
developments, is the field of Mechacana. The power
to reap and host magic energies into specially
crafted physical items, granting pseudo-magic
properties to Mechacana items. It's even possible to
craft prosthetics, able to be grafted onto the body
and given power to function as normal limbs.
The result was a caste with the strength to
capture, relocate or simply kill, extraordinarily
dangerous and terrifying monsters. The result was
the creation of The Venatori! The Order of
Venatorio.
Recent Ages
Both back then, and those still created into the
present days, aren't always welcomed by the
frightened and often xenophobic people of the
outskirts. Sometimes these warriors are by more
vulgar tongues called 'Wanderers', as an indication
for them not having a home or swearing patriotism
to a nation. It's also an indication for showing that
once their job is done, many hopes they go on to
some other job somewhere else.
They possess technology that no other nation
have access to, and their skills and education,
combined with their drugs and enhancements,
makes them a great threat to any nation, should they
ever decide to attack a kingdom, they could easily
conquer it; they only need to enhance more subject
to create an army, and not even the most
experienced soldiers could stand the battle.
As a result the order of the Venatori have agreed
to sign treaties and placed themselves under strict
observations and laws of behavior. Should a
Venatori go rogue and start killing or take action
against national matters, the individual will be
deemed a renegade and to dangerously for the
Venatori to ignore, which more than usually results
in other Venatori to seek out and kill the renegade if
able.
Recently they Protectorate of Menoth has
deemed the order 'Heretic!' This is mostly due to the
recent spreading faith of the Temple of Menoth, who
condemn the arrogance of trying to surpass
humanity, who are already 'perfectly' created in the
image of the divine Menoth. So the very act of trying
to insinuate that they can do better than Menoth, is
an act of pure blasphemy.
Back in the old days it was, at times, a necessity
to send slaves, sentenced prisoners or exiled
unwanted to the Venatorio who took in these
prodigies, typically also orphans and abandoned
children if they possessed the desired qualities.
There, they became initiates who were trained by
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the existing Venatori, until they too were strong
enough to handle the surgical procedures and drug
injections. Once fully trained, the new monster
hunter often returned home, prepared to defend
themselves and their country men from unnatural
threats.
In recent times, however, the tradition to take in
any those no ones wants, training them to become
Venatori, is not as necessary anymore as it originally
was in the time of the order's creation. Now, no
more than about three new Venatori are added to
the caste within a period of one or two years.
Usually only when to many of the current Venatori
have fallen, do the order finally take in new
applicants. This is the norm in these resent times,
and often it's voluntary ex-soldiers, village heroes,
or ex-knights
Very rarely in present times, have an individual
entered the order without a choice in the matter.
Alchemicals>
The Venatori inject themselves with strange
alchemical substances and drugs which enhance and
add capabilities beyond human means. These drugs
or 'Affixes' grant enhanced strength, endurance,
resistances, enhanced senses and even metaphysical
powers.
Throughout their training, once the Venatori are
deemed ready, they undergo some surgical
procedures, which changes their metabolism and
immune systems to become able to absorb the
poisons and drugs they are later to inject. These
affixes quite literally alters (mutates) the users
physical makeup, causing tremendous stress and
injury to the body. Therefore it became necessary to
make some pre-alterations to the user's body, so
better to adjust, these biological and psychological
stresses.
Without these prior surgical enhancements, the
Venatori would die immediately when injecting
these drug enhancements. Any other normal human
die in mere seconds from even the most minor of
toxicity of the affixes.
Even though a Venatori can handle these enhancing
injections, there are even a limit to how much stress
to their body and mind they can take, before they
succumb to the injury of these poisons.
All affixes have a Toxicity Level, indicating how
dangerous they are to inject. The limit of how much
toxic threshold a character can handle at a time,
equals their Health subability score. For every two
points of toxic levels, above the character's
threshold, they take -1 penalty to a save vs. poison.
poison. If
successful, the character may feel a little nauseated,
but nothing else of importance; however, another
saving throw has to be made one hour later at one
less penalty, and the toxic level has dropped by one,
and so it continues until either the saving throw is a
failure, or until all toxic level points are equal to or
lower than the threshold.
If the roll is a failure, however, the character loses
1d6 hit points per point of toxic level above the
threshold, additionally (if surviving) the character is
weakened for one to two days of which their ability
scores are halved. No further saving throws are
allowed.
All of their injury have to be healed naturally, as
additional injections and alchemies will just add to
the toxin, and thereby additional damage.
If not poisoned by the injections, Toxicity
automatically vanish when the injection's duration
expire.
AFFIX INJECTORS
An affix injector looks like a glass
cylinder, or cartridge, in a specially
crafted and sometimes, sculpted or
inscribed iron framed syringe, all about 6
inches long and 2½ inch in diameter.
When its injected, intramuscular, into
the body, the content is released into the
bloodstream via a hollow hypodermic
needle. The whole injector can be
dismantled and a new refilled affix vial
can be placed within the frame, and the
injector reassembled, ready for next use.
A new injector can be bought from the
Venatori's special vendors throughout
the lands, for about 100-200 gp, so most
Venatori are careful not to brake or lose
their injectors, for multiple reasons. The
money could be useful otherwise and
there are far between these vendors.
With the proper materials and ingredients, a
Venatori, who's proficient in the different crafts, as
well as alchemy, can create the injector and brew the
affixes himself at a far cheaper price.
ENHANCING ALCHEMICAL
AFFIXES
Jackrabbit: When this alchemical affix is injected,
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the user's Movement Rate is increased to 20 yards
and enables him to make astounding leaps,
bounding up to 10 yards forward or 3 yards into the
air from standing point.
Leaping to close with an enemy is considered a
charge attack, and the character suffers double
damage if he lands on a spear or similar weapon set
against a charge.
Duration: 3 hours Toxicity: 7 Alchemy: -1
Rage: When injected with this alchemical affix, the
character gains an inherent Muscle subability score
bonus of +2 and +20 bonus Hit Points. Further, the
user gains Damage Reduction of 3 against physical
attacks.
Duration: 2 hours Toxicity: 9 Alchemy: -2
Rock: When injected the user gains denser and
tougher muscles than the average person, with a
higher durability, capable of withstanding situations
that the average person cannot. The injection
provides a +2 bonus to Constitution and +3
additional temporary Hit Dices.
Duration: 3 hours Toxicity: 9 Alchemy: -1
Griffon: This alchemical affix, when injected gives
the ability for the body to use less energy when
working, highly developed musculature and cleaner
neurons that generate less fatigue toxins.
This enables the user to run for dozens of miles and
not lose breath. Additionally, they can exert
themselves at peak capacity for several hours
without use of rest before showing any sign of
fatigue.
Duration: 12 hours Toxicity: 5 Alchemy: 0
Fortress: This alchemical affix remain within the
bloodstream after injection. If the user experience a
horrible attack that destroys his organs, crush his
bones, or even damages his entire system, this affix
immediately repairs it, rendering any fatal injury
nonlethal. When this affix is injected, the user can
still take damage and will die as any other if below
-10 hit points, but for the duration of the drug, the
user is immune to Death from Massive Damage and
Death Effects (saves death).
