Frictionless Industrial Slurry 9914

From: Insect 819 of the Chromatic Agony Bite

Ingredients:

Seven standard scoops of Alchemically-Hardened Emerald Chitin Dust ground from the insect’s carapace.
One heavy iron vat of rendered, purified animal fat sourced from a badger-lineage monstrosity.
Two measures of localized magic flow captured within a temporary magic storage crystal.
One handful of alchemical slag recovered from an ancient mechanical power transmission system.

Preparation:

Heat the heavy iron vat of rendered animal fat over an intense steam forge until the liquid reaches a rolling boil, ensuring absolutely no chemical combustion is utilized during the heating process.
Introduce the alchemical slag directly to the boiling fat, allowing the heavy metallic impurities to draw out the natural binding agents contained within the lipids.
Carefully pour the Alchemically-Hardened Emerald Chitin Dust into the vat while simultaneously releasing the captured localized magic flow from the temporary storage crystal.
The quantum-magical resonance of the chitin dust will violently react with the raw magic flow, causing the entire slurry to instantly cool and solidify into a incredibly dense, frictionless paste.
Pack the resulting paste directly into the mechanical power transmission systems of zeppelins, airships, or factory equipment, heavily applying it to the exposed gears, rotational drive shafts, chains, and pulley belts.
The crystalline structure of the dust entirely eliminates mechanical friction, allowing the massive machinery to operate in near total silence without generating the deafening roar that typically masks the approach of predatory monstrosities in the scrublands.

The Lore of the Frictionless Industrial Slurry

The chronicle of Slurry 9914 is etched into the brass plates of the metropolitan steam-guilds as the “Silence of the Skies.” In the ancient eras, the great zeppelins and airships of the seventy-three island countries were frequently brought down not by gravity, but by the territorial rage of the gestalt hive-minds. The deafening roar of unlubricated gears acted as a dinner bell for the Insect 819, whose sensitive antennae could detect the mechanical vibrations from leagues away.

For a tier one avatar, the lore of this slurry is a lesson in the survival of the industrial age. It is whispered among the gear-turners that the first alchemist to perfect the 9914 variant did so by observing how the emerald insects could move through dense, jagged slag-heaps without a single scratch on their carapaces. By grinding that very defense into a dust and binding it with the fatty lipids of a badger-monstrosity, the alchemist created a substance that defies the physical law of friction. To the avatar, this slurry represents the metaphysical silencing of their footprint on the world; it is the difference between a loud, doomed metal bird and a ghost-ship that passes through the clouds unnoticed by the stinging swarms.

Appearance of the Results

When a tier one avatar peers into the heavy iron vat after the localized magic flow has been released, they witness a physical affront to the properties of matter:

The Texture: The slurry is a dense, heavy paste that appears more like liquid metal than grease. Despite its weight, it feels “slippery” even to the eyes; it seems to slide against the very air, never quite settling into a stagnant state.
The Color: It is a deep, swirling forest green with glittering emerald flakes of chitin dust. When stirred, the alchemical slag creates veins of dark silver that pulse with a faint, residual magical luminescence.
The Interaction: If the avatar touches the paste (using a non-conductive tool), they will notice it leaves no residue. It is so frictionless that it cannot “stick” to skin or wood, only bonding to the cold, industrial metals of drive shafts and pulley belts through the resonance of the magic flow.
The Silence: Once applied to a spinning gear, the typical screech of metal-on-metal is instantly replaced by an eerie, total silence. The machinery continues to turn at high velocity, but it produces no heat and no vibration.

Cost

Due to the intensive labor required to harvest seven scoops of chitin from hyper-aggressive swarms, the price reflects the lethal risk of the ingredients:

Standard Industrial Price: Exactly 65 Silver coins per small canister (sufficient for one airship engine or one factory assembly line).
Underworld/Frontier Price: In the scrublands or near the deep jungles, the cost may rise to 1 Gold coin, as merchants must account for the loss of “harvester” avatars during the collection process.
Bulk Discount: Mercantile guilds may offer a crate of four canisters for 220 Silver to licensed airship captains.

