Powdered Glass + Wind Cleric?

[Nrdman]

A player asked me if he could launch light enough things with his Wind Blast (Wind domain Power). I looked it over and saw no reason not to. The next game his character had a bag of powdered glass. He emptied it in front of him as a swift action and Wind Blasted it as a standard action...right into an orc's face. For that game I said the powdered glass would inflict some slashing damage to the first creature in the line. I was thinking, should I make it blind for a round instead with a fort save, inflict some bleed, or keep it with the slashing damage. Also how much damage should it do?

[Cavall]

I'd ask if he's rolling to hit. Then if he's not make it a reflex save and follow the dirty trick rules.

[My Self]

Clever player. Treat it like the regular Wind Blast power, but have it be a blinding dirty trick instead of a bull rush.

Alternatively, if he wants it to do damage, have it only do damage, with no bleed/blind. 1d6+1/2 level is a reasonable amount.

[Nrdman]

Thanks for the suggestions! Unfortunately for me, now I have a rogue that is really eager to use powdered glass with a false-bottomed cup. What kind of damage would you suggest that does?

[My Self]

Either treat it like a dirty trick maneuver, or an improvised thrown dagger. One or the other, not both. Powdered glass will be blocked fairly well by things as simple as a heavy cloak, and armor will stop it dead in its tracks, so if you treat it like an improvised thrown dagger, remember to target regular and not touch AC.

[Nrdman]

With the false-bottomed cup, I meant he was going to convince someone to drink with it.

[My Self]

Oh, whoops.

I'd probably notice if there was glass in my cup. If I somehow completely failed to notice that I swallowed a bunch of ground-up glass, then you should treat it like a poison. Find a poison of a similar price and effect to powdered glass. If it's subtle enough glass that I don't notice I'm swallowing it, it probably won't do serious harm.

[Nrdman]

Thanks again!

[pezlerpolychromatic]

Somebody's been reading too much Terry Goodkind :P

[Hogeyhead]

Ah Terry Goodkind, what happened to you after that first book? Sigh.

[Cavall]

Well, tell him ok. Then have nothing happen.

Snopes declares it false that you can eat unknowingly ground glass. It's either too fine that it would cut nothing or too coarse and they would notice.

[Guru-Meditation]

Nrdman wrote:

A player asked me if he could launch light enough things with his Wind Blast (Wind domain Power). I looked it over and saw no reason not to. The next game his character had a bag of powdered glass. He emptied it in front of him as a swift action and Wind Blasted it as a standard action...right into an orc's face. For that game I said the powdered glass would inflict some slashing damage to the first creature in the line. I was thinking, should I make it blind for a round instead with a fort save, inflict some bleed, or keep it with the slashing damage. Also how much damage should it do?

Nice thinking of the player. I would mechanically handle it by going along the lines of thr Dirty Trick combat maneuvers.

P.S.
The action economy i see different.
Drawing the Bag = move action (like untying it from the belt, etc...)
Emptying the bag = move action (its more effort then a mere snap of the finger, you need to shake it a bit and watch out that you dont get half of it onto you or in your shoes, so also some concentration on your activity required (concentration not in a game term fashion))

[Secane]

Be careful with over thinking into how player actions interact with the game system.

Otherwise you may end up with crazy ruling, like having to to make a player or yourself roll saving throws for every single item that is caught in a fireball/fire. God help you if they say they drop a bag of glass marbles on the floor and into the fire.

[pezlerpolychromatic]

Hogeyhead wrote:

Ah Terry Goodkind, what happened to you after that first book? Sigh.

He became a hack. Common trap for all authors who suddenly become popular overnight.