(saves vs death).
Duration: 2 hours Toxicity: 9 Alchemy: -2
Mamba: This injection powers boosts the uses
system to neutralize all existing detrimental
contaminants in the body, toxins, alcohols,
contamination etc. Alchohols and addictive
substances are ineffective, and if exposed to poisons,
diseases and hazardous gasses, the user receives a
+4 bonus to saves vs poisons and against disease, and
even if failed the duration of the poisons, as well as
any numbering of damages, is halved.
Duration: 10 hours Toxicity: 4 Alchemy: 0
Manticore: This powerful antidotes, when injected
into the body, makes the user Immune to all known
diseases, viruses and illnesses. The user's immunity,
digestive, and other organ systems are enhanced or
evolved far beyond that of a normal human's. They
are completely immune to every form of disease
brought on by bacteria, viruses, or even parasites,
granting immunity to all diseases, both natural and
unnatural.
Duration: 5 hours Toxicity: 4 Alchemy: -1
Wyvern: Once the user has injected himself with
this alchemical affix, he becomes immune to all
forms of poisons, toxins and venom.
Duration: 6 hours Toxicity: 4 Alchemy: -1
Renewel: This injection restore the user to full
strength whenever they are low on energy or are in
any state of fatigue. They can restore their strength
as well as the ability to use their powers if they have
any.
Duration: Instant Toxicity: 2 Alchemy: 0
Pain Block: Users of this injection can block pain
at will or are incapable of feeling pain outright or
highly resistant to physical pain of any kind,
allowing them to think clearly and continue to move
despite grievous injury. Users can think clearly,
continue to move, ignore torture and generally
function in situations where pain would disable a
normal person, making him unaffected by the
penalties of physical pain. Additionally if below 0
hit points and to a maximum of -10, the user can
make a Health subability roll, to remain active and
conscious.
Duration: 5 hours Toxicity: 5 Alchemy: -1
Vigor: When this alchemical affix becomes injected
into the bloodstream it boosts adrenal chemicals,
granting the user a boost of energy and speed. The
user can take an additional move action during a
round. Further, the user gains a +1 bonus to
Strength, Dexterity and Constitution, as well as
enjoys a +1 defense bonus to Armor Class during
the round as well.
Duration: 1/2 hour Toxicity: 10 Alchemy: -1
Iron Lung: When the user injects himself with this
affix, his lung capacities and the ability to extract
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oxygen becomes very effectively, as well as
influence their breathing process, including
adaptation to various environmental temperatures,
oxygen levels, efficiency of gas exchange,
causing/preventing/reversing various respiratory
ailments.
This enabling them to hold their breath up to their
Constitution score in minutes while staying active,
and remain completely functionally in environments
of very low oxygen, or situations where breathing
actually can be hazardous, such as in very hot or
cold temperatures, low or high pressure, poisonous
gas, or very moist and dense air.
Duration: 5 hours Toxicity: 4 Alchemy: -1
Fish Lung: The user's lungs, once injected with
this affix, can function like the gills of a fish, by
filtering out oxygen in water, practically allowing
the character to breathe under water.
Duration: 1 hour Toxicity: 3 Alchemy: -1
Adapter: This injection has the power to maintain a
certain body temperature for extended periods of
time. The user can maintain different levels of their
own body temperature for extended periods of time.
Some users may even be able to manipulate their
own body temperatures at will.
The user can ignore the penalties and risks from
extreme and hazardous temperatures. The character
are technically impervious to the effects of
hypothermia and hyperthermia. He could sprint in
the hot desert, in black fur garments during a
heatwave, without shredding a drop of sweat. Or
stand in a frozen tundra during a blizzard while
wearing nothing but his undergarments, and still
not feel any cold at all.
The user also gains a resistance of 3 to fire and cold
damage.
Duration: 20 hours Toxicity: 7 Alchemy: -1
Bull's Strength: This injection boosts the powers
of muscle fibers, reduce their consumption of
oxygen and energy and reduces the production of
toxins, granting the user an inherent enhancement
bonus of +4 to Strength.
Duration: 2 hours Toxicity: 9 Alchemy: -1
Cat's Grace: When injected into the body, this affix
enhances the nerve systems and thereby the reflexes
granting a better balance than ordinary humans. The
user's balance is at the peak of perfection and may
ignore any penalties to Balance roll checks. They are
able to run on tight-rope effortlessly, do a hand
stand on the edge of a building or cliff without
tilting, and even walk effortless along a dangerous
ledge with ease. The injection also increase the user's
Balance subability score by +2 bonus.
Duration: 4 hours Toxicity: 8 Alchemy: -2
Lightning Reflexes: The alchemical affix has
the power to grant reflexes beyond human potential
and perfection. The user receives a +4 bonus to his
overall Dexterity score, and also gains the ability to
dodge thrown or fired missiles with a roll of 10 or
better on a d20. He can literally catch or deflect an
arrow in midair, dodge offensive attacks, and
perform amazing physically defensive feats; He can
evade strikes from monsters with supernatural
speed, and evade dangerous areal effects with ease.
The user can't be caught off guard, surprised or out
maneuvered by speed. He additionally gain the
effects of the high-level proficiency Evasion for free,
and if his Reaction Modifier is equal to, or higher,
than an enemy's. He doesn't have to roll any
Initiative at all, he'll always attack first.
Duration: 1 hour Toxicity: 12 Alchemy: -2
Fast Healer: This injection gives the user rapid
healing. In other words, they recreate lost or
damaged tissues, and organs. Healing naturally is
slow (1 HP per day's rest), however a user of this
alchemical affix can regain 1/3 their Constitution
score in HP per hour of rest. However, this is only
natural healing, lost limbs cannot be regained. Can't
regain lost limbs.
Duration: 8 hours Toxicity: 5 Alchemy: 0
Close Knit: This affix heals the body when
injected, instantly healing 3d8+7 hit points. Can't
regain lost limbs.
Duration: Instant Toxicity: 6 Alchemy: -1
Hydra's Head: When this alchemical affix is
injected, the user's body have actual regeneration of
all types of damaged tissues, regaining lost hit
points at a rate of 1 Hit Point per minute.
Additionally granting a +2 bonus to saving throws vs.
death, and paralyzing.
death, paralyzing. Additionally the character
gains an automatic System Shock chance of 100%
and a Resurrection Survival chance of 100%, the
character regain 1 lost Ability Damage points per
half hour. Can't regain lost limbs.
Duration: 3 hours Toxicity: 10 Alchemy: -3
Phoenix: This powerful affix gives the user actual
regeneration of damage tissue with 1 Hit Point per
round, and have a System Shock chance of 100% and
a Resurrection Survival chance of 100%.
Additionally, the user ignores all Ability Damage,
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Energy Drain, and Paralyzing effects from special
attacks, stunned or knocked unconscious is also
ignored, as are Death from Massive Damage.
Duration: 1 hour Toxicity: 13 Alchemy: -4
Cure: This affix cures blindness, deafness, disease,
feeble-mindedness, insanity, infection, infestation,
poisoning, and rot. It will not heal wounds or
restore hit points lost through any of the above
causes.