How it is Served or Offered

Because the Frictionless Industrial Slurry is so chemically slippery, it cannot be kept in standard ceramic or wooden jars; it would simply slide through the porous grain.

The Vessel: It is offered in double-walled, alchemically-treated brass canisters with screw-top lids. The interior of the canister is etched with tiny magic circuits to keep the chitin dust in a state of perpetual suspension.
The Offering: In the metropolises, a guild-servant will present the canister upon a velvet cushion, accompanied by a heavy metal trowel. They will demonstrate its quality by placing a single drop on a spinning tabletop; the table will continue to spin for hours without slowing, a visual proof of the 9914’s power.
The Warning: The merchant will warn the tier one avatar that the slurry is strictly for mechanical use. Applying it to boots or gloves is a “suicide of the clumsy,” as the avatar will lose all ability to grip or stand, potentially sliding into a deep-pit or off the deck of a moving zeppelin.

Perception of Sight

What is perceived: Motion-blur suppression, liquid-metal sheen, and the absence of thermal glow.
Description: When the slurry is applied to high-velocity gears or drive shafts, the visual “strobe” effect of spinning metal disappears. The gears appear as a solid, unmoving ring of emerald-tinted mercury. Because friction is removed, the metal never reaches a heat that would cause it to glow or distort the air with shimmering waves.
Positives: The avatar can visually inspect moving parts for microscopic cracks without needing to stop the engine. The lack of heat shimmer makes the machinery nearly invisible to infrared or heat-seeking detection.
Negatives: The lack of visual movement is deceptive and highly dangerous. An avatar might mistakenly believe a drive shaft is stationary and reach out to touch it, resulting in the immediate, silent loss of a limb as the “motionless” metal shears through bone at thousands of rotations per minute.

Perception of Hearing

What is perceived: The “Void of Sound” and localized acoustic dampening.
Description: Upon the ritual application of the slurry, the deafening roar of industrial machinery is replaced by a physical weight of silence. It is not merely the absence of noise; the slurry appears to “swallow” ambient sounds. A heavy steam-hammer striking a treated anvil would sound like a distant, muffled thud rather than a bone-shaking clang.
Positives: Allows for “Ghost-Running” of airships through the scrublands, preventing the gestalt hive-minds from detecting the mechanical vibrations. It also enables avatars to communicate in normal whispers even while standing directly next to massive factory turbines.
Negatives: The silence is unnerving and can cause “acoustic vertigo.” Without the rhythmic sound of the engine, engineers cannot hear the subtle auditory cues that usually signal a mechanical failure or a structural “groan” before a catastrophic break.

Perception of Smell

What is perceived: Clean, cold ozone and the scent of wet flint.
Description: Standard grease smells of burning oil and sulfur; Slurry 9914 smells like a mountaintop after a lightning storm. The interaction of the alchemical slag and the badger-fat lipids creates a crisp, metallic odor that feels “sharp” in the nostrils.
Positives: The scent acts as a clear indicator of the slurry’s purity; as long as the “cold flint” smell persists, the friction remains at absolute zero. It also masks the biological scent of the crew from ground-based predators.
Negatives: The ozone is highly concentrated and can cause minor respiratory irritation or “foundry-throat” during long voyages. It also masks the smell of leaking steam or chemical fires, which are critical warning signs in airship travel.

Perception of Taste

What is perceived: A dry, chalky metallic film on the palate.
Description: Though the slurry is not for consumption, the microscopic chitin dust becomes aerosolized in the high-speed rotation of the gears. Avatars in the vicinity will taste a dry, mineral flavor—akin to licking a cold emerald or pulverized limestone.
Positives: This “taste in the air” provides a passive confirmation that the lubrication is holding under the stress of high-tier maneuvers.
Negatives: Long-term exposure leads to a loss of appetite and a persistent bitterness that ruins the enjoyment of the twenty-minute meal ritual, preventing the gain of the one health point per eating avatar.

