Creating a Firearm

"Attempt number… what number was I on again?" Over the course of a day and a half, Valyr had allocated most of his time towards his attempts to make gunpowder, only for most of it to end up a failure. Though he had gotten lucky on some of his attempts along the way, he decided to keep continuing, wanting to make sure that he had the entire process fully committed to memory.

"Well, whatever number I may be on, I've tweaked the ratio to where it's 75 parts saltpeter, 15 parts charcoal, and 10 parts sulfur." Taking in a deep breath, he placed a bit of the mixture he had just finished stirring onto another bowl before isolating it from the production area. "During the last few attempts, the gunpowder mixture has become explosive, but it's still lacking that small oomph I'm looking for."