Duration: Instant Toxicity: 6 Alchemy: -1
Invulnerability: This affix confers immunity to
nonmagical weapons. It also protects against attacks
from creatures (not characters) with no magical
properties or with fewer than 4 Hit Dice. Thus, an
8th-level character without a magical weapon could
not harm the injector of an Invulnerability affix. The
affix also improves Armor Class rating by 2 and
gives a bonus of +2 to the individual on his saving
throws versus all forms of attack.
Duration: 4d4 rounds Toxicity: 16 Alchemy: -4
Wolfe's Ear: After this injection the user's ears can
pick up every single sound, and can decipher layer
upon layer of noise; he has the ability to pick up a
conversation from 100 yards away in a busy city.
His sense of hearing is beyond normal, which allows
that any task or skill based on auditory, or of which
sound is present, the character gains +100% to
Detect Noise, and +5 to any task rolls involving
sound.
Additionally, the user can use Detect Noise at a
-10% penalty to hear whispers from the beyond in a
haunted area.
Duration: 1 hour Toxicity: 7 Alchemy: -2
Blanched Bat:
Bat: Users of this alchemical affix emit
sound-waves (merely by walking, breathing or
speaking makes enough sounds for the echolocation
to work) out to the environment and listen to the
echoes of those calls that return from various objects
near them. He can use these echoes to locate and
identify the surroundings and any objects,
inanimate or animated. Alternately, the user can use
ambient sounds to do the same. Since this ability
isn't based on sight or light, such things as
Invisibility is useless against it, as are all forms of
Camouflage.
The echolocation works up to 40 yards perfect, but
like normal senses looses its effectiveness slows
thereafter. A down side to this ability is that the user
can become temporarily 'blinded' by loud sounds
and masses moving, or hindered by many different
sounds, or reflections.
Duration: 1 hour Toxicity: 6 Alchemy: -2
Whisperer: This affix, once injected, grants the
ability to focus auditory senses to certain areas, the
user can quit literally pinpoint or filter all sounds
from their senses, focusing on only one particular
frequent. For example, the user could stand in the
middle of a thunderstorm, on a ship in the middle of
the windy ocean, with sailors shouting for all of
their ability, and the user could still filter out
unnecessary noise. Or he could sit in a tavern full of
music, and still focusing in on the rouges talking in
opposite end of the room.
This effect reaches as far as 20 yards and can even
travel through objects such as walls, but at lesser
effects.
Duration: 1 hour Toxicity: 8 Alchemy: -2
Bloodhound: Users of the affix gain enhanced
olfactory senses and can detect specific smells, and
locate their origin. Some may even be able to tell if
some one is lying by which hormones they excrete
gaining a +5 bonus to investigation rolls, if applying
to interrogations or somehow has to do with
detecting a lie.
The user can track others down easily via scents
receiving a +4 bonus to Tracking. With enough
experience, the user can follow scents that are days
or even weeks old. Some users may be able to
reconstruct what has happened by sniffing around
the area they are searching. The user can also
recognize others by their odor alone, and can even
pick up unseen targets. For example and individual
hidden from sight could easily be detected by their
smell, or a disguised character can also be revealed
by their odor, making it impossible to Ambush the
user or sneak up on him, making him impossible to
Surprise, and even immune to certain types of
Illusions from which the truth can be detected by
scent.
At very close distance, 1½ yards radius and a
Alertness proficiency roll at a +4 bonus, a user can
even smell information from objects, such as poisons
in foods, diseases in persons, or even if a woman is
ovaluating or menstruating, eww!.
Duration: 4 hours Toxicity: 6 Alchemy: -1
Tongue: Users may be able to detect poisons or
other problems by even the tiniest sense of taste.
The user has accurate sense of taste, allowing them
to sense both harmful and beneficial things, as all
basic tastes are classified as either aversive or
appetitive, depending upon the effect the things
they sense have on their bodies.
The user might even be able to tell certain things
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about people if they taste something the person
they're describing ate/drank previously, such as
gender.
The user's sense of taste is so keen, that if previously
tasted, he could identify, which farmer's crops were
used for the making of this particular bread, or from
which well the water in his mug originated. The
character is never fooled if someone claims this
expensive wine originates from the northern part of
Filiisse, when in truth it's a mere cheap replica from
out behind the backdoor. The character can take a
fine touch with his tongue on a piece of food, and
immediately sense the nutrition value of this
particular ”fruit or berry”, or if the very same fruit
or berry is poisonous to eat.
Duration: 6 hours Toxicity: 4 Alchemy: 0
Touched: When this affix has been injected, it
enhances the user's sense of touch. Some can feel so
acutely that to rub the users hand reveals much
information without oneself knowing it, sensing
every bump ripple or wave. Much like smell can
reveal a persons state of health, so can their touch,
by giving hand or laying an arm around another, the
user can literally feel their heart rate sensing if a
person is nervous, afraid or calm. Even the tiniest
crack or scar in the skin, wrinkle or corns and
calluses reveals much about working experience,
age and health.
The user's sense of touch enables him to sense the
surrounding air currents.
currents. The user can predict and
react to incoming attacks, by sensing the change in
the air currents. He could even read the best way to
use the currents to better aim, and let ranged attacks
ride the winds for better results, providing an
additional +2 bonus to the Aim subability score, in
addition to receiving a +2 AC bonus. Additionally
the character cannot become robbed of their Defence
Adjustments, if attacked from behind.
Duration: 1 hour Toxicity: 9 Alchemy: -1
Worm Eye: This alchemical affix makes the user
able to pick up even the slightest vibrations through
physical contact with the ground, enabling him to
perceive the surroundings as precisely as normal
sight. Users are able to sense the structure and
materials of solid substances, including the presence
of caves, material changes, structural weaknesses,
etc. The user can sense vibrations (up to 5 yards in
radius) through the ground, or anything he touches.
The user cannot be Surprised or caught off guard by
opponents trying to sneak up on him. These
bonuses, however, requires that the subjects are
somehow moving and touching the ground.
Duration: 3 hours Toxicity: 9 Alchemy: -2
Falcon: This injection makes the user's eyesight so
acute that he can clearly detect even the smallest
details in the scenario, writings, paintings, facial
expressions and features within a crown, up to
several meters away. The user can negate all range
penalties and any check roll, based on sense of sight,
receives a +5 bonus.
Duration: 4 hours Toxicity: 9 Alchemy: 0
Spirit Sight: After injection the user can perceive
auras, normally invisible fields of energy that
surround every living thing, this can be used to
sense emotions, health, power levels, or the targets
moral alignment. They are also able to see into the
spiritual netherworld, allowing them to see ghosts,
and hidden targets, even if they try to remain
invisible, this awareness of astral phenomena, gives
the user a +2 bonus to surprise checks against astral
or ethereal monsters. The character also has an
automatic 55% chance to see invisible entities, and
ghosts from the beyond.
Maximum range is 20 yards. Requires a round of
concentration to initiate, and a round to negate.