Perception of Touch

What is perceived: Absolute resistance-free movement and an unnatural “soapy” coldness.
Description: Touching a treated surface (with a non-conductive tool) reveals a surface that offers zero feedback. It feels like the tool is moving through a vacuum. The paste itself is perpetually cold, as it actively shunts kinetic energy away from the metal.
Positives: Prevents machinery from seizing due to thermal expansion. Tools and gears treated with the slurry last ten times longer than those with standard oil, as there is zero physical wear on the metal.
Negatives: Anything that touches the slurry becomes impossible to grip. An avatar who accidentally gets a drop on their boots will be unable to maintain footing on any surface, sliding uncontrollably until the slurry is ritually purged.

Extra-Sensory Perception: Kinetic Transparency

What is perceived: A sense of “weightlessness” in the world’s mechanical laws.
Description: The avatar perceives the machinery not as heavy metal, but as a series of fluid, effortless vectors. The “struggle” of the engine against gravity and wind is no longer felt as a vibration in the soul.
Positives: The airship feels more responsive, as if it has been shorn of its mass. This allows for precise, hair-trigger adjustments during flight through narrow canyons.
Negatives: This can lead to overconfidence. The avatar may push the engine beyond its structural limits, forgetting that while friction is gone, the physical momentum and inertia of the massive airship still apply.

Extra-Sensory Perception: Hive-Mind Blindness

What is perceived: A localized “dark spot” in the gestalt network.
Description: To the antennae of the Insect 819, a machine treated with Slurry 9914 simply does not exist. The avatar perceives this as a protective shroud that “tucks” the machine away from the telepathic resonance of the swarm.
Positives: Guarantees safe passage through “Swarm Zones” as long as the machinery is kept at a steady speed.
Negatives: If the slurry is suddenly stripped away (by a concussive blast or magical purge), the “sudden appearance” of the machinery in the gestalt network is an immense affront, triggering an immediate, synchronized hyper-aggressive response from every insect within leagues.

While the Frictionless Industrial Slurry 9914 is primarily a bulk lubricant for the massive mechanical power transmission systems of the metropolises, a tier one avatar can siphon the residual kinetic energy and quantum resonance produced by the spinning emerald chitin. By “bleeding” the energy from a treated gear into an attuned item—such as a specialized copper ring, a heavy industrial belt, or a brass-bound bracer—the avatar can store these properties for personal use.

Activating these stored effects requires a standard Action, utilizing the attuned item as a conduit for the stored “kinetic transparency.” Once triggered, these enhancements remain active for exactly 1 hour, reflecting the time it takes for the alchemical slag to “settle” once removed from the magic flow of a moving engine.

Derived Enhancements and Abilities

Frictionless Mobility (Buff): By channeling the slurry’s resonance through their feet or worn gear, the avatar effectively ignores the mechanical resistance of the environment. For the duration, the avatar is immune to the “Difficult Terrain” penalty of overgrown jungles or scrublands. They can move at their full movement speed across any surface, including mud, oil, or localized magical webs, without slowing.
The Silent Ghost-Step (Ability): The avatar projects the same “Hive-Mind Blindness” used by silent zeppelins. For the duration, all physical movement made by the avatar is perfectly silent, as the slurry’s resonance “swallows” the sound of footsteps and the rustle of gear. This grants a +5 bonus to Stealth checks. Furthermore, the avatar becomes invisible to the Quantum-Entangled Sensory Antennae of any nearby insects, allowing them to walk through a swarm without triggering an aggressive response.
Kinetic Redirection (Enhancement): The avatar’s armor or skin becomes “slippery” to the world’s physical physics. When a physical attack (such as a blade or a claw) strikes the avatar, the frictionless field shunts the kinetic energy away, granting a +3 bonus to Armor Class against non-magical melee attacks. Projectiles like arrows or bolts are likely to simply “slide” off the avatar’s curved armor surfaces rather than penetrating the meat-vessel.
The Zero-Resistance Strike (Attack): By expending the stored energy through a held bladed weapon, the avatar eliminates all air resistance and friction on the blade’s surface for one strike. This is a high-velocity attack that ignores the target’s Armor Class from physical shields or plate armor, as the blade slides through the molecular gaps of the defense without losing momentum. This attack deals maximum damage for the weapon’s tier.

