Wondrous Item, uncommon
Bag of Bolts
Wondrous item, uncommon
This heavy leather pouch is filled with 3d4 oversized, glowing copper bolts, exposed wires, and pulsing internal batteries.
Overcharged Battery: As an action, you can pull a bolt from the bag, twist its cap to overcharge its internal arcane battery, and throw it at a point on a solid surface you can see within 30 feet.
The moment the bolt impacts the surface, roll a d100 and consult the table below to see what chaotic tech effect triggers immediately. If you drop the bag, or if a bolt is removed from the bag but not thrown within 1 round, it explodes, dealing 5d4 fire damage to everything within a 10-foot radius.
Unstable Matrix Table (d100)
| d100 | The Rogue Tech Effect |
|---|---|
| 01–60 | Plasma Detonation: The bolt explodes in a flash of unstable arcane fire. Each creature within a 10-foot radius must succeed on a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw or take 5d4 fire and force damage. |
| 61–65 | Tactical Smoke Screen: The bolt vents thick, pressurized cooling gas. A 20-foot-radius sphere of heavy steam forms centered on the bolt. It heavily obscures the area for 1 minute, but your cybernetic optics allow you and your allies to see through it perfectly. |
| 66–70 | Overcharged Micro-Shield:
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| 71–75 | Kinetic Jump-Pad: The bolt deploys a hydraulic pneumatic plate. For 1 minute, any ally who steps on the plate can use their reaction to be launched up to 30 feet in any direction without provoking opportunity attacks—perfect for boarding enemy decks. |
| 76–80 | Scrap Pillar: The bolt rapidly self-replicates, violently constructing a 60-foot-tall, 10-foot-wide pillar of pneumatic pistons and scrap metal. If an ally is above it, they are safely carried up. If an enemy is above it under a roof, they take 3d6 bludgeoning damage and are pinned. |
| 81–84 | Steam Geyser: The bolt fractures a subterranean pipe or flash-boils the air. A 30-foot-tall, 10-foot-wide geyser of scalding steam shoots up. For 1 minute, any creature entering or starting its turn in the steam takes 1d12 fire damage. |
| 85–87 | Scrap-Drone Pod: The bolt expands into a metallic pod that cracks open to reveal 1d4 + 1 glowing mechanical eggs. They hatch into clockwork constructs (use Giant Centipede stats, but they are Constructs) that obey your verbal commands for 1 hour before powering down. |
| 88–90 | Cybernetic Fruit Matrix: A bizarre, metallic mechanical shrub sprouts instantly, bearing 1d10 + 4 glowing, wire-wrapped "berries." Allies who eat a berry gain the benefits of a Potion of Heroism. Enemies who are forced to eat one take 3d6 poison damage. |
| 91–93 | Eldritch Radiation: The bolt leaks blinding neon-blue radiation in a 15-foot radius. All enemies in the area must make a DC 13 Con save or take 3d6 force damage. The intense feedback causes you to gain a permanent, minor cybernetic mutation (e.g., your eyes glow, your skin turns metallic, or your hair turns into fine copper wiring) until targeted by Remove Curse. |
| 94–96 | Static Storm: The bolt releases a localized EMP. A cloud of crackling, black static rain fills a 30-foot radius for 4 hours. All creatures in the area are heavily obscured, and any lightning or thunder damage dealt within the storm is doubled. |
| 97–99 | The Iron Fortress: The bolt superheats and melts into the floor, instantly constructing a small, heavily armored 10'x10' iron bunker out of scrap hull plating. The door is biometrically locked to only open for you and your allies, featuring defensive arrow slits. |
| 100 | Overclocked Matrix: A massive mechanical construct begins rapidly self-assembling from surrounding debris. A Clockwork Horror (or an appropriately leveled mechanical monster chosen by the DM) pieces itself together over 1 minute. It hones in on your enemies, moving towards the largest group of them before exploding, causing 5d4 fire damage in a 10ft radius. |
Notes: Damage, Control, Utility, Combat
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