Iron Vial
An iron vial is a small metal bottle made for carrying a tiny quantity of liquid in a container tougher than ordinary glass.
Legacy Statistics
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardness | 5 |
| Hit Points | 3 |
| Break DC | 14 |
| Capacity | 1 ounce |
Why Use Iron?
The vial is useful when the contents matter more than seeing them. Metal protects against many of the knocks and impacts that would shatter a glass container, making it suitable for travel through ruins, wilderness or battlefields.
Limitations
An iron vial is not indestructible. Crushing force, corrosion, heat or a sufficiently strong blow can still damage it. The opaque container also makes it harder to inspect the contents without opening it.
Adventure Use
Such a vial can carry a potion, poison, rare oil, alchemical sample or a single ounce of some suspicious fluid. A sealed iron container can itself become a clue: whatever its owner carried was important enough to protect.
Source
The original equipment reference appears in Adventurer’s Armory. The hardness, hit points and break DC above are legacy rules and should not be assumed in editions that use different object-damage mechanics.
Keep this reference growing
If this page helped with your reading or game, you can support its upkeep or explore the curated books.
Explore the Bookshop — epics, classics and stories behind imagined worlds.