Storage and Duration Mechanics

The “Silence of the Skies” is a volatile industrial byproduct and requires careful management by the tier one avatar:

Kinetic Harvesting: To store these effects, the avatar must spend one full minute in contact with a running engine treated with Slurry 9914, allowing their attuned item to “sync” with the vibration-dampening field.
Attuned Capacitor: The effect is stored within the attuned item’s magic circuits. As long as the avatar does not exceed their ten-item attunement limit, the charge remains indefinitely until used.
Active Duration: Once an action is taken to trigger the effect, the avatar’s gear pulses with a faint green light, and the enhancement lasts for 1 hour.
The Slip-Risk: If the avatar is struck by an electrical or lightning-based attack while an effect is active, the magic flow in the slurry reacts violently. The avatar must pass a Dexterity check or become Prone as their own frictionless field causes them to lose all traction for one round.

Heavy-Grease-Silence and Metal-Birds that Fly Without Scream

It is carved in the rusted bones of the mountain-temples, moved from the mouth-sounds of the before-people into the scratchings of the old world, that the walkers of the multiple-life did seek to hide from the sky-demons. They were the avatars, the snatchers of the physical meat who hold the thoughts of the before-places. They traveled across the seventy-three island countries where the air is full of the stinger and the ground is full of the tooth.

The walkers were of the first tier, holding the one hundred percent of the single soul. They came to the city of the high-smoke, where the great gears of the steam-gods turn the wheels of the world. In those times, the machines of the walkers were a Great Affront to the ears; they screamed with the roar of the metal-on-metal, a dinner-bell for the emerald insects who sit in the deep jungles. To fly a zeppelin was to die in the jaws of the swarm, for the noise was a beacon of the territorial rage.

The walkers sought the Slurry of the 9914, the juice of the non-friction. They went to the factories to buy the heavy iron vat. They sought the fat of the badger-beast, the creature of the scrublands who digs in the dirt. They traded the silver coins, for the items of the first tier are exactly expressed in the silver. Because the world is a market of the seller, they paid sixty-five of the silver to the merchant of the oily hands.

They took the chitin of the emerald insect, ground into the dust of the green-shining. They went to the place of the localized magic flow, where the mana bubbles like the water of the pot. One walker, who was called the Gear-Greaser, built the forge of the intense steam. He used the elemental fire and the elemental water, for the ancient law says the chemical combustion is a physical affront to the slurry.

The Gear-Greaser heated the badger-fat until it reached the rolling boil. He threw in the alchemical slag, the waste-stones of the ancient gear-turners. The lipids of the fat did bind to the metal of the slag. Then, he poured the emerald dust while the magic storage crystal was broken to release the flow. The ancient scratchings say the reaction was a violent reaction of the quantum-magic. The heat died in a second. The liquid became the dense paste of the forest-green, a substance so slippery that the air itself could not hold it.

The walkers applied the slurry to the gears of their metal-bird. Suddenly, the scream of the machine was dead. The silence was a physical weight. They flew into the unsafe area, where the armor of the class for all the walkers is cut in the exact half by the mechanics of the world. They flew over the hive-minds of the emerald insects. The insects did not move. Their antennae, which hear the thoughts of the metal, were blind to the silent bird.

But the Gear-Greaser was a walker of the foolishness. He saw how the slurry made the metal move without the struggle. He thought, “If my bird is fast, I shall be faster.” He took the slurry and wiped it upon the soles of his boots of the leather. He took the action to activate the frictionless mobility.

When the Gear-Greaser stepped upon the deck of the flying bird, his feet found the absolute zero of the resistance. He did not walk; he slid like the falling star. He could not grip the wood. He could not hold the rope. He slid across the deck, through the railing, and into the high sky. Because he had not eaten the twenty-minute meal and his health-points were the low health of the zero-resting, the fall was his ending.

