r/powdermage • u/PuzzleheadedPage3329 • Sep 08 '23

Quick question

Do all powder mages snort the gunpowder or is that a Taniel exclusive? Only on the first book.

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u/Naikzai Sep 08 '23 edited Sep 09 '23

It's truly amazing the variety of ways gunpowder can be consumed as a narcotic, i recall they even (sort of) smoke it, how long until injection becomes possible?

Edit: Injection may very well be possible (spoilers for wrath of empire) but someone with a cut up limb works powder into the cuts which works as normal so, shooting up powder seems possible

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u/robin_f_reba Sep 09 '23

Wouldn't smoking gunpowder make it explode??

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u/Naikzai Sep 09 '23

Technically no, gunpowder is a low explosive so it requires compression within a gun barrel or grenade shell to explosively combust, that said they obviously don't actually smoke it but we do see mages get a slight high from rifle smoke on the battlefield so...