M1917 chemical grenadeSource Pathfinder #71: Rasputin Must Die! pg. 64StatisticsCost 100 gp Weight 2 lbs.
Damage see description (medium); Critical —; Range 20 ft.; Type acid; Special see description
Category Explosive; Proficiency ExoticDescriptionThe M1917 is a
modified M1914 grenade specially modified and
enlarged to release a cloud of toxic gas upon
detonation. Resembling an overlarge metal can
with a small lever and handle protruding from
the bottom, the grenade is armed by pulling back
on a metal firing pin held in place by the handle’s depressed lever, which is released when thrown. At the
beginning of your next turn, the grenade spews forth
a cloud of mustard gas (see the sidebar on this page) in
a 20-foot radius. The cloud disperses naturally after 4
rounds; a strong wind (21+ mph) disperses the cloud in
1 round.Mustard Gas Used in warfare during the Great War, mustard gas (along with other gases such as chlorine and phosgene) were responsible for the grisly and painful deaths of nearly 90,000 people, and permanently scarred more than a million.
Mustard gas is normally deployed via gas cylinders or chemical grenades. A cloud of mustard gas obscures vision like fog cloud and looks like a bank of fog, except that its vapors are yellowish-brown.
Living creatures within a cloud of mustard gas take 3d6 points of acid damage when first exposed to the gas and must succeed at a DC 18 Fortitude save each round or become nauseated and blinded for as long as they are in the cloud and for 1d4+1 rounds after leaving the cloud. Creatures that succeed at their save but remain in the cloud must continue to save each round on their turn. This is a poison effect. Because mustard gas is heavier than air, its vapors sink to the lowest level of the land, pouring down into holes and trenches. A gas mask completely protects the wearer from the nausea and blindness effects of mustard gas, though holding one's breath does not.
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