The Gear-Greaser perished dramatically. His physical form vaporized into the cloud of the sparks before he hit the dirt. The other walkers, seeing the frictionless tragedy, did not stop the bird. They flew in the silence of the ghost, for they knew the green grease is the savior of the machine but the killer of the man who forgets the friction of the earth.

Moral: The silence that hides the metal-bird from the demon of the sky will also hide the solid ground from the foot of the man who seeks to walk like the gods.

Suggested conversions to other systems:

Call of Cthulhu

Slurry 9914 (Industrial Lubricant)

Item Type: Alchemical/Mechanical Consumable
Preparation: Requires a Successful Science (Engineering) or Science (Chemistry) roll.
Game Mechanics:
Silent Running: When applied to a mechanical device (car engine, generator, complex lock), it grants a +40% bonus to any Stealth or Operate Heavy Machinery rolls intended to remain unheard.
Frictionless Surface: If applied to a floor or surface, anyone walking on it must make an Extreme DEX or Extreme Dodge roll to remain standing. Failure results in the target falling Prone and sliding 1D10 yards in a random direction.
Mechanical Longevity: Any machine treated with the slurry ignores the first “Fumble” or “Malf” result rolled, as the internal parts are magically preserved against wear.
Sanity Loss: 0/1. The “unnatural silence” produced by a roaring engine treated with the slurry is unnerving to the human psyche.

Blades in the Dark

Emerald Ghost-Oil

Item Type: Alchemical (Rare, Tier II)
Load: 1 (One heavy canister).
Mechanics:
Silent Machinery: When you apply this oil to a vehicle or heavy industrial machine, it gains the “Quiet” and “Reliable” tags for the duration of the score. The machine makes absolutely no noise, even when pushed to maximum stress.
Infiltrator’s Edge: You may spend 1 Stress to apply a small amount to your boots. For the next scene, you have +1d to Prowl rolls made for moving silently, but any Prowl rolls involving climbing or balance are at -1d.
Frictionless: If used as a trap, it creates a “Zero-Friction Zone.” Any enemies entering the area suffer a -1d penalty to all physical actions and are likely to lose their footing (Level 2 Harm: “Sprained/Bruised from Fall” if they fail a resistance roll).

Dungeons & Dragons

Frictionless Industrial Slurry 9914

Item Type: Adventuring Gear (Consumable), Uncommon
Application: As an action, you can apply this slurry to a 10-foot square of ground, or to a set of mechanical gears.
Game Mechanics:
Grease Effect: When applied to the ground, it mimics the Grease spell (DC 13 Dexterity save), but the effect is non-magical and cannot be dispelled.
Mechanical Silence: When applied to a mechanical device or construct, the creature or object gains a +10 bonus to Stealth checks that rely on being quiet. Constructs treated with the slurry also gain resistance to non-magical Slashing and Piercing damage from friction-based wear.
Frictionless Strike: As an action, you can coat a weapon. The next attack ignores any AC bonuses from non-magical shields.
Duration: The slurry remains effective for 1 hour. If applied to an airship or large vehicle, it lasts for 24 hours.

Knave

Slick-Slime 9914

Item Type: Alchemical Consumable (1 slot).
Mechanics:
Application: Applying the slime to a surface creates a 10-foot area where all Dexterity saves are made at Disadvantage.
Stealth: If applied to a suit of heavy metal armor, it negates the Disadvantage usually imposed on Stealth rolls for moving silently.
Escape: Applying the slime to one’s own body allows the user to automatically succeed on any save to escape physical bonds (ropes, manacles, or a creature’s grip).
Danger: If the user rolls a 1 on any movement-based save while wearing the slime, they slide 20 feet in a straight line and are Stunned for 1 round.

