Weapon Blanch (Cold Iron)

Alchemical Tool

Price: 20 gp
Weight: 1/2 lb.
Construction: Craft (alchemy) DC 20

Description

These silver, alchemical powders have a gritty consistency, appearing at first glance to be simple metal shavings. When poured on a weapon and placed over a hot flame for a full round, however, they melt and form a temporary coating on the weapon. The blanching gives the weapon the ability to bypass one kind of material-based Damage Reduction, such as Adamantine, Cold Iron, or silver. The blanching remains effective until you make a successful attack with the weapon. Each dose of blanching can coat one weapon or up to 10 pieces of ammunition. Only one kind of weapon blanch can be on a weapon at one time, though a weapon made of one special material (such as Adamantine) can have a different material blanch (such as silver), and counts as both materials for the first successful hit.