A race of savages in my WIP have come by some black powder (have yet to think up an uncliched name for it), though are yet to learn the art metal work, where as the rest of the world has discovered metal smelting but not 'exploding dust'.
Thus, it only made sense that they would decapitate their enemies, scoop out their brains, and stuff some 'magic sand' inside with some sort of fuse, effectively making a primitive bomb. Having, oddly enough, not tried this myself, I have some concerns with the effectiveness of such a weapon. Ie: it's not a sealed chamber. Would it be possible with an older skull with the eye sockets and empty nose or would they need to somehow be sealed?
Any thoughts from someone with gunpowder knowledge would be much appreciated, as would any better names for the stuff.
Thanks in advance.
Thus, it only made sense that they would decapitate their enemies, scoop out their brains, and stuff some 'magic sand' inside with some sort of fuse, effectively making a primitive bomb. Having, oddly enough, not tried this myself, I have some concerns with the effectiveness of such a weapon. Ie: it's not a sealed chamber. Would it be possible with an older skull with the eye sockets and empty nose or would they need to somehow be sealed?
Any thoughts from someone with gunpowder knowledge would be much appreciated, as would any better names for the stuff.
Thanks in advance.