Fate

The Silent Emerald Glide

Item Type: Alchemical Extra (Requires Attunement)
Aspect: Ghost in the Machine. This aspect represents the absolute silence and zero-friction properties of the slurry. It can be invoked to achieve impossible feats of stealth with mechanical vehicles or to escape physical restraints. It can be compelled to cause the user to lose their footing at the worst possible moment.
Mechanics:
- Absolute Lubrication: When applied to a mechanical device, you gain a +2 bonus to any Overcome or Create an Advantage actions involving the speed or efficiency of that device.
- Vibration Sink: The slurry adds a dedicated 2-point Physical Stress box to any vehicle it is applied to, specifically for absorbing damage from friction, heat, or mechanical wear.
- The Price of Silence: While active on your person (e.g., on boots or armor), any Athletics roll involving balance or climbing automatically fails or suffers a -4 penalty.

Numenera & Cypher System

Mechanical Transparency Paste (Slurry 9914)

Level: 5
Form: A brass canister containing a swirling, forest-green paste that feels colder than the ambient air.
Effect: When applied to a machine, it operates in total silence for 24 hours.
Specific Mechanics:
- Stealth Engine: Any vehicle or construct treated with the paste is “Specialized” in all Stealth tasks related to sound.
- Frictionless Strike: If applied to a melee weapon (one-time use), the next attack is eased by two steps and ignores up to 3 points of Armor.
- Kinetic Redirection: If applied to a suit of armor, the wearer’s Speed Defense rolls are eased by one step for one hour as blows slide off the surface. However, all movement-based tasks (running, jumping) are hindered by two steps.

Pathfinder

Frictionless Industrial Slurry 9914

Item Level: 5; Price: 125 Silver Pieces
Usage: Held in 2 hands (to apply); Bulk: 1
Activation: [three-actions] (Interact)
Description: This incredibly dense, frictionless paste is infused with ground chitin and alchemical slag. It shimmers with a deep emerald light and feels unnaturally slippery to the touch.
Specific Mechanics:
- Silent Mechanism: When applied to a mechanical object (like a door, trap, or engine), the DC to detect the object by sound increases by +10.
- Frictionless Surface: You can smear the slurry on a 10-foot square. This functions as the Grease spell (DC 20 Reflex save), but it is a non-magical, alchemical effect.
- Armor Lubricant: If applied to heavy armor, the wearer’s Armor Check Penalty is reduced by 2 (minimum 0), and they gain a +2 item bonus to Escape checks. However, they take a -2 circumstance penalty to Reflex saves to remain standing or balance.
- Duration: 1 hour on individuals; 24 hours on stationary machinery.

Savage Worlds

9914 Zero-Friction Paste

Type: Alchemical Gear
Rank: Seasoned
Power: As an action, the paste can be applied to a 2-unit area or a Medium-sized machine.
Specific Mechanics:
- Silent Running: Machines treated with the paste provide a +4 bonus to Stealth rolls for anyone trying to avoid detection by the machine’s noise. It also negates any “Noisy” Hindrances a vehicle might possess.
- Greasy Trap: Any character moving through an area covered in the paste must make an Agility roll at -4 or fall Prone. If they were running, they slide 2d4″ in their original direction.
- Escape Artist: Applying the paste to a grappled character gives them an immediate free attempt to break the Grapple with a +4 bonus.
- Drawback: Any character with the paste on their feet or hands has a -4 penalty to any rolls involving climbing, gripping an object, or staying upright.

Slurry 9914 (Industrial Alchemical Lubricant)

Category: Alchemical Compound / Vehicle Upgrade
Potency: 6
Trigger: Command (Mental activation of the slurry’s quantum resonance)
Effect: This dense, forest-green paste is applied to the mechanical linkages of drones, vehicles, or cyberware. When active, it shunts all kinetic friction into the astral plane, resulting in near-total silence.
Game Mechanics:
- Silent Running: Vehicles or drones treated with Slurry 9914 gain +3 dice to Stealth Tests and decrease the threshold for silent operation by 2. This effect applies to the Physical plane and prevents detection via acoustic sensors.
- Cyber-Efficiency: If applied to cyberlimbs, the user ignores the first point of Agility or Strength penalties from “Wear and Tear” or damage.
- Tactical Slip: As an action, the slurry can be “vented” onto the ground. This creates a 4-meter radius of frictionless terrain. Anyone entering or starting their turn in the area must pass an Agility + Athletics (3) [Physical] Test or fall Prone.
- Drawback: The alchemical slag causes “Magic Interference.” Any Awakened individual within 5 meters of a machine using the slurry suffers a -1 penalty to Spellcasting and Summoning tests due to the jagged magical static.

