Potion

Overview

It is possible for a skilled apothecary to mix herbs together to create a powerful potion. Simple potions produce healing effects similar to herbs but they can be used by anyone - they do not require a skilled physick to apply them. More potent mixtures are capable of producing effects significantly more powerful than the simple herbs from which they are created.

Most minor poisons are obsolete within the Empire due to the presence of magicians who can remove basic poisons with a simple incantation, and apothecaries who can treat most poisoning with a simple herb. Those looking to harm their opponents through such means seek out apothecaries who can brew potent, near magical toxins.

Consuming a Potion

• Any character can use a potion with five seconds of appropriate roleplaying
• A potion is wasted if it is not applied in the correct way
• You cannot use a potion without a suitable lammy and phys-rep present
• You cannot take the action to use a potion if you are dying on zero hits
• You can feed a potion to a dying character if they are willing
• Some potions are tonics; a character can be under the effect of only one tonic at a time

Any character can use a potion. To use a potion, you must engage in at least five seconds of appropriate roleplaying. For a liquid that you drink the appropriate roleplaying might be taking the potion bottle, removing the stopper, and drinking the contents. Potions have both mechanical effects and roleplaying effects.

Potion card (front)

Potion card (back)

Most potions are indicated by a laminated paper strip with a tab sticking out of the laminate. The strip, printed by Profound Decisions, indicates the presence of the potion and includes the effects of the potion written on the inside of the strip as well as describing how it must be used. The roleplaying effects and the mechanical effects apply to you as soon as you rip on the laminate, provided you have applied it correctly. If you don't use a potion correctly, then it is wasted. In some cases, using the potion in the wrong way may have unpleasant side effects (for example, drinking Oil of Blackthorn usually results in nausea).

Potion card (inside)

You must provide a phys-rep for any potion that your character owns, and the lammy should be kept with the phys-rep, otherwise you cannot use the potion in game and should not carry it on your person.

You can only use a potion yourself if you are not dying on zero hits. If you are not dying then you can administer a potion to another character so that they can benefit from it (feeding it to them or applying it to their body) provided that they are willing. If they are not willing to let you administer the potion then it is wasted.

Potions come in four forms: they may be a liquid, salve, oil or infusion. This information is found at the top of the reverse side of the card that accompanies the potion. The form of a potion describes how it must be used if it is to be effective.

• A liquid is an elixir or medicine that is drunk.
• A salve is a balm or ointment that is smeared on the skin,or into a wound.
• An oil is a thick viscous liquid that is daubed or poured onto a weapon.
• An infusion is a volatile substance that reacts to heat. Infusions are burnt or boiled and the steam or smoke they produce inhaled.

You cannot poison a character with a regular potion. Potions which are not specifically designed to be used as poisons become inert within a few seconds of being mixed with food or drink. It is acceptable to roleplay mixing a liquid with water and handing it to a companion, but you cannot 'spike' someone with a potion without the assistance of a referee.

Philtres

• Philtres are a special kind of potion intended to be used quickly in battle
• A philtre requires five seconds of appropriate roleplaying to use
• Philtres can be correctly identified by any character

A philtre is a special kind of potion, intended to be used quickly in battle. All philtres are liquids that must be drunk to take effect, but they are sufficiently common and well known that they can be easily identified by any player-character who wants to do so.

Philtres do not use rip-on-use lammies - instead they use a card (like a herb) with the effects written on the outside. You rip this card to use the philtre. The card must be with the phys-rep of the potion - either attached to it or kept in a pouch alongside it. Because any player can read the card at any time, then any character can correctly identify the philtre if they wish to do so.

You must spend five seconds of appropriate roleplaying to use the philtre - but once complete, you benefit from the effects immediately.

Tonics

• A character can only be under the effect of one tonic at a time.
• If you are under the effect of one tonic and drink another tonic, the first potion's effects end and are replaced by those of the new potion.

Potions with long-duration effects such as those created by the Tonics of the Open Sky or the Tonics of the Deep Forest are tonics. A character can benefit from only one tonic at a time. If a potion is a tonic than this will be specifically stated in the rules effects written inside the potion lammy.

Poisons

• You must have a referee present to poison a character
• A poison loses effectiveness within fifteen minutes of being brewed

You can only surreptitiously administer a poison to a character if the potion is specifically designed to be used that way (such as The Assassin's Gate).

Poisons are highly volatile, and break down quickly. Once a poison is brewed, it loses all effectiveness within fifteen minutes, becoming inert. This creates a very narrow window of opportunity for the poison to be administered to a target; you cannot prepare a poison in advance for later use. To use a poison you need to take the ingredients to a referee and mix them together; the referee will then stay with the poison until it is delivered or until the duration expires, or it becomes clear you do not wish to continue.

