Necrotic Vial (technique)

For the similarly-named item, see Necrotic Vial.

Technique

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Description	A fire attack that can become far more dangerous with Eclipse.
Chain	4
Type	Fire
Attribute	Reflexes
Base Damage	6
Hidden Flags	(Science Technique, Smoky Technique)
Special	Becomes an 10 base damage Etheric Attack using Willpower if fueled with Eclipse.

Attack Summary

Condition	Base Damage	Notes
Normally	6 (Fire)
You hurl a vial at <opponent>. It explodes into a cloud of thick smoke, dealing <X> damage.
While Etheric	10 (Etheric)	Lose 1 turn of Etheric
A cloud of deep smoke surrounds <opponent>. You can faintly make out snakes, razor blades, and unnameable creatures in the smoke. It's dealt <opponent> <X> etheric damage by the time it's cleared.
While underwater	—
You hurl a vial towards <opponent>, but it just floats calmly in the water, never connecting hard enough to explode.
While Etheric, while underwater	12 (Etheric)	Lose 1 turn of Etheric
A cloud of black ink surrounds <opponent>. You can faintly make out tentacles, glinting fangs, and unnameable creatures in the ink. It's dealt <opponent> <X> damage by the time it's cleared.

Sources

Using the item Necrotic Vial.

Notes

Enhances Rending Smoke when this precedes it.