Starfinder

Frictionless Chassis-Paste 9914

Item Level: 5; Price: 2,800 Credits
Hands: —; Bulk: 1 (Canister)
Description: A high-tech alchemical grease used by Pact World starship engineers to silence thruster-gimbals and internal servos. It glows with a faint emerald luminescence.
Game Mechanics:
- Stealth Drive: When applied to a vehicle or starship’s mechanical components, the Piloting DC for stealthy maneuvers is reduced by 4. In starship combat, this grants a +2 bonus to the “Flyby” and “Evade” stunts.
- Frictionless Defense: As a standard action, you can coat your armor. You gain a +4 circumstance bonus to AC against grapple attempts and a +2 bonus to Reflex saves to escape physical traps.
- Slippery Surface: One canister can cover a 10-foot square. Any creature moving through the area must succeed at a DC 16 Reflex save or fall Prone.
- Negatives: While the armor coating is active, you take a -4 penalty to Athletics checks to climb and a -2 penalty to attack rolls with two-handed weapons due to poor grip.

Traveller

TL 12 Emerald Kinetic-Shield Grease

TL: 12; Weight: 1 kg; Cost: Cr2,500
Description: Developed in the metropolitan labs of the 73 Islands, this grease uses crushed insect chitin to eliminate mechanical heat and noise. It is essential for stealth-ops involving ground vehicles or airships.
Game Mechanics:
- Acoustic Masking: Any vehicle treated with this grease gains a +2 DM to all Stealth checks against acoustic or seismic detection.
- Mechanical Reliability: The vehicle’s Maintenance interval is doubled. If the vehicle suffers a “Mechanical Failure” on the damage table, you may roll 2D6; on an 8+, the failure is ignored as the frictionless components prevent seizing.
- Hazardous Spill: If applied to a deck or floor, it requires an Average (8+) DEX check to cross at half speed. Anyone moving at full speed must pass a Formidable (12+) DEX check or fall, taking 1D6 damage and sliding 2D meters in their direction of travel.
- Thermal Stealth: Because the grease eliminates friction-based heat, the vehicle is invisible to thermal sensors while moving at “Slow” or “Combat” speeds.

Warhammer (WFRP 4e)

The Altdorf Silent-Slurry

Type: Draught / Engineering Lubricant
Availability: Exotic
Price: 5 Gold Crowns (plus a favor to the Engineers’ Guild)
Description: A cloying, metallic-smelling green paste that makes even the rustiest Dwarfen steam-gate move as if it were made of greased silk.
Game Mechanics:
- Mechanical Silence: Any clockwork, steam-engine, or wagon treated with the slurry allows its operator to use the Stealth (Urban or Rural) Skill instead of the Drive or Gamble skill for movement-based tests. All sound-based Perception tests to hear the machine are at a -30 penalty.
- Frictionless Edge: If applied to a suit of Plate Armor, the wearer ignores the “Encumbrance” penalty for the purpose of Movement (M) but takes a -20 penalty to all Athletics Tests.
- The Great Slip: One canister can be thrown as a missile (Range: SB). It shatters on impact, creating a 3-yard puddle. Anyone in the area must pass a Challenging (+0) Athletics Test or receive the Prone Condition.
- Duration: The effects last for 1 day on a character or 1 week on a stationary machine before the alchemical resonance fades.

Frictionless Industrial Slurry 9914

The Lore of the Frictionless Industrial Slurry

Appearance of the Results

Cost

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How it is Served or Offered

Derived Enhancements and Abilities

Storage and Duration Mechanics