Bitumen was an unusual substance related to petroleum found in the Realms.[1]
Description[]
Bitumen was an oily, black, flammable solid or semi-liquid that floated on water.[3]
Availability[]
Bitumen could be bought from Aurora's Emporium through Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue, where it was sold for 1 gp per 12 oz (340 g). It was intended for use in laboratories and by wizards.[4]
Bitumen could be found in natural oil pools and tar pits, mined from the ground, or distilled from petroleum and coal.[5][3] These rock oil and tar deposits were most common in the Shining Lands of Veldorn, Var, and Ulgarth, in Chult, and around the Lake of Steam. Huge pools of oil could also be found in the Underdark, especially under the Eastern Shaar.[1][2]
Usages[]
- Bitumen was used as a sealant by carpenters, shipwrights, and coopers, and was used in alchemical recipes.[5]
- Spider climb and improved spider climb used a drop of bitumen and a live spider, both eaten by the caster.[6][7][8]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ed Greenwood, The Hooded One (2010-08-01). Questions for Ed Greenwood (2010). Candlekeep Forum. Retrieved on 2023-08-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ed Greenwood, The Hooded One (2007-04-05). Questions for Ed Greenwood (2007). Candlekeep Forum. Retrieved on 2023-08-16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Thomas M. Kane (December 1989). “In a Cavern, In a Canyon...”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Dragon #152 (TSR, Inc.), pp. 19, 23.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 48. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Michael Dobson (January 1984). “Living in a material world”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #81 (TSR, Inc.), pp. 61, 64.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 283. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ David "Zeb" Cook (April 1995). Player's Handbook 2nd edition (revised). (TSR, Inc.), p. 179. ISBN 0-7869-0329-5.
- ↑ Mark Middleton et al (January 1998). Wizard's Spell Compendium Volume Two. (TSR, Inc), p. 457. ISBN 978-0786906642.