THE CRAWLER'S COMPANIONpatch notes for the apocalypse

Hobgoblin Dynamite

First seen: Book 2, Chapter 13

A box of it turns up in Carl's Bronze Boss Box for killing Heather, the first he's seen: white sticks rather than the red ones goblin dynamite comes in, with a larger yield and much more stability.

Consumable

Stats

Carl's own readout puts its stability at 80%, safe enough that he can bonk himself on the head with a stick and nothing happens; Donut's readout, a separate figure since she lacks whatever skill lets him handle it safely, warns her that touching it carries a 75% chance of setting it offB2C20

Connections

Carl:

Rings the swordsmen depot's exterior joists with all ten sticks, using sticky detonator charges wired to a single button press, sized to level the whole structure; not detonated as the chapter ends. Text calls them 'goblin dynamite' here rather than the usual 'hobgoblin' nameB2C23

Plants three sticks inside the hollow shelves under Miss Quill's beanie baby collection, during an earlier unshown visit, rigged with a glob of Hobgoblin Pus as the remote trigger; jams the detonator as the chapter ends, blast not shownB2C21

Throws his first-ever stick at a Shambling Berserker from a rooftop; the blast obliterates it, kills the one behind it, and collapses a distant building's front wall, convincing him the sticks are too powerful to use safely at ground levelB2C20

A whole box of it turns up in his Bronze Boss Box for killing Heather; his first time seeing this typeB2C13

Katia Grim:

Presses the backup detonator at Carl's instruction as the group opens the floor 4 entrance door, on the chance the sticks still ringing the depot might net extra experience; Carl doubts it'll work, guessing the magical detonators were likely ruined by the first precursor burst, and the outcome isn't shown before the chapter endsB2C25

History by chapter
Book 2
Chapter 13
  • RELATIONSHIP Carl: A whole box of it turns up in his Bronze Boss Box for killing Heather; his first time seeing this type
  • TAG Consumable: White sticks instead of goblin dynamite's red, with a larger yield and much more stability
Chapter 20
  • RELATIONSHIP Carl: Throws his first-ever stick at a Shambling Berserker from a rooftop; the blast obliterates it, kills the one behind it, and collapses a distant building's front wall, convincing him the sticks are too powerful to use safely at ground level
  • STAT Stability: Carl's own readout puts its stability at 80%, safe enough that he can bonk himself on the head with a stick and nothing happens; Donut's readout, a separate figure since she lacks whatever skill lets him handle it safely, warns her that touching it carries a 75% chance of setting it off
Chapter 21
  • RELATIONSHIP Carl: Plants three sticks inside the hollow shelves under Miss Quill's beanie baby collection, during an earlier unshown visit, rigged with a glob of Hobgoblin Pus as the remote trigger; jams the detonator as the chapter ends, blast not shown
Chapter 23
  • RELATIONSHIP Carl: Rings the swordsmen depot's exterior joists with all ten sticks, using sticky detonator charges wired to a single button press, sized to level the whole structure; not detonated as the chapter ends. Text calls them 'goblin dynamite' here rather than the usual 'hobgoblin' name
Chapter 25
  • RELATIONSHIP Katia Grim: Presses the backup detonator at Carl's instruction as the group opens the floor 4 entrance door, on the chance the sticks still ringing the depot might net extra experience; Carl doubts it'll work, guessing the magical detonators were likely ruined by the first precursor burst, and the outcome isn't shown before the chapter ends