A poison usually affects the first person who consumes it. If you pour a dose of poison into a jug it will poison the first person who drinks from that jug. If you pour five doses, it will poison the first five people who drink from it. Poisons do not stack with themselves; someone who consumes five doses of a poison in quick succession is poisoned only once.

Antidotes work in a similar way. In each case, there is a specific antidote for each poison. If the wrong antidote is used, the target will die. An antidote must be brewed and then applied within fifteen minutes - usually the apothecary who brews it is responsible for treating the victim of poisoning.

Most fatal poisons will kill their target within thirty minutes of the referee delivering the poison effects if the correct antidote is not provided.

Identifying a Potion

• Anyone who recognizes the in-character description of a potion can identify it using appropriate roleplaying
• You cannot write the in-character name of the potion on the out-of-character lammy

On the back of each potion card is an in-character description. Each potion with the same effect has the same description. The descriptive text suggests ways you might gather the information about the contents through roleplaying. Any character can try to identify a potion by looking at the description.

Although it is perfectly legal to add an in-character label to the phys-rep for a potion - you must not write the in-character name of the potion on the out-of-character lammy - your character can label the bottle - the player can not add additional information to the lammy.

A character with the apothecary skill who is not sure about a potion can ask a referee if they recognise it as one of the ones they know how to make. Apothecaries have no special ability to recognise potions they cannot make.

The detect magic spell is no use in identifying potions or their effects; they are herbal effects, not magical ones. Some magicians use ritual magic to identify potions, but it is rarely as effective as simply asking an apothecary who knows how to brew that preparation to identify it.

Brewing Potions

• Characters with the apothecary skill can mix herbs to create potions.
• Ingredients can be exchanged for potions at GOD.
• You may be able to apply a potion directly to someone with the help of a referee if you know how to make it and have the correct ingredients.

Potions are usually mixed from common herbs, although some potions use other components as well such as liao or crystal mana, or even ilium. You need to take the materials to a referee or to GOD and exchange them for potion lammies. You can make several potions at once.

It takes around a few minutes of appropriate roleplaying to brew a potion; it is acceptable to count the time you spend exchanging ingredients for potions towards this time if you wish. The exception to this is the creation of poisons and antidotes which follow different guidelines.

When a character purchases the Apothecary skill they learn how to mix all the potions in the Apothecary Potions recipe. Each time they purchase the extra recipe skill, they may pick one additional recipe set from the list below; they gain the ability to brew all the potions in the new set they have chosen.

For example, an apothecary who gains training in the Master Medicinal learns to prepare three useful healing elixirs - tranquil nostrum, Maledict's Medicament and the sovereign specific. All three recipes are gained at the same time, and are not learnt separately.

Recipe List

There is a list of recipes known to Imperial apothecaries, which includes all of the following.

Potion	Description
Apothecary Potions	Every apothecary knows how to mix these five preparations; they provide valuable medical aid.
Balms of the Fountainhead	Ointments that increase the power of ritualists to wield Spring lore.
Decoctions of Hoarfrost	Preparations that increase the power of Winter ritualists.
Double-sided Blade	Preparations that allow a character to survive lethal blows but with a significant cost.
Infusions of Feathers	Mysterious infusions that grant supernatural insight to those who breath their mystic fumes.
Lambent Essences	Methodical elixirs that increase the power of ritualists to wield Day magic.
Legacy of Thorns	Toxic preparations that weaken and envenom, used on weapons or to poison the unwary.
Magnum Opus	Mysterious preparations that increase the power of ritualists to wield Night magic.
Master Medicinal	Specialist medicinal potions that restore groups of people or provide multiple healing benefits in one swallow.
Philtres of the High Peaks	Potions that restore the personal mana of magicians, or drain it completely.
Philtres of War	Potions that restore hero points and bolster a character's fighting spirit - or remove it.
The Assassin's Gate	Lethal ingested poisons that cause swift, painful death - and their antidotes.
The Last Resort	Lethal ingested poisons captured from the Druj that cause sickness and agonizing death - and their antidotes.
The Winter Moon	Lethal ingested poisons that cause madness and lingering death - and their antidotes.
Tisanes of the Labyrinth	Liao-based preparations that empower religious ceremonies with extra strength.
Tonics of the Deep Forest	Potions that enhance a character's ability to take damage, allowing them to shrug off wounds that might otherwise incapacitate them.
Tonics of the Open Sky	Potions that give enhanced fortitude; the extra time they grant mortally wounded characters has saved many lives.
Tinctures of True Eminence	Heady elixirs that increase the power of ritualists to wield Summer magic.
Unguents of Falling Leaves	Exotic preparations that increase the power of ritualists to wield Autumn magic.
Unshackled Gift	Potent preparations that allow orcs to perform heroic acts.

