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Message: <blockquote data-quote="chriton227" data-source="post: 3642020" data-attributes="member: 33263">Well, it would do no damage on absorbtion, but I've had players ask about the same tactic.  The key is in what is left after the holy water is absorbed:(emphesis mine)So the idea is to absorb 100 gallons of holy water, then throw the pellet at an undead, which will cause the pellet to break, releasing all 100 gallons of holy water on the undead.  I would rule no to this because of the "affects only water (fresh, salt, alkaline), not other liquids" clause.  The act of converting water into holy water changes it into a new liquid, much like coffee are tea would not be affected even though they are made from and remain mostly water.  The other thing that stopped my players was when I pointed out that many acids also contained substantial amounts of water, and asked if they would be okay with me as the DM using a pellet loaded with 100 gallons of acid.</blockquote>