Duration: 1 hour Toxicity: 11 Alchemy: -2
Viper: This alchemical affix provides visual
information of heat-signatures. The warmer the
brighter, the cooler the darker (following the
spectrum of light—white, red, orange, yellow,
green, indigo, blue, purple, black). Gives no detailed
information, but shapes can be discerned, not
individual details, but even creatures hidden by
illusions, are visible under this spectrum. This vision
has a maximum range of 20 yards. However, the
user can become 'blinded' by sudden bright light, it
needs 1 round to adjust after using normal light.
Duration: 2 hours Toxicity: 7 Alchemy: 0
Night Owl: Users of this affix gain excellent night
vision. It takes 1 round to adjust to the darkness, as
well as his eyes capturing any available light source
present. Afterwards the user has perfect night-vision
up to 20 yards range, ignoring all penalties from
darkness. It requires 1 round to adjust back to
normal. Can be 'blinded' by sudden bright light.
Duration: 3 hours Toxicity: 5 Alchemy: 0
Blue Eye: This injection provides the ability to see
in ultraviolet spectrum of light, revealing many
substances and information, that is normally
undetectable by normal vision, for example, certain
beings and fungi, glow or fluorescence under
ultraviolet light. It allows to locating and identifying
bodily fluids even if attempted cleaned away. For
example, ejaculated fluids, blood or saliva can be
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detected, irrespective of the structure or color of the
surface the fluid is deposited upon.
This vision takes 1 round to adjust and another
round to adjust back to normal, while active,
ultraviolet vision, give a +4 bonus to any Alertness,
Tracking, Investigation, Awareness and any type of
rolls that rely on previously above mentioned
examples. It has a 20 yards range.
Duration: 1 hour Toxicity: 8 Alchemy: -1
Crystal Gaze: After injection, the user must
concentrate while using this vision and it takes 1
round for adjustments, but it allows to see whats on
other sides of walls and other solid matter, as well
as see hidden weapons or objects on a person, the
internal skeleton, or internal organs in use, or not, in
the case of a vampire, or even the fetus in a pregnant
woman. All visuals in this spectrum are usually
grayish and difficult to see details with, as
everything seems transparent.
Substance Maximum Thickness
Organic matter 3 yards
Stone 1½ yard
Iron, steel 3 inches
Lead, gold, platinium Can't
It can also be used to see through clothes to a lesser
degree, if the character wish to live life dangerously.
Specially if revealed.
Duration: 1/2 hour Toxicity: 8 Alchemy: -2
Bluebird: This affix has the ability to enhance
accuracy at the highest limits of human efficiency.
The user's brain and reflexes becomes attuned for
advanced precision superior to any mortal human,
as well as combat efficiency enhanced to that of the
very zenith of mortal potential, automatically ignore
any penalties to ranged attacks, gaining a +1 bonus
to the Aim subability score and may halve all
penalties for Called Shot.
Duration: 4 hours Toxicity: 8 Alchemy: -1
Raven's Call: Users of this alchemical affix gain an
increased +2 bonus to Intelligence and Wisdom and
easier connection between their brain neurons,
feeling more clear in the head and have easier and
are faster to solve reasoning abilities.
Duration: 3 hours Toxicity: 7 Alchemy: -3
Iron Will: This affix makes the user able to face
great mental pain, psychological traumas,
influenced suggestions, outside influences through
hypnotic gestures and refuse to surrender no matter
how much the odds are stacked against them. This
injection strengthen the user's mental power and
resilience to the point that all Charms, Suggestions
and Mind-Influencing effects are completely
pointless against the user.
Duration: 5 hours Toxicity: 10 Alchemy: -3
Bravery: This injection can affects all neurological
transmissions of fright, and treats the fight-or-flight
response, making the host completely calm and in
full control during even the most disturbing or
outright terrifying situations. The user are so
unaffected by all effects of Fear, that he could stare a
dragon in the eyes and not feel the suppressing feel
to flee for his life, which in some situations can
actually become an advantage, but also in other
cases a disadvantage, and while affected by this
affix, the user looses all sense of danger, not that he
can't recognize a dangerous situation, he's just not
frightened.
Duration: 2 hours Toxicity: 6 Alchemy: -1
Shield: Shortly after the injection of this alchemical
affix, the user's body-tissue, skin, muscles, bones,
etc. begins to grow extremely dense/solid, allowing
to withstand greater harmful strains on the body
such as shattering, tearing, pressure, burns,
disintegration, absorption of shock, and slashes, etc.
Even incineration and corrosion can be resisted,
gaining a Damage Reduction of 5 and an Energy
Resistance of 5
Duration: 2 hours Toxicity: 10 Alchemy: -2
Purge: If the user's body is injected with to much
concoctions, and the Toxicity is getting to severe, it's
would be a very dangerous solution to ignore the
symptoms and just inject another alchemical, even
though facing a dangerous monster and the
situation are dire. However, there are one
alchemical affix that can cure all toxicities and purge
the user's system of any affix toxins. When injected,
all effects of other injections are neutralized,
however so are all Toxicity points, with the
exception of this injection's toxicity. However, it's
very low in toxic value.
Duration: Instant Toxicity: 1 Alchemy: 0
ALCHEMICAL ANOINTMENTS
Polar Skin: This dull white cream provides limited
protection against cold-based damage. Polar Skin
becomes ineffective once it has absorbed 50 points of
cold damage or until it's duration expires.
Duration: 1 hour Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: 0
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Flame Ward: Flame Ward is an oily substance
used to treat garments, fabrics, and other flamable
surfaces. This substance protects objects from open
flames, granting a protection to fire. This substance
can absorb 50 points of fire damage before it loses
it's effect.
Duration: 1 hour Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: 0
Liniment of Insulation: A sticky, tarry
substance, Liniment of Insulation provides
protection from electricity. The liniment provides
protection from 60 points of electricity damage or
lasts until duration expires, whatever comes first.
Duration: 1 hour Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: 0
Ghost Oil: This clear oil has a slight tint of gray,
and strange, wispy forms seem to swirl through it.
When applied to a weapon, Ghost Oil (if the
creature fails a save vs. spell)
spell) allows it to affect
incorporeal creatures normally for the duration.
Duration: 1 hour Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: -1
Vicious Bleeder: This thick blue gel is a powerful
anticoagulant. A wound caused by a weapon coated
with Vicious Bleeder suffers from the Major
Bleeding effect; loosing an additional 1d2 HP per
round until treated and properly healed.
Duration: 1 hour Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: 0
Oil of Ichorage: This oddly named oil is utterly
harmless if touched, eaten, or smeared onto items. If
it is exposed to blood (whether by coincidence or
injury), the oil becomes highly acidic and causes
immense burning in blood and in connected
muscles and skin. Its initial activation creates a lot of
heat and can permanently damage muscles, so a
save vs. poisons must be successful to prevent a
permanent loss of 1 point of Strength. The
“ichorage” also induces 1d6 points of damage per
round for 1d4 rounds, unless the victim makes
another successful save vs. poison each round for the
duration. Oil of Ichorage leaves angry red welts as
permanent scars at its wound points.
Duration: 2 hours Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: -1
Royalscar: This chymical toxin, if injected into a
person by a weapon's blade or simply poured into
an open orifice or wound, causes instant paralysis of
the entire body for 1d4 hours (save paralyzation).