Potion List

Recipe	Potion	Roleplaying Effect	Mechanical Effect	Bladeroot	Cerulean Mazzarine	Imperial Roseweald	Marrowort	True Vervain	Mana Crystal	Liao	Ilium	Total
Apothecary Potions	Anodyne Analgesic	The liquid numbs the pain of your injuries, and provides an invigoration that quickly clears your mind.	You can overcome the roleplaying effect of a single traumatic wound of your choice until the end of the current engagement.	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Apothecary Potions	Bloodharrow Philtre	Pain spreads rapidly through your body; you feel as if your blood is on fire. After a moment or two, the pain fades.	You lose the venom condition.	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
Apothecary Potions	Elixir Vitae	A warm glow spreads quickly through your body, removing pain, revitalising your spirit and creating a sense of enormous well-being.	You regain up to three lost hits.	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
Apothecary Potions	Feverfail Elixir	You feel nauseous. A dizzying chill spreads through your body, leaving you incapacitated for a few moments. Both effects clear as quickly as they arose, leaving you feeling revitalised.	You lose the weakness condition.	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Apothecary Potions	Ossean Solution	You feel a numbness spreading through the flesh of your ruined limb as the torn ligaments and broken bones fuse together.	You regain the use of a single limb that has been ruined by cleave or impale.	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Balms of the Fountainhead	Vernal Balm	You become prone to sudden mood shifts and displays of strong emotion. Your attitudes become more straightforward, and you find complex plans and overthinking frustrating. You would rather take action than talk about it.	If you possess the Spring lore skill then you gain one additional effective rank to the next Spring ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the normal rules for effective skill. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	6
Balms of the Fountainhead	Suffusion of Blood	You become very direct, preferring to go directly to the heart of a problem, say what you think, or deal with immediate problems. You find it difficult to think about the past, or anything more pressing than the immediate future. You also become emotionally volatile, and are especially short-tempered. Anything that frustrates or irritates you is likely to cause you to lash out against its source.	If you possess the Spring lore skill then you can use up to 3 personal mana as if it were crystal mana on the next spring ritual that you perform within ten minutes.	1	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	8
Balms of the Fountainhead	Talonvine Infusion	If you have inhaled the steam or smoke, you feel a rush of vitality and strength that quickly fades but leaves a powerful desire to take action - without concern for rules or long-term consequences. If instead you ate this substance, you experience stabbing stomach pains (consult a ref).	If you possess the Spring lore skill then you gain three additional ranks to the next spring ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the normal rules for effective skill. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	0	0	3	3	1	1	0	1	9
Decoctions of Hoarfrost	Decoction of the Hungry Moon	This potion tastes unpleasantly of spoiled meat. You become emotionally cold but highly possessive and protective of your friends and allies.	If you possess the Winter lore skill then you gain one additional effective rank to the next Winter ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the normal rules for effective skill. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	6
Decoctions of Hoarfrost	The Barren Watchtower	Drinking this elixir makes you very thirsty and dry mouthed. You become cold and calculating, seeing everything in terms of cost and benefit. Individual lives or needs become meaningless in the face of your goals and what you consider to be best. You feel a powerful urge to ensure you and yours are safe, regardless of the cost to other people.	If you possess the Winter lore skill then you can use up to 3 personal mana as if it were crystal mana on the next Winter ritual that you perform within ten minutes.	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	8
Decoctions of Hoarfrost	Sorrow's Mask	Where this balm has been applied, your skin becomes numb. You are constantly reminded of your regrets; it is easy for you to succumb to feelings of grief, loss, despair, and sorrow if you do not keep focused on the task at hand.	If you possess the Winter lore skill then you gain three additional ranks to the next Winter ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the normal rules for effective skill. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	3	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	9
Double-sided Blade	Warming Armour	You feel a warmth in your belly that spreads quickly throughout your body. You feel an urge to take bloody, violent revenge on anyone you feel has wronged you.	You are subject to the VENOM condition. If this condition is removed prematurely, you immediately drop to 0 hits. If you are an orc, you also gain 3 additional ranks of endurance. If you are a human, you gain 2 additional ranks of endurance. The effects last until the end of the next skirmish, battle, or quest or until the VENOM is removed. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	6
