Jelly Bomb

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For our first derailment...I went with a classic.Landmines.^[1]

Jelly Bomb is an explosive Carl crafted on his Sapper's Table to derail a train on the Iron Tangle.

Carl Description

“The devices resembled tire-shaped cross sections of the spike-covered contact mines that were widely used in naval warfare in the early 20th century. I’d gotten the idea for the plunger from the cookbook. I’d changed it up just enough to make it look like I’d come up with the idea on my own...Basically it was an oblong, hob-lobber-stuffed metal tube with a single, hopefully-stable hobgoblin stick of dynamite added for extra measure... When the train hit it, one of the spikes would be depressed and would smash an impact-detonated hob-lobber, causing the whole mine to shred and explode. The metal on the top half of the bomb was scored into triangle-shapes for added shrapnel. I’d built the plungers using the Gorgon Marital Aid."^[1]

According to the Demolitions Workshop menu, the device was stable against anything except heavy impact. ^[1]

Story

Book 3

Carl uses his Sapper's Table to craft the Jelly Bomb to cause a derailment of the Ochre Line train. He uses a fishing pole to gently lower the bomb on the tracks. He places a second charge further down the tracks. ^[1]