(save vs. paralyzation).
It can also cause permanent damage to the nerves
and muscles (1 point of Constitution damage if a
second save is a failure). Lastly, the location where
the poison enters the person's system gains a
permanent taint or scar in livid red-purple (thus its
name).
Duration: 1 hour Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: 0
Trollbane: Trollbane is a sticky blue substance that
resembles tar, usually stored in metal jars.
Discovered by long gone alchemists as a safe
alternative to flaming weapons, Trollbane interferes
with the natural ability of trolls to regenerate their
flesh. Dubbed trollbane because it is frequently used
against those particular monsters, this poison is
effective against any living creature that rapidly but
naturally heals its wounds.
Any creature struck by a weapon that has been
coated in Trollbane loses the benefit of its
regeneration ability (if any) against those attacks.
Duration: 1 hour Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: -2
Bloodwine: This thick, crimson alchemical toxin is
particularly harmful to vampires. Such creatures
must make a saves vs. poison to resist damage.
Though normally delivered by injury, it can also be
consumed by a living creature to deliver it to a
vampire via ingestion. A single dose, if consumed
by a living creature, remains in the bloodstream for
12 hours. Bloodwine has a poison strength of 25/5.
If draining blood from a victim, who's be ingested
the Bloodwine positoxin, a vampire must feud of a
poison strength 10/5.
Duration:1 hour Applicability: special Alchemy: -1
Boneshard Paste: This positoxin have a pale color
and isn't a paste but an oil, contrary to its name. It's
greatly effective to corporeal grave-risen undead
such as revenants. A save vs. poison must be made, or
the undead will suffer poison damage 30/0.
Duration: 2 hours Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: -1
Soul Venom: This pale green alchemical liquid
smells like incense. Against living creatures, this oil
have no effect, whatsoever. However, against
manifested ghosts, this substance acts as poison,
with poison strength 15/0.
Duration: 1 hour Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: -1
Lichbane: Lichbane is a purple paste, but when
smeared unto a blade it turns into an oil and more
transparent. It's begins slowly to smolder and burns
any sentient, spell casting undead entity. Any
weapon slashing or piercing weapon coated with
Lichbane, burns the target for an additional 1d3
damage, which can't be healed by magical means. In
addition to the extra damage, a target must make a
save vs. poison or be effected by a poison strength -2
HD/10.
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Duration: 1 hour Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: -2
ALCHEMICAL OILS
Defoliator: This vile liquid has a muddy brown
hue and smells of rotten plant life. You can throw a
flask of defoliator as a grenade-like weapon. On a
direct hit, it deals 3d8 points of damage to plant
creatures and kills normal minor plant-life outright,
though it severally damages trees it's outright
withers and smolders all other foliage in the affected
area. Even wooden objects such as wooden doors
and wooden weapons also take damage from
Defoliator.
Reach: 3 yards radius Alchemy: 0
Motelight: This flask contains a clear liquid filled
with faintly glowing sparks of light. When thrown
as a grenade-like weapon, the flask breaks as it
strikes a hard surface, filling a small 3 yards area
with rapidly moving sparks. The sparks are very
distracting, they they cause no damage. However,
creatures within the affected area attempting to cast
spells, must make roll a Spell Failure check at 30% +
2d10%
Reach: 3 yards radius Alchemy: -2
Scentbreaker: This small flask contains an
aromatic, strongly scented alchemical mixture,
which can confound any creature’s sense of smell.
When tossed as a grenade-like weapon it spreads
within a 3 yards radius, and remain active in that
area. Any creature passing through that area, or is
outright splashed by the mixture, looses their sense
of smell, and thereby their ability of tracking by
scent.
Reach: 3 yards radius Alchemy: 0
Liquid Salt: This deadly, water clear, alchemical
substance can be used as a grenade-like weapon. It
has a very powerful ability to destroy water, even
that within living creatures, making it dangerously
dehydrating to the touch. A direct hit deals 3d8
points of 'desiccation' damage (3d10 points to
plants). Every creature within 3 yards of the point
where the flask hits takes damage from the splash.
Reach: 3 yards radius Alchemy: -1
Liquid Ice: This viscous pale blue liquid becomes
extremely cold when exposed to air. A vial of Liquid
Ice can freeze the surface of a 3 yards square area of
water or smother a like area of fire. Used as a
grenade-like weapon, a vial of Liquid Ice deals 3d6
points of cold damage on a direct hit.
Reach: 3 yards square Alchemy: 0
Entanglobe: This small glass globe holds a unique
fertilizer and plant food that induces rapid growth
on exposed plants. By throwing this fist-sized globe
as a grenade-like weapon and impacting it on a hard
surface containing any kind of vegetation, the globe
bursts, releasing a brownish liquid compound
which causes all grass, weeds, bushes and the like to
twist and entwine about creatures in a 3 yards
radius or those trying to enter the area, holding
them pinned.
Reach: 3 yards radius Alchemy: -1
Oozebane Dust: Oozebane Dust crystallizes the
moist surface of most slime or slime-skinned
monsters. It acts as an acid against any and all slime
types creatures but does not kill, so if used as a
grenade-like weapon, it inflicts 2d6 points of
damage per round for 1d3 rounds.
Reach: 1½ yard radius Alchemy: 0
Blue Mold Oil: A flask of Blue Mold Oil, a
strange bluish substance, resembling sapphire-
colored water, can be used as a grenade-like
weapon, in which case the oil freezes the very
instance it's exposed to air. A direct hit deals 3d6
points of cold damage, while all creatures within 3
yards take 2d6 points of nonlethal cold damage
from the splash.
Reach: 3 yards radius Alchemy: 0
Oil of Nausea: Odorous resins and shines are
used to create Oil of Nausea. If used as a grenade-
like weapon, a flask of the oil, hitting a hard surface,
releases a terrible gas requiring a saving throw vs.
poison or be nauseated for 2d6 rounds.
Reach: 3 yards radius Alchemy: 0
Shadow Haze Dust: Shadow haze dust is a
potent eye irritant that obscures its victims' vision
with dark hazes. One bag fills a 3 yards radius cloud
with the dust. Those within the cloud must make a
save vs breath weapon or suffer a -4 penalty to attack
rolls and a +4 penalty to AC for 1 hour or until a
whole gallon of water is used to flush the characters
eyes.
Reach: 3 yards radius Alchemy: -1
Razor Ice: This granular white powder can be
sprinkled over any icy surface; one vial is enough to
coat one 1½ yard square. The area coated
immediately grows hundreds of tiny razor-sharp
crystals of ice; if barefooted these crystals functions
as small nails and knife points, dealing 1d4 point of
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slashing and piercing damage per step while
remaining within the area. Razor Ice is difficult to
see; a successful Alertness, Observation or Danger
Sense roll reveals the danger, otherwise, a victim
won't realize the true nature of the painful ice until
she treads upon it.
Reach: 1½ yard square Alchemy: 0
Angle's Breath: Angle's Breath, a golden glowing
substance, damages outsiders almost as if it were
acid. A flask of Angle's Breath can be thrown as a
grenade-like weapon, dealing 3d8 points of damage
to outsiders on a direct hit. Each such creature
within 3 yards of the point where the flask hits takes
1d10 point of damage from the splash.
