Mentos Eruption

Mentos Eruption ($2.00, 3D6+3, Weight 3, To Hit -2) -- One day, humanity fill figure out how to harness, for peaceful purposes, the awesome power that is unleashed when Mentos are mixed with Diet Coke. Until that day, the Mentos Eruption will remain the deadlest weapon known to crabfighting.

The Mentos Eruption consists of a plastic 35mm film canister, half-filled with Diet Coke. The Coke is held in place by a thin layer of Saran Wrap, and on top of the Saran Wrap is placed a single Mentos candy. The film cansiter is held tightly shut with Duct Tape, and one-penny nails are taped around the circumference of the film canister. The whole thing is attached to the crab's shell with Scotch tape.

When a crab is ready to use the Mentos Eruption, he rips the canister from his back and shakes it vigorously, breaking the Saran Wrap and starting the Mentos/Coke reaction (typically, one can see the film canister vibrating rapidly with the potential energy of the reaction). Then he can toss the explosive at his opponent, where it will explode on contact.

The Mentos Eruption is governed by the normal rules for throwing explosives. However, launching a Mentos Eruption requires at least two turns: one for shaking the bomb, and one for throwing it. A crab may hold on to the Eruption for a number of turns before throwing it, but he runs the risk of the bomb exploding in his own hands. When a player declares the intent to shake an Eruption, the RogueMaster secretly rolls one die: this is how many turns the crab has before the Eruption explodes from its own internal pressure. The crab may move freely while holding an Eruption, but may not use any other weapons until the eruption is released.

The high cost of the Eruption is a reflection of the painstaking care (and personal danger) involved in building one.