Double-sided Blade	Weakening Sun	You feel a burst of euphoria that slowly fades but never goes away. Painful or uncomfortable sensations are muted, and you feel an urge to submit to anyone who you feel has authority over you.	You are subject to the WEAKNESS condition. If this condition is removed prematurely, you immediately drop to 0 hits. If you are an orc, you also gain 3 additional ranks of endurance. If you are a human, you gain 2 additional ranks of endurance. The effects last until the end of the next skirmish, battle, or quest, or the WEAKNESS is removed. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	2	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	6
Infusions of Feathers	Magpie Infusion	Your tongue and lips are numbed, meaning your speech is slurred. You find yourself blinking rapidly, or suffering from watering eyes. Any spell that you hear being cast causes you to perceive dramatic displays of colourful light that can be quite distracting.	Inhaling the steam from this infusion grants you the ability to use the detect magic spell once during the next ten minutes without requiring you to know the spell or expend any mana.	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Infusions of Feathers	Ravenwing Infusion	You feel suddenly dizzy, and then lose the ability to see colours; everything becomes visible in shades of grey. The exception is that you can see colourful auras around living creatures, with the colour and intensity reflecting how you feel about that person. The night after taking this infusion, you will have exceptionally vivid dreams.	Inhaling the steam from this infusion grants you the ability to use the insight skill once during the next ten minutes without requiring you to know the skill or expend any liao.	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	4
Infusions of Feathers	Goosewhisper Infusion	For around an hour after experiencing this infusion, you see things out of the corner of your eye; anyone you are not looking at directly appears to be surrounded by a shimmering multicoloured halo. You tend to see things in symbolic ways, and may see weird images hanging around people you know, relating to how you feel about them. These effects are very pronounced if you are a member of the naga lineage.	Inhaling the steam from this infusion causes you to enter a trance during which you suffer a brief but intense vision. This vision is provided by a referee, and will contain information about things that are happening, have happened or may happen at the event. There is no way to direct this vision towards a specific topic. These visions are the same as those received from the Signs and Portents ritual; you will receive the same vision if you are part of that ritual, have already performed it, or have already taken a dose of Goosewhisper Infusion.	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4
Lambent Essences	Effulgent Primessence	You become calm and cerebral, fascinated by thoughts, ideas and knowledge. You are disinclined to physical action where mental action might be sufficient. Your movements and thoughts become precise and ordered	If you possess the Day lore skill, then you gain one additional effective rank to the next Day ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the normal rules for effective skill. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	6
Lambent Essences	Lucent Quintessence	You become highly focused, pursuing things that interest you with stubborn doggedness. You find it difficult to show interest in things that do not engage your intellect, no matter how important it might be to others.	If you possess the Day lore skill then you can use up to 3 personal mana as if it were crystal mana on the next day ritual that you perform within ten minutes.	2	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	8
Lambent Essences	Radiant Transcendence	This salve cleans your skin as it is absorbed. You become increasingly offended by anything you see as disordered, random, or inefficient. You feel an urge to impose order on your surroundings, and on the people around you.	If you possess the Day lore skill, then you gain three additional ranks to the next Day ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the normal rules for effective skill. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	1	1	0	3	2	1	0	1	9
Legacy of Thorns	Oil of Blackthorn	If you drink this oil, you are subject to nausea and painful stomach cramps for the next half hour, although if you vomit or are treated with the purify spell or by anything else that can end the weakness or venom conditions, you can alleviate these symptoms early.	This oil must be smeared on a melee weapon over 5 seconds. The wielder must call VENOM on the next blow with the weapon within 10 seconds.	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	5
Legacy of Thorns	Redwillow Paste	If you drink this oil, you are subject to the sudden onset of a feverish temperature accompanied by severe sweating, headache, tiredness and other flu-like symptoms that last for the next half hour, although if you vomit or are treated with the purify spell or by anything else that can end the weakness or venom conditions, you can alleviate these symptoms early.	This oil must be smeared on a melee weapon over 5 seconds. The wielder must call WEAKNESS on the next blow with the weapon within 10 seconds.	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	5
Legacy of Thorns	Legionnaire's Stare	If you drink this oil, you are subject to the sudden onset of a feverish chill accompanied by severe sweating, significant lower back pain, and a strong need to urinate that last for the next half hour, although if you vomit or are treated with the purify spell or by anything else that can end the weakness or venom conditions, you can alleviate these symptoms early.	This oil must be smeared on a melee weapon over 5 seconds. The wielder must call PARALYSE on the next blow with the weapon within 10 seconds.	3	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	8