Reach: 3 yards radius Alchemy: -1
Oil of Fiery Burning: When this oil is exposed to
air, it immediately bursts into flame, inflicting 5d6
points of damage to any creature directly exposed to
the substance (save
(save vs. spell for half damage).
Reach: 3 yards radius Alchemy: 0
ALCHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
Candle, Restful: This thick bluish wax, used for
candles, when slowly burned along a wick, fills the
air with a sweet, relaxing fume which sticks in no
windy conditions for 6 hours. When inhaling these
fumes, beings feels more relaxed and can easier
battle stress, mental pressure and remain calm when
facing fears or trauma.
Duration: 6 hours Applicability: Alchana Alchemy: 0
Gravebane: This thick white liquid evaporates
almost instantly upon contact with air, creating a
thin, nearly invisible smoke. The smoke is nearly
odorless, and it has no effect on most creatures.
Undead, however, are usually repulsed by the
smoke and can only pass though it with an effort of
will. When opened, a flask of Gravebane fills a 3
yards square area with smoke. Undead cannot enter
an area filled with Gravebane smoke unless they
succeed on a save vs. spell. Undead can attack into a
Gravebane-filled area normally, just as long as they
doesn't enter the area to do so. The effect lasts for as
long as an hour, although strong winds may
decrease this duration.
Duration: 1 hour Applicability: Alchana Alchemy: 0
Verminbane: This tightly sealed flask contains a
pale green smoke. When released into the air, the
smoke fills a 3 yards area. Most creatures are
unaffected by the smoke, although many generally
finds the smell unpleasant. Vermins, such as insects
and insect-like monsters, find the smoke completely
intolerable, and have to pass a save vs. spell to pass
through the affected area. The effect lasts for an
hour before expiring, unless strong winds disperses
it before the duration ends.
Duration: 1 hour Applicability: Alchana Alchemy: 0
Glowpowder: This luminescent dust clings to
surfaces and creatures, making them slightly glow.
The grains of Glowpowder glows about as brightly
as sparks from a campfire. They don’t provide
actual illumination, but they are noticeable. When
sprinkled on an object or surface, the powder helps
reveal edges and details, granting a +2 circumstance
modifier on any perceptive usable proficiency rolls
made on the treated area. A creature sprinkled with
the powder is likewise easier to detect, gaining a +2
circumstance bonus. An invisible creature sprinkled
with the dust only counts as having a 20%
concealment. Once applied, the dust clings and
glows for 1 minute.
Duration: 1 minute Applicability: Powder Alchemy: 0
Slumberweed: When dried, ground to a powder,
and ingested, usually as a tea, the leaves of this
plant induce a peaceful sleep state. If suffering from
insomnia and are in great need of sleep, or perhaps
to calm someone who's experienced a terrifying
encounter with a monster and need to get some
sleep, the Slumberweed is ideal for the job.
Duration: 1 hour Applicability: Ingested Alchemy: 0
Tongueloose: When ingested—usually dissolved
in a drink or sprinkled over a meal—a vial of this
powder induces a lethargic state for about thirty
minutes, during which the subject is highly
susceptible to interrogation and questioning. To
resist the effect an imbiber must succeed on a save
vs. spell each time he tries to lie.
Duration: 15 minutes Applicability: Ingested Alchemy: 0
Chyra's Polish: Chyra's Polish is a thick white
chymical paste that quickly darkens to purple, then
blue, then black as it interacts with any metals upon
which it is placed. Assuming an item has not lost
more than 1/2 its total hit points, Chyra's Polish can
restore up to 3 material hit points by alchemical
restoring and rebounding the metals. By spreading
it onto the metal and leaving it undisturbed, the
polish transforms any lost hit points (and damage
by fractures and imperfections in the weapon or
armor) into subdual damage and slowly repairs the
weapon at the rate of one an hour.
Chyra's Polish is mostly used by Venators and some
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mercenaries while out in the field, or if too far from
a blacksmith to easily get metal implements fixed or
reforged.
Duration: Instant Applicability: Alchana Alchemy: -1
Cleansing Crystal Dust: This orange dust
crystallizes on contact with any and all topical
substances (unguents, polishes, etc.) and helps
negate their effects. The dust causes all external
liquids or solvents to be absorbed into a growing
crust of powder (changing from orange to white)
that can be flaked or broken away immediately. This
will help someone covered in dragon spittle, slime,
or some other topical solution like disease-riddled
brackish water.
This effect provides and additional save of any kind
against the effects of whatever topical substance is
covering the person or object.
Duration: Instant Applicability: Powder Alchemy: -1
Jharul's Ointment of Noncorruption: Jharul's
Ointment of Noncorruption is an embalming
ointment that slows the decomposition of dead
tissues. This oil simply slows down the
decomposition rate of a dead body to one hour per
day. It's not uncommon for a huntsman to use this
oil to keep their game as fresh as possible while
camping in the wilds, before finally returning to
their village. There's a chance that the meat could
begin to spoil before returning home, so this helps
keeping it fresh for use longer. Many Venators also
use this ointment to keep their trophies a fresh as
possible, so that when they return to their employer
to show that their job is finished, they doesn't carry
a decomposing, maggot filled, smelly trophy at their
person.
Duration: Special Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: -1
Marael's Tisane: Marael's Tisane, while
technically an ingestible, is rarely used as such due
to its awful-smelling and bad tasting tea. Instead, its
brewed leaves and herbs are generally used as a
restorative for healing, closing lethal wounds and its
most outstanding property, restoring lost limbs.
Pack the tisane as a moist poultice between severed
ends of a limb within 5 minutes of their severing
and the limb can be restored to the person if the
poultices remain in place and the person receives an
injection with, at least the Blood Work affix injection
within 3 hours. It has secondary effect of
anesthetizing the wounded area, reducing the
victim's pain.
Duration: Special Applicability: special Alchemy: 0
Maxar's Antiseptic Ointment: Whether applied
in advance of an attack or after a wound is inflicted,
Maxar's Antiseptic Ointment counteracts the effects
of any contact or injury poisons and infections. It
automatically provides a +1 bonus save vs. poison for
up to 3 hours after appliance, though it fully
neutralizes infections in the system if applied after a
wound is delivered.
Duration: 3 hours Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: 0
Saragun's Blackout Oil: Saragun's Blackout Oil
douses flames and lights upon contact, making it a
highly useful product for stealth or firefighting
alike. This greasy black liquid is icy-cold to the
touch, and it snuffs out fire or touches upon impact.
Saragun's Blackout Oil is commonly packaged in an
ounce glass vial.
Duration: Instant Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: 0
Satrian's Wildernesssalve: Satrian's
Wildernesssalve acts as an olfactory camouflage for
those within the wild. It conceals all scents making it
impossible to be tracked by smell, for a duration of 4
hours, at a -4 penalty to all Tracking attempts using
scent from other creatures.
