A Deadly new Weapon?

[Hanrahan 2983]

Recently, a simple to make powder has been brought into existence, one with the power to melt through any substance known to all life. Other properties of it include the inability to put it out with liquid, any liquid thrown on it would explode, for some peculiar reason, yet to be determined. Quite easy to make, but terrifying deadly, it is has been dubbed "Thermos". The Creator, Hanrahan of Ildon, Has kept the recipe a very closely guarded secret, and replication elsewhere would be a most daunting challenge. Not yet open for commercial sale, but also yet to be regulated, if obtained, it could be used for great evils, or good. The only other personell who know the secrets of the substance are Artorus Elendil, and Ezekiel Tarus.

(( Before people start screaming about lore, YES, it's legitimate, and cool with folks. And for you lot who don't know, it's Thermite. And if you don't know what that is, Look it up. ))

[Samson Option 9652]

[inb4 jokes like 'Lolomg we got Greek Fire', I just want to make it known that Thermite was discovered by a chemist during 1890s, may I ask how it is legitimate out of curiosity?]

[Kickstarted and Running 965]

(This should have been done via progression with staff or public observation to avoid PG...)

[Supremacy 3361]

any substance known to all life.

((All substances? Erm... Diamond... Iron... Obsidian... All things thermite can't melt.))

[Hanrahan 2983]

((All substances? Erm... Diamond... Iron... Obsidian... All things thermite can't melt.))

( Have you Seen what A handful of Thermite can do to a Steel car? Melt right through it, that's what. Also, Diamond hasn't been tested, because Hanrahan isn't a Fancypants. )

[nppeck 601]

You do have lore for it's development right? And it has been approved by the GMs?

[Samson Option 9652]

I am as Loremaster wishing to request this information please.

[Hanrahan 2983]

I am as Loremaster wishing to request this information please.

Right away, Hanrahan was trying to find a metal, or compound of metal strong enough to not snap, or bend, (Such as Iron), but also not be a Diamond alloy, cheap, but strong. So, Off to find Metals. Some of the Candidate metals, (Tin, Copper, Pyrite) was a Light metal, distinctly not iron. (Aluminum.) Light, but semi-tough, so it made the candidate. Having it lying around, with a whole whack of other sample metals, the Metal would come into contact with a quantity of Rusted Iron, which cross-contaminated the Metal. Disposing of it in a Furnace, the ensuing reaction would have been noticeable enough to warrant further study. It's not fantastic Thermite, but it's very basic thermite. Made in very small amounts so far, and still a long way from being the fantastic thermite we know and love today. I've been working with in In game a fair amount.

If this isn't acceptable, I'll delete everything, ignore all progress, and go to the corner.

[Samson Option 9652]

Just curious, but isn't Thermite coerced by the absence of Carbon? Where is the absence of carbon in your lore so to speak, you had contaminated Iron. Im just trying to flush some quirks in this and then I can go into more detail about my seeing this Lore.

[Hanrahan 2983]

It is? Oh dear. I've been reading up on Thermite prior and during to this, I just thought it was the Oxidizing Reaction of the Iron releasing bucket-tons of energy...But also, I've seen Video of Thermite burning inside a block of Carbon Dioxide...Of course, Magnesium was the kickstarter, but it still burned inside the Dry ice...

[Acornlad 206]

Thermite is Iron Oxide and aluminum -I think-

And I was the one who developed the Greek fire. I recommend keeping your weapon development out of public view to prevent meta-gaming, but you should stay in contact with a loremaster through the process of the development.

EDIT: I just checked it is Iron Oxide and /powdered/ aluminum.

[Samson Option 9652]

Well then this raises the question, where did you get Aluminum from? I know one way, but I won't share until you give an IC hint that you know where ;)

[Hanrahan 2983]

Scoping out Volcanic caves! Well, HE didn't, but the Dwarves have plentiful Volcanic Caves...Being situated near Magma caverns and all of that...Purchasing Random bulk Metals from anyone who would sell. Of course, He didn't know that it was Aluminum...

Also, I'm pretty sure Thermite can range from anything from Iron II Oxide, to Copper I Oxide, and a few more Oxidants.

EDIT: The Aluminium lump with Rust all over it wouldn't have reacted insanely, but it wouldn't have just fizzled around and happily melted.

[Supremacy 3361]

And how did you get the thermite so pure it can melt through things like modern thermite?

[Nefarious Aus Shitpost 891]

[[ Another issue I see with this is that pure aluminum is quite difficult to produce, especially in the time that LotC is set in. Also, how did you ignite the termite to produce the reaction? Remember that magnesium does not occur as a free element in nature. ]]