Legacy of Thorns	Gutwrench	As long as you suffer from either weakness or venom, you feel as if your stomach is on fire; you may experience other symptoms including severe sweating, feverishly elevated temperature, throbbing aches in the head and joints, tiredness, agonising stomach cramps, nausea, dizziness and painfully heightened senses that make bright lights or loud noises almost unbearable.	You are subject to both the weakness and venom conditions. These conditions may be removed normally.	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	5
Magnum Opus	Chiaroscuran Balsam	You feel giddy and excitable for several minutes after applying this balsam. You feel every emotion very strongly and have a strong urge to be gregarious, to seek out opportunities to interact with others wherever they present themselves, and want to be comfortable, well-fed and content.	If you possess the Night lore skill, then you gain one additional effective rank to the next night ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the normal rules for effective skill. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	6
Magnum Opus	Philosopher's Stone	This elixir has a strong taste of something (practically any taste is possible). You feel a strong urge to be mysterious and enigmatic; to avoid direct answers, to conceal your intentions and to couch your speech in allusion and metaphor. Direct answers and direct solutions are unsatisfying.	If you possess the Night lore skill then you can use up to 3 personal mana as if it were crystal mana on the next night ritual that you perform within ten minutes.	2	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	8
Magnum Opus	Black Star	You are filled with a growing sense that there is a conspiracy at work around you. It is easy to start speculating on the secret schemes that underlie anything from the performance of your ritual, to the formation of your coven, to the choice of clothing a stranger has made.	If you possess the Night Lore skill, then you gain three additional ranks to the next Night ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the normal rules for effective skill. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	2	0	3	1	1	1	0	1	9
Master Medicinal	Tranquil Nostrum	You feel lethargic, sleepy and relaxed, disinclined to be active or aggressive.	This preparation is used to brew a pot of tea. Each person drinking a cup of the tea recovers all lost hits after fifteen minutes of rest and relaxation. There is no effect if the drinker is on a battlefield or similar stressful environment. If the drinker attacks a target or is attacked during this time then the effect is negated. The tea loses its beneficial properties fifteen minutes after being brewed regardless.	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Master Medicinal	Maledict's Medicament	You feel nauseous and dizzy; you may be overcome with retching and vertigo for a few moments.	You are relieved of both the venom and the weakness conditions.	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Master Medicinal	The Sovereign Specific	You feel lightheaded for a moment, then refreshed and full of energy, and an incredible sense of wellbeing suffuses you. It is hard not to be filled with optimism and enthusiasm.	This potion removes the venom and weakness conditions from you, restores all limbs ruined by cleave or impale, and restores you to full hits. You may ignore the roleplaying effects of any traumatic wounds you are suffering until the end of the battle.	1	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	7
Philtres of the High Peaks	Mageblood	You feel an urge to gaze in wonder at the world around you for a few moments.	You regain up to 2 points of spent personal mana. If you do not have personal mana, the preparation has no effect.	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
Philtres of the High Peaks	The Philtre of Heavenly Lore	You feel a strong urge to gather magical power, items and knowledge.	You regain up to 6 points of personal mana. If you do not have personal mana, this preparation has no effect.	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	5
Philtres of the High Peaks	The Elixir of Empyrean Art	You are filled with almost painful amounts of magical power. As long as you have personal mana remaining, you feel a strong urge to perform magic as often as possible. When the effects wear off, you feel a vague urge to sample them again.	You regain all your spent personal mana, and gain an additional 2 points of temporary personal mana. These temporary points are the first ones spent when you spend personal mana. If you have not used these temporary points within half an hour, they are lost. If you do not have personal mana, this preparation has no effect.	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	9
Philtres of the High Peaks	Tisane of the Stuttering Fool	You are confused, unable to concentrate properly or focus your thoughts for at least the next ten minutes.	If you have any personal mana, you immediately lose it all. You can regain personal mana normally.	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	4
Philtres of War	Philtre of Strength	You feel all your cares and worries fall away; you feel a strong urge to shout, bellow or sing something as you are suddenly invigorated.	You regain one spent hero point. If you have no hero points this potion has no effect.	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3
Philtres of War	Skop's Mead	You feel a burst of renewed energy, and an urge to act immediately in pursuit of your goals. You also feel a strong urge to share your confidence with, and raise the morale of, your allies - to inspire others to follow your lead.	You regain three spent hero points. If you have no hero points this potion has no effect.	2	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	8
