Potions, Powders and Potations

Potions (and similar items such as seals, magical dusts and unguents) are often prepared by magicians so that a certain power is readily accessible, or so that it can be given away, without the permanent loss of power that crafting a magic item would require. Thus these minor items are designed as Powers, usable by the creator or one other person, which have single use triggered by drinking, rubbing on a surface and so on. When activated, they either have a short term or instantaneous effect. They are then gone, (the focus is expended) until the lengthy process of making a new focus is completed.


In the list below, some items are listed with a note (such as FHC92) given in parentheses. This means the item in question is described in a Hero Games publication. The publications in questions are:

FH = Fantasy Hero
FHC = Fantasy Hero Companion
FHCII = Fantasy Hero Companion 2
The number following this code is the page number

These items, of course do not have links, since they are not described here. All the items that DO have links have detailed descriptions you can see by clicking on them.

Finally, note that these items have charges. The real cost is for the number of charges shown, and will vary if more or less is present.

Name

Duration or Delay

Primary Power(s)

Acid Shield

1 hour

Suppress vs acid

Bane of Hercules

+1 Week

4d6 STR Drain

Beastly Churn

1 Hour

5d6 Telepathy

Beauty Cream

+1 Turn

3d6 Aid to COM

Black Lancer

None

4d6 Aid to PRE

Bottled Wind (FHC87)

1 Min

5" Flight

Broth of Restoration

+1 Hour

8d6 Healing

Cider of Serenity

1 Hour

75% resistant DR; +5 DEF

Cloud of Manifestation

None

10d6 Dispel

Cork Rinse

1 Hour

8" flight - water walk

Crystals of Clarity

1 Day

+10 PER vs. Images

Dancing Flame

1 Hour

+3 Combat Skill Levels

David's Bane

5 Min

360; Missile Deflection

Desert Dust

None

2d6 Transform Water

Discordant Swill

1 Hour

10d6 Dispel Element Magic

Dizzy Fizz

1 Hour

Suppress Running & DEX

Dog Form Potion (FHC88)

1 Hour

Shapeshift into dog

Dragonskin Oil (FHC88)

1 Hour

6 DEF; Life Support

Draught of Echoes

5 Min

Clairsentience; Sound

Draught of Genius

1 Hour

Varies

Earth Solvent

None

2d6 NND

Elixir of Health

1 year

Immunity to disease

Elixir of Refreshment

none

Aid to END

Elixir of Youth

1 year

Immunity to aging

Enchantresses Brew

none

Transform (into animal)

Essence of Youth

None

6d6 Transform Age

Ethereal Rub

1 Hour

Desolidification

Evening Dew

None

10d6 Mind Control

Exploding Powder

None

1d6 PD Explosion

Eyesoar Douse

5 Min

Clairsentience

Faerie Wine (FHC88)

1 Hour

Shrinking

Fiery Sauce

1 Hour

4d6 EB Cone

Firewater

None

9d6 EB Explosion

Floating Tongue

1 Hour

Ventriloquism 20-

Follicle Philtre

5 Min

Transform (Hair growth)

Ghost Mead (FHC87)

1 Min

Desolidification

Giant Mead

1 Hour

Increased STR

Giant Milk (FH202)

1 Min

Growth

Glory Potion

5 Min

+8 Combat Skill Levels

Glow Worm Oil

+1 Hour

2" Change Environment

Gold Nectar

None

Sense Precious Metals

Healing Salve (FHC87)

+1 Turn

2d6 Aid to BODY

Hearthade

1 Hour

Life Support

Insect Repellent

1 Day

2d6 EB Damage Shield

Iron Gut

1 Min

50% Resist PD Reduction

Juice of Readiness

1 Hour

+5 DCV vs. Surprise

Larval Paste

1 Min

5" Stretching

Lava Cooler

5 Min

75% DR vs. Fire

Love Potion

None

9d6 Mind Control

Magic Dust

None

+5 PER Detect Magic

Magical Pigments

+1 Min

4d6 Minor Transformation

Mercury Chaser

5 Min

+4 SPD

Mindtap

5 Min

6d6 Telepathy

Morpheus Brandy

+5 Min

6d6 STUN Drain, 5/hour

Oil of Blasting

None

4d6 EB

Oil of Enduring

50 years

Immunity to aging

Oil of Estrangement

1 Hour

10d6 Suppress Mind Ctrl

Oil Slick

5 Min

4d6 Suppress, +5 DCV

Ointment of Salvation

+5 Min

15d6 Dispel Drain

Perfume of Passion

5 Min

5d6 NND Mind Control

Phasing Spirits

5 Min

Desolidification

Philter of Persuasion

5 Min

Persuasion 17-

Poison

Varies

Varies

Potion of Many Forms

1 Day

Shapeshift

Potion of Typhoonery

variable

EB

Satin Soot

None

2d6 Flash

Sea Faeries Nectar (FHC88)

1 Hour

Life Support

Shamrock Swizzle

1 Week

5d6 Luck

Sigil Wax

none

varies

Snake Oil

5 Hours

10d6 Minor Transform

Sorcerous Gum

5 Min

3d6 Entangle

Spiders Blood (FHC87)

1 Min

Clinging

Spies Drink (FHC88)

1 Min

Invisibility

Stirrup Cup

None

10d6 Mind Control

Stoneskin (FHC87)

1 Min

5 DEF Force Field

Strength Potion (FHC87)

1 Min

2d6 Aid to STR

Sweet Water

None

6d6 Transform to Water

Syrup of Magical Dilution

1 Turn

2d6 Suppress All Magic

Syrup of the Shadows

5 Min

+15 Dex for Thief Skills

Tongue Twister

1 Week

2d6 Suppress

Trail Mixer

+1 Min

4d6 Transform

Troll Blood

5 Hours

Regenerate 4 BODY/Turn

Truth Serum

1 Hour

8d6 Cosmetic Transform

Vapors of Levitation

1 Hour

5" Flight

Vintage Warrior

5 Min

+4 Combat Levels

Voodoo Elixir

None

12d6 Mind Control

Vorpal Oil

1 minute

4d6 HKA (only vs inanimate)

Werebane

None

20d6 Dispel Lycanthropy

Witches Brew

1 Minute

12d6 Mental Images

Worship Cense

+1 Hour

3d6 Aid

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