Toxic Blast

Toxic Blast [Major] by Iczer

‘Eat hot sulphur!’

The character can project waves of superheated, acidic gasses that burn on contact, not only stripping flesh from bone but also blinding and gassing an opponent.

1) Project toxic blast:

Range: 75 feet plus 10 feet per level.

Duration: Instant

Actions: 2 attacks are required to fire this blast.

Damage: 3D6 from the heat, 4D6 from the acid. Heat damage increases by +1 per level.

Bonus to strike: +2 with an aimed shot.

2) Toxic cloud: At the point of impact, this power generates a wash of acidic clouds, that extends 10 feet in all directions. Anyone in this area suffers 3D6 damage and is subjected to the choking/blinding effects listed below (with a +2 to save). The cloud is short lived, blowing away soon after it is formed. Those in the cloud may make a dodge roll (12+) to exit the area, avoiding the cloud.

3) Choking/blinding: Anyone subjected to this blast, as well as anyone in the cloud when it forms, risks lung and eye damage. Targets suffer -2 to all combat bonuses for one melee round as they choke and burn on acrid fumes and blistering heat. They must also make a saving throw vs lethal poison or take 2D4 Hit Point damage and lose an action from choking on blood and sulphur. Those with eye protection (more than sunglasses) suffer half penalties (-1). Gas filters and even the inability to breathe protects from the subsequent saving throw (characters with heightened sense of smell from any source suffer -2 to the saving throw and suffer double the normal penalties)

4) Drawbacks: A simple force field of any nature simply halts the acrid blast. The field takes damage from the heat alone and it filters away the acidic effects. In high winds, or rains, the heat and toxic damage is halved, the cloud halves in size and saving throws are decreased by 2. 5) other benefits: the character is immune to his own toxins, is resistant to heat (half damage) and acid (half damage) and enjoys a +4 to saving throws against toxins.