Duration: 4 hours Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: 0
Smolder Bottle: When opened this glass bottle,
containing a strange chymical green gel, begins to
produce thick billows of opaque smoke. It fills a 3
yards cube within one round, continuing to pump
out more smoke if left unstopped until it fills a
maximum radius of 10 yards cube around itself. The
smoke dissipates naturally only after the bottle is
resealed. If left unstopped, the smolder bottle
produces and maintains its maximum amount of
smoke for 2 days, until it exhausts.
Duration: Up to 2 days Applicability: Alchana Alchemy: 0
Tarasta's New Day Tea: While an herbal
restorative has been hailed by many as the greatest
hangover cure across dozen nations. This tea wakes
up its drinkers, clears their heads, and sets them on
their way. Drinking four ounces of this brewed tea,
hot or cold, removes 1d6 points of nonlethal
damage, removes all lingering side effects of minor
toxins (such as alcohol) from the body, and removes
the need for sleep for 2d8 hours. The only drawback
is the tea's scent—it smells like rotten oranges and
overripe apples and another underlying scent close
to freshly tanned leather.
Duration: Instant Applicability: Ingested Alchemy: 0
Tragar's Lotion: This gummy, sweet-smelling
lotion is an anti-paralytic agent. Spreading it on the
flesh of a paralyzed person help counteracts most
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paralytic effects of supernatural powers or poisons.
However, this does not negate the effects beyond
loosening the muscles and skin of paralyzed person,
allowing them to slowly perform movement again.
When rolling a save vs. paralyzation to resist lingering
effects of paralysis, this lotion provides a +2 bonus
to the save.
Duration: Instant Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: 0
Chain Breaker: This foul concoction brewed from
pulverized buzzard beetle, Chain Breaker is an
infallible cure for paralysis caused by magic powers
or toxins. Slow acting, the pasty liquid must first be
placed underneath the victim's tongue where it can
be slowly absorbed by the body. Once the victim
begins to regain some motion, he must consume the
remainder of the dose. Within a couple of minutes,
the paralysis is completely removed. The character
may feel nauseated for up to half an hour later
Duration: Instant Applicability: Ingested Alchemy: 0
Blood Polyp Draught: Blood Polyp root contains
a highly-concentrated form of the sap that is so
useful in fending off insects when burned. If this
root is dried, further concentrating the active agents
and grounded into powder, a potent drug for killing
parasites can be extracted. Slowly dissolved and
purified through a process of evaporation and
condensation. When the pure extract is finally
attained, it is mixed with alcohol, creating the potent
elixir known as Blood polyp Draught. A 1-dram
dose will cure nearly all parasitic infestations (95%
chance of success), though occasionally a second
dose is necessary.
Duration: Instant Applicability: Ingested Alchemy: 0
Freeze Powder: Freeze Powder looks like salt but
is much finer to touch. One vial of Freeze Powder
sprinkled into any liquid is enough to instantly
freeze solid 1 cubic foot of liquid. If introduced into
a larger body of water or liquid, the powder freezes
into a 1-foot diameter ball of ice. Sprinkled on a wet
floor, a vial of Freeze Powder can coat a 3 yards
square area with ice. Anyone sprinkled with
Freezing Powder if wet, takes 1d6 points of cold
damage as the powder freeze-burns his skin.
Duration: Instant Applicability: Powder Alchemy: 0
Frostbite Salve: This pale yellow cream provides
instant relief from frostbite damage. It does not cure
frostburn damage, but temporarily suppresses up to
2 points of ability damage caused by frostbite. The
salve's effectiveness lasts for just 2 hours, after
which only 1 point the ability damage suppressed
by the salve returns.
Duration: 2 hours Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: 0
Melt Powder: Utilizing some of the same
principles as Freeze Powder, melt powder causes ice
it is sprinkled upon to instantly melt. One vial of
Melt Powder is enough to melt 1 cubic foot of ice.
Sprinkled on an icy surface of up to 3 square yards,
a vial of melt powder makes a 1-inch-deep pool of
water that quickly refreezes. Melt Powder is bitter
tasting, but only harmful to creatures with
association with cold if touched. Such creatures take
2d6 points of acid damage as the powder desiccates
and dissolves their tissues.
Duration: Instant Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: 0
Whale Grease: Whale grease is a thick clear
grease fashioned from a combination of melted
whale blubber and various powdered minerals and
waxy plants. This foul-smelling stuff must be
applied directly to the skin to be effective; once
applied, the grease insulates the user from
hypothermia, providing complete protection from
hypothermia effects for as long as 1 hour after
application. It is not water soluble, but can be
quickly removed with alcohol. While worn, the
pungent odor the grease gives off allows creatures
with the scent ability to detect you at double normal
range.
Duration: 1 hour Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: 0
Burn Salve: Burn Salve is an excellent remedy for
even severe burns. As its name implies, Burn Salve
mitigates some of the effects of fire damage, but
only if it is applied within 2 rounds of the injury. If
applied in time, the smooth white salve heals
removes 3 points of damage, but it cannot heal
damage that was not inflicted by fire.
Duration: Instant Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: 0
Frost Lotion: This warm, porridge-like substance
called Frost Lotion. The pleasant-smelling topical
heals injuries caused by extreme cold. Frost lotion
can mitigate some of the effects of cold damage, but
only if it is applied within 2 rounds of the injury. If
applied in time, the thick lotion heals 1d6 points of
damage, but it cannot heal damage that was not
inflicted by cold.
Duration: Instant Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: 0
Gash Glue: A thick, gray glue called Gash Glue.
Soldiers often use Gash Glue to seal a fallen
companion's wounds quickly. One application of
Gash Glue stabilizes a dying creature.
Duration: Instant Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: 0
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Elf Hazel: If Elf Hazel fluid is applied to any scar
(from a healed wound) the scar slowly vanishes. It
takes a week of daily applications for the scar to
vanish completely.
Duration: Instant Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: 0
Lantern Stars: A fist-sized glass vial with a pale
blue liquid, and if shaken the lichen sheds a bluish
light equal to a torch for a time, after which it burns
out. These lights, called Lantern Stars, last for a few
hours before burning out, but if shaken again they
begin to glow again. They do not give off heat or
smoke, and the light is constant and unwavering. A
Lantern Star can be used and reused for over a year
before it looses it's usage.
Duration: 1 hour Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: 0
Icewalker Oil: A thin blue liquid that if applied to
boots and/or hands grants uncanny ability to walk
and climb on ice. The effects of Icewalker Oil are
identical to the spider climb spell, but the substance
functions only on icy or snow-covered surfaces. The
effects of icewalker last for 10 minutes.
Duration: 10 minutes Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: -1
Ghostwall Shellac: It can be difficult to ward off
creatures that have the ability to float through solid
walls. A quick coat of Ghostwall Shellac will keep
spirits at bay. Concentrated Ghostwall Shellac is a
thick green sludge that is always warm to the touch.
It is usually stored in metal vials and mixed with
water when needed. Prepared shellac is lime green
and runny, and it smells like dead flesh.
Ghostwall Shellac must be mixed with 1 gallon of
water to become active. The mixture is then spread
over any nonliving surface (not armor), most
commonly the walls of a room. 1 gallon of the green
liquid covers 10 squares. Whether it is applied to a
surface or left in a container, the shellac dries and
hardens 1 hour after being mixed with water.
