Editing Ninja Equipment (section)

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*Ninja compounds are plant and mineral based concoctions designed to aid the ninja in his various assignments.
*Smokescreen
**This fine, silvery powder, when ignited with a flame or from a hot coal (see Firepot, below) gives out an acrid, dense smoke that the ninja can use to debilitate and distract enemies and make a rapid escape. A single dose covers a radius of six metres and those caught within it must make a Resilience test to avoid a fit of choking coughs and a penalty of –40% to all Perception tests for 1D6 Combat Rounds. A single small pouch contains one dose.
*Sleeping Draught
**A sweet-smelling brown powder that can be dissolved in liquid (warm sake works best) that induces a deep, snoring sleep in the imbiber. One dose affects one cup of liquid. A pouch contains up to five doses.
***Type: Ingested
***Delay: 1D3 minutes
***Potency: 70
***Full Effect: Victim falls asleep
***Duration: 1D3 hours
*Venom of the Tatsu
**A poison smeared onto the blade of a ninja-to, tanto or caltrops. It is thick and black, drying to a sticky sheen.
***Type: Smeared
***Delay: Immediate
***Potency: 78
***Full Effect: 1 Hit Point damage to the location struck, applies –6 penalty to victim’s DEX