THE CRAWLER'S COMPANIONpatch notes for the apocalypse

Magical Detonator

also known as Magical Trigger, Detonator Trigger, Hobgoblin Detonator

First seen: Book 1, Chapter 17

A stick, shaped like underarm deodorant, found in the goblin workshop next to the Hobgoblin Pus. Break off the tip and stick it into an explosive to arm a remote, timed charge. Carl calls his last one the Hobgoblin Detonator when he sorts his inventory by value.

Magic

Connections

Carl:

Uses sticky detonator charges to arm all ten dynamite sticks around the depot, then hands a separate, pencil-like one to Katia Grim as a backup dead man's switchB2C23

Found next to the Hobgoblin Pus; wastes one stick testing how it works, then uses another to rig the boss-room bombB1C17

Katia Grim:

Pulls it out at Carl's instruction and presses it with the depot's ten-second delay running out just as the group opens the floor 4 door; whether it actually fires isn't shown before the chapter endsB2C25

History by chapter
Book 1
Chapter 17
  • RELATIONSHIP Carl: Found next to the Hobgoblin Pus; wastes one stick testing how it works, then uses another to rig the boss-room bomb
  • TAG Magic: The interface's own description calls it magical, with a roughly ten-kilometer range
Book 2
Chapter 23
  • RELATIONSHIP Carl: Uses sticky detonator charges to arm all ten dynamite sticks around the depot, then hands a separate, pencil-like one to Katia Grim as a backup dead man's switch
Chapter 25
  • RELATIONSHIP Katia Grim: Pulls it out at Carl's instruction and presses it with the depot's ten-second delay running out just as the group opens the floor 4 door; whether it actually fires isn't shown before the chapter ends
  • TAG Magic: Carl doubts it still works, guessing it was likely ruined by the evacuation's first precursor burst, which stripped magical properties off equipped gear; untested until Katia actually presses it