Archive Purge
Archive Purge
Alchemical · Fire · Inhaled · Trap
Stealth DC 18 (trained) to notice thin copper tubes running from the security door to reagent bulbs above the worktable.
Description If H7 is breached incorrectly, the system releases choking preservative smoke while heating a destruction tray beneath Corven's most sensitive papers.
Disable Three total successes before two failures:
- Crafting DC 17 to close a reagent line.
- Thievery DC 18 to lock a valve in place.
- Medicine or Nature DC 18 to identify which bulb can be safely vented.
Trigger The H7 door is forced, opened after a failed H6 security challenge, or sensitive papers are removed while the system remains armed.
Routine At the end of each round, creatures in H7 attempt a DC 18 Fortitude save. On a failure, a creature takes 1d6 poison damage and becomes sickened 1. On a critical failure it takes 2d6 poison damage and becomes sickened 1.
After 3 rounds, if the hazard has not been disabled, the destruction tray ignites. The party can still seize the Comparative Assay Kit, but some correspondence and secondary research notes are destroyed.
The Archive Purge never destroys the Comparative Assay Kit. The optional campaign unlock survives. Failure costs supporting evidence and convenience, not the entire reward for completing the hideout.