Philtres of War	Elixir of Exalted Puissance	You are filled with a sensation of immense confidence and belief in your own abilities. You want to demonstrate your prowess to everyone.	You regain all your spent hero points, and gain an additional temporary hero point. This temporary point is the first one spent when you spend hero points. If you have not used this temporary hero point within half an hour, it is lost. If you do not have hero points, this preparation has no effect.	2	0	3	1	2	0	0	1	9
Philtres of War	Tincture of the Whipped Cur	You are filled with self-doubt and uncertainty for at least ten minutes.	You immediately lose all your hero points. You can regain hero points normally.	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	4
The Assassin's Gate	The Black Gate	You feel dizzy and enervated. Over the next fifteen minutes you become increasingly confused, suffering random aches and pains and a growing awareness of your own death. You may occasionally hallucinate that people around you are friends, loved ones or dead relatives.	You are immediately effected by weakness which cannot be removed until the poison is cured. After ten minutes you can no longer move under your own power and cannot attack, defend yourself or use any abilities or items. At the end of thirty minutes you suffer an agonising seizure and die. If the incorrect antidote is applied, the target goes into a fatal, agonizing seizure and dies.	4	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	10
The Assassin's Gate	The Crimson Gate	You feel very warm and thirsty, quickly developing a raging fever. Over the next fifteen minutes you begin to suffer agonising pain in your joints and muscles, and begin to cough up blood, You have difficulty breathing, and a growing awareness of your own death. You begin to bleed from the eyes and nose.	You are immediately effected by venom which cannot be removed until the poison is cured. After ten minutes you can no longer move under your own power and cannot attack, defend yourself or use any abilities or items. At the end of thirty minutes you die, either drowning on your own blood or from massive internal haemorrhaging. If the incorrect antidote is applied, the target's lungs or blood-vessels rupture, resulting in swift agonizing death.	0	3	4	0	3	0	0	0	10
The Assassin's Gate	The Silver Key	You begin to cough uncontrollably, and after a few moments will vomit until your stomach is empty. You may lose consciousness. Over the next five minutes the symptoms of either The Black Gate or The Crimson Gate quickly recede.	Removes the effect of either or both of The Black Gate or The Crimson Gate. The weakness and venom effects need to be removed separately. If you are not poisoned, you are reduced to 0 hits by this unpleasant preparation.	4	1	4	4	2	0	0	0	15
The Last Resort	Watery Grave	You feel nauseous and unwell. Over the next fifteen minutes you feel dehydrated and suffer stabbing stomach pains and vomiting. Your bowel movements are voluminous and watery. Your breathing becomes laboured.	You are immediately effected by WEAKNESS that cannot be removed until the poison is cured. After ten minutes your blood is viscous and foul smelling and your bleed time is increased by three minutes. At the end of thirty minutes your organs collapse leading to a fatal collapse. If the incorrect antidote is applied, the target goes into a fatal, agonizing seizure and dies.	4	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	10
The Last Resort	Python's Hug	You feel warm and unwell. After five minutes, you suffer a nosebleed, headache, and abdominal pain. After fifteen minutes you are enervated and feverish and barely able to move, feeling as if your guts are twisting inside you.	After fifteen minutes you are unable to move unaided, attack, defend, or use any skill or magical item unless it explicitly says that it can be used while dying. You may be fed a potion by another character. After thirty minutes, your organs rupture bloodily leading to a painful death. If the incorrect antidote is applied, the target's stomach and intestines rupture fatally, killing them.	2	0	4	2	2	0	0	0	10
The Last Resort	Restless Slumber	You experience a powerful chill and over the next few minutes lose consciousness. Over the next five minutes the symptoms of either watery grave or python's hug poisons quickly recede.	Removes the effect of either or both Watery Grave and Python's Hug. You are left subject to both venom and weakness, regardless. If you were not poisoned, you are weakened and venomed by this unpleasant preparation.	5	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	15
The Last Resort	Hooded Misery	This vile tasting liquid causes you to feel nauseous and unwell for several minutes.	If you have drunk this vile tasting liquid, you should show this lammy to a referee as soon as possible.	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7
The Winter Moon	Virus Lunarae	You feel a growing chill spreading through your body. Over the next fifteen minutes you become increasingly cold and numb; shivering despite all efforts to keep you warm. You lose all sensation in your extremities, and eventually are incapable of feeling any physical sensation or holding anything in your numb fingers. You also become increasingly incoherent, and will tend to babble incomprehensibly as the symptoms worsen.	You are immediately effected by weakness which cannot be removed until the poison is cured. After ten minutes you can no longer move under your own power and cannot attack, defend yourself or use any abilities or items. At the end of thirty minutes you slip into a coma from which you will never recover. A few minutes after that, you reanimate as a flesh-hungry zombie bent on killing and devouring the living. If the incorrect antidote is applied, you slip into a coma and die. A few minutes later you will animate as a flesh-hungry zombie.	2	3	0	3	2	0	0	0	10
