Create Explosive Objects: Grapes of Wrath

Create Explosive Objects: Grapes of Wrath (minor) by Stone Gargoyle

This power allows the superbeing to generate small purple or green sacs which explode on impact, unleashing a deafening sound.

1. Sonic Grenades: The sacs explode on impact, unleashing deafening soundwaves, though they also whine while incoming, giving targets a +2 to dodge them.

Range: Can be thrown as tiny objects weighing a few ounces; sound blast effects targets within a 300 foot radius of the impact point.

Duration: Grape bombs explode instantly; can be stored for 2d4 days before rotting away.

Damage: Grapes do 2 points of damage on impact whether actively able to produce sonic damage, but soundwaves do 3d6 damage to all targets within range for a single bomb, with each additional bomb in the volley adding +1d6 to total damage of the blast. There is a 01-80% chance of a target being deafened by a single bomb, +1 % for each additional bomb in a volley. Damage is temporary and can be blocked by using hearing protection. Deafness lasts 2d4 melee rounds, +1 melee round for each bomb over the first, during which time victims are -4 to strike, parry and dodge, and cannot hear anything but sound and ringing.

2. Bomb Generation: Bombs are generated as part of the superbeing's normal bodily functions, producing his PE number in bombs per hour on a vine.

Number: PE number per hour, +2 per level

Size: bombs are approximately an inch in diameter

SDC: 2 points per bomb; as they are an external part of the superbeing, growing on him in vine-like strands, they can be destroyed prior to use.

Vines: The bombs form on vines which are attached to the superbeing at the scalp. Vines have a tensile strength equal to a PS of 5 and cannot be used to throw bombs with any accuracy; whipping the vine to toss grapes as a volley attack is done with a penalty of -4 to strike. Vines dissolve when all bombs are expended.

3. Combat and Tactics: For any accuracy, the bombs must be removed from the vine and thrown.

Attacks: Removing a grape bomb and throwing it can be done as a single action. Preparing a volley and attacking with multiple bombs uses 2 melee attacks/action.

Volley Attack: Grapes can be thrown individually or in volleys of 2,4,6 or 8. See above for effects and damages of multiple bombs.

Vine Whip Attacks: See above; vine attacks toss all the bombs on the vine.

Bonuses: +3 to strike with a single grape bomb aimed. No bonus with multiple bombs.

Duration: Once removed from the vine, bombs must be used within 2d4 melee rounds to produce the sonic effect.