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Keg Launcher

RarityMundane

Price for DM reference

Suggested DM price: 1,000 GP.

Item / variant Rarity Purchase value Basis
Keg Launcher — 1,000 GP Suggested DM price, not a published cost. Specialized launcher and reinforced mounting; toxic kegs are extra.

No purchase price is specified in the supplied rules. This estimate is a campaign starting price you can adjust for local availability.

One complete, functional, unloaded unit; excludes ammunition or fillings, crew, delivery, maintenance, and fortification work.

Rules reference (not a published price): DMG 2024, PDF page 99 — source PDF is not included in this player reference. · DMG 2024, PDF page 100 — source PDF is not included in this player reference.

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  • Item type: Siege Equipment
  • Rarity: Mundane

Description and use

Large Object Armor Class: 15 Hit Points: 30 Toxic Keg (Requires Load and Aim).

Constitution Saving Throw: DC 15, each creature in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point 30 to 300 feet from the launcher.

Failure: 14 (4d6) Poison damage.

Success: Half damage.

A back-mounted, wooden catapult flings small kegs of toxic gas.

Loading a Keg Launcher requires the Utilize action, and aiming it requires another Utilize action.

Then a crew member can take the Toxic Keg action.

Printed core rules

Source page references in your supplied Dungeon Master's Guide (2024). Open the original PDF at the linked page for complete printed tables and rules; use its wording if the searchable transcription differs.

PDF page 99

Open the original rulebook — PDF page 99 — source PDF is not included in this player reference.

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Weight

Weight per inventory unit: Not fixed / not specified

No fixed weight specified in the supplied item reference; set the actual item weight.

Counts multiply by inventory quantity. Ammunition quantities count individual pieces; other bundle entries and complete packs use the printed bundle weight. Do not add the same contents separately when using a complete equipment pack. See Carrying capacity for character limits.