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Dust of Trail-Erasure

Alchemy, Alchemical dust

Wipes out tracks along a stretch of ground, indoors or out.

From the book

A tracker's nightmare: this dust wipes away every sign of tracks along a path 10 feet wide and 100 feet long, and the erasure is permanent. It works indoors or out. The recipe starts with the Dust of Disappearance ingredients, then adds a pinch of ordinary soil and 4 drs. of Rare Earths, all mixed into the standard dust base.

At a glance

Ingredients
Dust of Disappearance ingredients, plus 4 drs. of Rare Earths and a pinch of common soil
Area
Path 10 ft. wide and 100 ft. long
Duration
Permanent
Base
5 drs. rare earths, 4 drs. sulphur, 1 dr. each platinum, gold and silver
Delivery
Thrown vial, by hand, or blowtube; one dose covers 10x10x10 ft.
Save
Constitution where applicable
Time to complete
2 weeks (half with a wizard, sorcerer or magician)
Chance of success
75% +2% per level (+10% with a wizard, sorcerer or magician)
Mishap
5% chance of serious accident (Alchemical Mishap Table)
Cost
500-1000 G.P. each when available