Glassblower's Tools

Name: Glassblower's Tools
Cost: 30 gp
Weight: 5 lb.
Includes: a blowpipe, a small marver, blocks, and tweezers

You need a source of heat to work glass. Glassblowing is the process of taking a molten piece of glass and shaping it into a useable object or work of art. Traditionally, this is the way in which glass objects were made.

Glassblowing Tools Skill and Special Uses

Arcana, History. Your knowledge of glassmaking techniques aids you when you examine glass objects, such as potion bottles or glass items found in a treasure hoard. For instance, you can study how a glass potion bottle has been changed by its contents to help determine a potion’s effects. (A potion might leave behind a residue, deform the glass, or stain it.)

Investigation. When you study an area, your knowledge can aid you if the clues include broken glass or glass objects.

Identify Weakness. With 1 minute of study, you can identify the weak points in a glass object. Any damage dealt to the object by striking a weak spot is doubled.

When you might use the tools:

• Analyzing the glass pieces in a damaged room to determine how it was broken (e.g. explosion vs. punched)
• Cutting glass to open a window/door without alerting anyone
• Appraising the value of a glass item
• Identifying the contents of a glass jar/vial

Glassblower’s Knowledge

At this point you may be thinking, how could this toolset possibly be useful? Yes, you do need a fire that gets up to 2300 degrees F in our world to melt glass, but remember, this is a fantasy world we are talking about! Imagine a wizard/sorcerer who comes from a family of elite glassblowers. He/she could use any number of fire spells to melt the glass and infuse it with magic to make it nearly impossible to break! Or glow a certain color if poison or tainted water is poured into it. All I am saying is there is a whole fantasy realm of possibilities here that you should keep open for your players! That being said, even in normal circumstances, there is a large body of knowledge a glassblower would know in addition to their trade, such as:

• Glass in a fantasy world is restricted to the wealthy, you can believe a glassblower would know the rich and famous of the city in which they work
• Quality glass items vs. cheaply made
• The purpose of a custom glass container
• Magic infused glass items
• Potentially what potion is in a glass vial based on how the glass reacts to it (this would be a high DC though, I would suggest 20)

*This represents the average cost of goods. Prices may vary all around the world.

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