Gunpowder Barrel

A Gunpowder Barrel is a type of Explosive in Sea of Thieves that can be carried and detonated. Gunpowder Barrels can be commissioned by the Merchant Alliance as part of a Trade Good Commission, for which an increased reward is offered for the barrels.

Gunpowder Barrels are found scattered all over the Seas or carried by Gunpowder Skeletons.

Where to Find

 * Gunpowder Barrels are dropped by Gunpowder Skeletons when killed with caution:
 * Chance to encounter as Emergent Skeletons
 * Chance to encounter as Skeletons emerging after digging up Treasure
 * Chance to encounter as any type of Crew Skeletons during Bounty Map Quests or Voyages
 * Chance to encounter as Shadows of Fate during two waves of the Fort of the Damned Raid
 * Chance to encounter in large numbers during a Gilded Voyage of Legends
 * ~8 Gunpowder Barrels can be found stashed on every Fortress Island
 * Chance to find hidden on Islands, excluding Outposts, Seaposts
 * Chance to find beached on the shorelines of Islands, excluding Outposts, Seaposts
 * Chance to find among Barrels of Plenty floating on the open Seas
 * Chance to find on emergent Skeleton Ships (never in Skeleton Fleet Ships)
 * Chance to find inside sunken Shipwrecks on the seas
 * 2-4 are found inside completed Skeleton Fort Vaults
 * 3 are found inside completed Fort of the Damned Raid Vault
 * Chance to dig up from the time-limited Black Powder Stashes Mercenary Voyages.

Usage
of a barrel in hand will light a 5 second fuse to detonate, but can be cancelled by. The barrel can be picked up whilst the fuse is lit. The barrel will immediately detonate if shot by a player, struck, caught in an explosion, or upon contact with the outside of a ship hull. The explosion will damage all nearby pirates and Creatures (based on distance) within 10 paces of the detonating barrel, and put 4 holes into the hull of any nearby Ship as well as breaking nearby ship parts such as the Mast or the Wheel. Other barrels in the area will explode depending on the distance.

Rewards
Gunpowder Barrels can be sold to:
 * Merchant Alliance Senior Traders stationed at the docks of Outposts for Gold and Merchant Alliance Reputation and Emissary Value (if sailing as a Merchant Alliance Emissary)
 * The Servant of the Flame at The Reaper’s Hideout for Gold and Reaper's Bones Reputation and Emissary Value (if sailing as a Reaper's Bones Emissary)

The following is the reward chart for the sold Barrel when not commissioned:

And the following is the reward chart for the sold Barrel when commissioned by the Merchant Alliance:

Commendations
Merchant Alliance Commendations:

Reaper's Bones Commendations:

Bilge Rats Commendations:

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Black Powder Stashes Commendations:

Pirate Chat
Here is the Pirate Chat Wheel of the Barrel:

Patch History
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