When Ghostwall Shellac dries, it changes the
composition of the surface upon which it has been
spread. Incorporeal creatures can no longer pass
through a coated wall any more than normal
creatures can.
Duration: 4 hours Applicability: Alchana Alchemy: -2
Gravesalt: Not a true salt mineral, however,
created artificially through alchemy, this powder of
silvery crystals have a deflective effect on
incorporeal entities. If spread out in a line or
smeared across a 1½ yards square, any ghost or
other restless spirit are unable to pass through,
unless succeeding on a save vs. spell,
spell, the Gravesalt
doesn't harm the incorporeal creatures, it just
deflects them and if successful in the save, they still
receive a -1 penalty to all attack rolls while within
the area. And if they failed their save, the spirit can't
pass the Gravesalt, at all.
This is no bulletproof method, however, as an
incorporeal creature is allowed to make a save each
round to try and pass, so it's usually used as a
method to buy time
Duration: Special Applicability: Powder Alchemy: -1
illuminates it's surroundings in a greenish glow,
which shows the shadows of invisible creatures and
ghosts within the ethereal plane. This light allows
visual detection of ghosts and hidden entities
beyond the veil between worlds. It illuminates up to
5 yards radius, but if placed in a bullseye lantern,
the cone of light becomes focused to 15 yards cone.
Can burn for 8 hours.
Duration: 8 hours Applicability: Alchana Alchemy: -2

Sunrod: This 1-foot-long and golden, alchemically

created, ceramic tile, glows brightly when snapped
in the hands of a user. It clearly illuminates a 10
yards radius and provides shadowy illumination in
a 20 yards radius. It glows for up to 6 hours, after
which it turns more reddish, before it turns
completely dark and burn out.
Duration: 6 hours Applicability: Alchana Alchemy: 0

Sleep Gas: A chalky gray stick that looks like a

candle, when lit this item releases a gas that puts
creatures to sleep. The gas fills a 3 yards square
within 3 rounds, though it disperses within 1 round
in even mind wind. Anyone breathing this gas must
succeed on a save vs. poison or fall unconscious 10d6
minutes, unless physically roused. Prematurely
woken cause grogginess and provide a -1 penalty to
AC and all check and attack rolls.
Duration: Special Applicability: Alchana Alchemy: 0

Witchweed Stick: This paste, which smells like

tobacco, is refined from the stalks and leaves of the
witchweed plant. It is packed into stick paper tubes
about the size of a smokestick. When ignited it
creates a 3 yards cube of light smoke that provides
no concealment. Each time anyone attempts to cast
spells within the smoke must succeed at a save vs.
poison if casting defensively. If the roll fails, the spell
is lost. The smoke loses its alchemical abilities after 5
rounds, and dissipates normally.
Duration: 5 rounds Applicability: Alchana Alchemy: -1

Oil of Disenchantment: This oil enables the

removal of all enchantments and charms placed
upon a target, and the suppression of such effects on
objects. If the oil is rubbed in a creature, all
enchantments and charms on it are immediately
removed. If rubbed onto objects bearing an
enchantment, the magic will be lost for 1d10 + 20
turns. After this time, the oil loses potency and the
item regains its enchantment.
Duration: Special Applicability: Unguent Alchemy: -2
Spirit Light: When burned, the type of candle
War-forge>
PROSTHETICS
The Venatori's life is not an easy one, and odds are
that sooner or later, someone is going to be missing
something. While alchemical healing is an amazing
thing, the truth is that most parties aren’t going to
have a healing substance of sufficiency to regenerate
and replace a missing limb, or maybe they aren't in
possession of a vial of Marael's Tisane oil to help

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reattach a lost limb. And if loosing an arm by
fighting an opponent, who's managing a severing
maneuver, a dragon biting off the arm, or a
maleficar using a foul fire spell which results in
cindering the arm to ashes.
These prosthetics, called 'Warforged' are a powerful
augmentation in itself, and while many get these
replacements due to the loss of a limb, many also
voluntarily have a limb replaced to get stronger.
The technology behind the powers of Warforged
replacements are perhaps the most guarded secret,
as well as the most infamous and feared among
outsiders of the Venatori.
Arm, Steel: A mostly metal arm replaces one of
the host’s arms. The arm increases the host’s weight
by about 10 percent. When using the arm, the host
gains a +1 bonus to damage, and Strength. Having
two replacement steel arms results in an overall +2
inherent bonus. Further, the steel arm can include
one of the following built-in features, for an
additional cost:
Warforged prosthetics have the disadvantages of
causing discomfort in the ignorant and the
xenophobic: -1 reaction modifier.
• Built-In Blade: A small blade, usually the size of
a large dagger, can be built into the arm. The host
can retract the blade into the arm as a move action. +
3.000 gold coins + weapon price.
• Built-In Crossbow: As a blade, except that the
weapon is a
hand crossbow
that the host
can retract into
the arm as a
move action. It
is a free
action
to load
the
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crossbow, but the host cannot load it more than once
per round. + 4.000 gold coins + weapon price.
• Storage Compartment: This secret
compartment in the steel arm can hold anything up
to 4 inches wide and 8 inches long. + 500 gold coins.
Procedure Time eight hours; Recovery Period two weeks;
Price 8.000 gold coins.
Legs, Steel: Legs constructed mostly of metal
replace both the host’s legs. A Venatorio surgeon
must replace both legs or there is no net effect, other
than allowing a host missing a single leg to walk
normally. The legs grant an inherent +2 bonus to
Strength, a +2 competence bonus to jump rolls, and
a 10-foot bonus to speed. Further, the steel legs can
have one of the following built-in features, for an
additional cost:
Warforged prosthetics have the disadvantages of
causing discomfort in the ignorant and the
xenophobic: -1 reaction modifier.
• Built-In Blade: As a blade built in an arm,
except it can be up to the size of a shorts word, and
the host can retract the blade into the leg as a move
action. The leg blade cannot be used as a part of a
full attack action, only as a single attack. + 3.000
gold coins + weapon price.
• Storage Compartment: This secret
compartment can hold anything up to 6 inches wide
and 12 inches long. +500 gold coins (+1.000 gold
coins for a compartment in each leg).
Procedure Time eight hours; Recovery Period three
weeks; Price 9.000 gold coins.
Eye: An eye made of an alchemical created gem,
implanted within the eye socket and replaces the
subject’s normal eye. The replacement eye when
finished and the rituals are done, the implanted gem
provides the host with ordinary vision, as if never
lost the eye to begin with. Further, the eye can have
one of the following built-in features, for an
additional cost:
Warforged prosthetics have the disadvantages of
causing discomfort in the ignorant and the
xenophobic: -1 reaction modifier.
• Darkvision: The host can see in the dark up to
20 yards. Price 1.000 gold coins.
• Accurate Vision: The host ignores the first range
increment of any ranged weapon and gains a +1
competence bonus to all vision related rolls. Price
1.500 gold coins.
Procedure Time one hour; Recovery Period three days;
Price 2.000 gold coins.