Interrogator’s Baton

Description

This member of the cordyceps family is known for its pitch black coloration, long shape, and slimy skin. Like other cordyceps, this herb is parasitic in nature - in this case, it infects a victim’s mind and induces a feeling of apathy and compliance. The slime from this herb is particularly potent, leading interrogators to use it to coat their tools and add an alchemical edge to their distasteful work.

Effect. This herb has 1d4 charges. As an action, you may spend a charge to rub this herb on either one melee weapon or up to 10 pieces of ammunition, coating it with a parasitic slime. For the next ten minutes, any damage inflicted by a coated weapon or piece of ammunition is not considered as ‘harmful’ for the sake of ending a charmed condition on an afflicted creature. Once this herb loses all charges, it becomes dried out and is considered worthless.

Rarity:: Rare
Type:: Herb
Cost:: 100 gp
Weight:: 0.25 lb.
Location:: Desert
Prep:: No

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Tags

• #Thing

References

• 5e - Supplemental - Hamunds Herbalism Handbook.pdf