Grinding Mortar

Technique

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Description	Grind them up with Eclipse
Chain	2
Type	Etheric
Attribute	Will

Attack Summary

Condition	Base Damage	Notes
Normally	-	Even if Etheric, without the ancient mortar and pestle equipped
You cackle and wring your hands together.
Normally, with an ancient mortar and pestle equipped	-
You cackle and grind something with a little mortar and pestle.
While Etheric with an ancient mortar and pestle equipped	6	Lose 1 turn of Etheric
You cackle and grind something with a little mortar and pestle. <Opponent> can feel it, grinding away at <its> bones for <x> damage.
While Etheric with an ancient mortar and pestle equipped and opponent has No Organs	6	Lose 1 turn of Etheric
You cackle and grind something with a little mortar and pestle. <Opponent> can feel it, grinding away at <it> for <x> damage.

Sources

Chemistry crafting with an ancient mortar and pestle equipped

Remaining Mysteries

Podcast #37 hints that there is more to find here:

Q: Grinding Mortar seems to require both an Etheric effect and a sub-optimal offhand equipped for a 6-base damage Etheric attack. This seems like a pretty weak tradeoff overall. Is there something else we are missing there?

A: It's always possible. It's always possible there's things that are unbalanced too. More than just the 6 base damage.