The Winter Moon	Hunger of the Wolf	You feel a growing heat spreading through your body. Over the next fifteen minutes you become extremely short tempered, often incoherent with rage, and lash out at anyone who annoys you. Your growing rage makes it harder and harder for you to concentrate; you begin to hear voices urging you to kill everyone around you.	You are immediately affected by venom which cannot be removed until the poison is cured. After ten minutes you can no longer communicate coherently with others, and become extremely violent. After thirty minutes you may choose to either enter a psychotic killing frenzy or suffer a fatal brain haemorrhage. You will never recover from this state. If the incorrect antidote is applied, you undergo a psychotic break, raving incoherently and lashing out at everyone nearby for at most a minute or so before suffering a fatal brain haemorrhage and dropping dead.	2	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	10
The Winter Moon	Feast for Crows	You are overwhelmed by alternating burning fever and freezing numbness that completely incapacitates you. You may lose consciousness, and suffer painful convulsions. Over the next five minutes the symptoms of either Virus Lunarae or Hunger of the Wolf quickly recede.	Removes the effect of either or both of Virus Lunarae or Hunger of the Wolf. The weakness and venom effects need to be removed separately. If you are not poisoned, you are reduced to 0 hits by this unpleasant preparation.	3	4	3	4	1	0	0	0	15
Tisanes of the Labyrinth	Usher's Decoction	Until you next perform or participate in a ceremony, and for a short time afterward, you feel remarkably centred. If you are dedicated to a virtue, you feel a strong urge to take action in line with that virtue. If not, you feel a strong urge to take action in keeping with your personal philosophy. The night after drinking this potion you will have particularly vivid dreams.	The next time you perform or participate in a ceremony of anointing, consecration, hallow, exorcism, excommunication or testimony the effect is one rank higher than normal. You must possess the appropriate skill to take part in the ceremony. The effects last for ten minutes or until you next perform a religious ceremony.	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	3
Tisanes of the Labyrinth	Waywalker's Suffusion	Until you next use a priest skill, and for a short time afterward, you are aware of unseen presences as if you are at the centre of an unseen crowd. Occasionally you hear distant muttering or occasionally a comprehensible word or fragment of a sentence.	The next time you perform or participate in a ceremony of anointing, consecration, hallow, exorcism, excommunication or testimony the effect is two ranks higher than normal. You must possess the appropriate skill to take part in the ceremony. The effects last for ten minutes or until you next perform a religious ceremony.	0	2	0	2	1	0	2	0	7
Tisanes of the Labyrinth	Shadowcrow Infusion	Inhaling this infusion causes a momentary anguish, like the sudden separation from a loved one, but there are no other immediate effects.	Inhaling the steam from this infusion causes your aura to become impossible to read with the insight ceremony or similar effects. You are also unable to make use of liao, true liao, or any religious skill. The effects last until the next sunrise. If you are human, any time you sleep under the influence of the potion, you either do not dream or do not remember your dreams. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2
Tonics of the Deep Forest	Oakenhide Tonic	You feel very confident in your ability to survive dangerous situations.	You gain an additional rank of endurance until the next sunrise. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
Tonics of the Deep Forest	Winterskin Tonic	You feel distanced from your emotions, as if they were being experienced by someone else.	You gain two additional ranks of endurance until the next sunrise. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	4
Tonics of the Deep Forest	Ironblood Tonic	You find it very hard to care about the feelings of other people, and tend to take the most expedient course of action regardless of who it might hurt.	You gain three additional ranks of endurance until the next sunrise. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	1	2	0	3	2	0	0	0	8
Tonics of the Open Sky	Tonic of Sunlit Glass	You feel a sudden burst of optimism and a rush of positive emotions; you are reminded of past triumphs, hopes and dreams.	You gain an additional rank of fortitude until the next sunrise. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Tonics of the Open Sky	Tonic of Surging Flame	Warmth spreads from your stomach to your entire body, and persists for the duration of the effect. It brings with it feelings of absolute confidence in your ability to survive no matter what happens. You find it hard to remember that risky behaviour might result in permanent injury or death.	Once today you may use the unstoppable skill as if you know it without spending hero points. The effect remains until used or until the next sunrise. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	5
Tonics of the Open Sky	Tonic of the Distant Shore	You feel a sudden burst of optimism and renewed hope; feelings of worry, doubt and uncertainty are banished.	You gain an additional three ranks of fortitude until the next sunrise. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	5
Tinctures of True Eminence	Dragon's Blood	You are filled with personal pride and self-assurance. Any contradiction or lack of respect is profoundly annoying, and you find it difficult to tolerate mockery, insolence or being treated as if you are unimportant.	If you possess the Summer lore skill then you gain one additional effective rank to the next Summer ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the normal rules for effective skill. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	0	6
Tinctures of True Eminence	Goldencrown	You feel a strong urge to take charge of any situation you find yourself in. Filled with pride and self-confidence, people who disagree with you or disrespect you make you exceptionally angry. Whatever you are doing, you very much want to be the centre of attention.	If you possess the Summer lore skill then you can use up to 3 personal mana as if it were crystal mana on the next Summer ritual that you perform within ten minutes.	1	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	8
Tinctures of True Eminence	Firewine	You experience a rush of heat that flows down your throat and boils in your stomach. When you feel thwarted, belittled, or wronged you find it hard to avoid becoming enraged. If you are actually insulted, disrespected, or threatened you experience an urge to respond violently.	If you possess the Summer lore skill then you gain three additional ranks to the next Summer ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the normal rules for effective skill. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	0	1	3	0	3	1	0	1	9
Unguents of Falling Leaves	Bronze Spider Balsam	You are driven to match wits with those around you, and try to gain influence over them. You become acutely aware of anyone who owes you a favour, or to whom you in turn might owe a favour.	If you possess the Autumn lore skill then you gain one additional effective rank to the next Autumn ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the normal rules for effective skill. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	0	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	6
Unguents of Falling Leaves	Leaden Quicksilver	You become highly motivated to pursue and achieve your goals, whatever they may be. Anything that stands in the way of your success is an obstacle to be overcome, although you feel an urge to avoid personal physical confrontation. Other people should follow your advice because you alone know what is best for them. Anyone who refuses to heed your suggestions is probably plotting against you.	If you possess the Autumn lore skill then you can use up to 3 personal mana as if it were crystal mana on the next Autumn ritual that you perform within ten minutes.	1	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	8
Unguents of Falling Leaves	Essence of Verdigris	You feel an urge to test your skills against others. It is easy to become contrary and stubborn, to try and force people into competing with you. Only the competition matters - winning or losing is irrelevant.	If you possess the Autumn lore skill then you gain three additional ranks to the next Autumn ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the normal rules for effective skill. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	0	3	0	3	1	1	0	1	9
Unshackled Gift	Ancestor’s Word	You feel a surge of physical aggression building. You are strongly aware of the voices of your ancestors, urging you to fight and take joy in battle. If you are human you feel dizzy, and a burning pain spreads through your body.	If you are a human, you become subject to VENOM and the potion has no other effect. If you are an orc, you gain an additional hero point. In addition, this counts as a source of spiritual strength to overcome roleplaying effects. The effects last until the end of the next skirmish, battle, or quest. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	3
Unshackled Gift	Legionnaire’s Will	If you are human you feel a sudden crippling fear and confusion. If you are an orc you feel a sudden bond of connection to those you trust. You are strongly aware of the voices of your ancestors, urging you to revel in the company of other orcs.	If you are a human, you become subject to VENOM and the potion has no other effect. If you are an orc, you gain two additional hero points. In addition, this counts as a source of spiritual strength to overcome roleplaying effects. The effects last until the end of the next skirmish, battle, or quest. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	5
Unshackled Gift	Indomitable Might	If you are human you feel a sudden vertigo and lose your balance. If you are an orc, you are filled with the certainty that you are not alone. You are strongly aware of the voice of an ancestor, urging you to survive no matter the cost.	If you are a human, you become subject to WEAKNESS and the potion has no other effect. If you are an orc, you gain the ability to use the Unstoppable skill as if you know it. The effects last until the end of the next skirmish, battle, or quest. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	5
Unshackled Gift	Skar's Strength	If you are human you feel a sudden crippling fear and confusion. If you are an orc, you feel a sense of your own power surge through you. You are strongly aware of the voices of your ancestors, urging you to take the lead.	If you are a human, you become subject to VENOM and the potion has no other effect. If you are an orc, you gain the ability to use the Cleaving Strike, Mighty Strikedown, and Mortal Blow skills as if you know them. The effects last until the end of the next skirmish, battle, or quest. This is a tonic; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.	1	1	3	2	2	0	0	0	9

Further Reading

• Apothecary skill
• Herbs