Speed
Alchemy, Potion
Doubles the drinker's Speed and attacks but ages him a year per dose.
From the book
Made with 2 fl. drs. of pegasus' blood and 2 drs. of hawk's feather, it doubles the drinker's Speed and his attacks per round for its duration. The unhappy side effect is that each dose also ages him by a year.
Like every potion, it is brewed on a base of a pint of clear water, 1 dr. each of powdered gold, silver and copper, and 1 ct. each of seven powdered gemstones, for which an alchemist may substitute 2 drs. of Rare Earths. Brewing needs a mortar and pestle, a small cauldron or alembic and a furnace, and lasts a week; the fermenting mixture is unstable, with a 1% chance of mishap from the 2nd to the 7th day. Success is 90% plus 1% per level, to 99%, and the price starts at 400 G.P. Herbs with similar properties may stand in for scarce animal parts, but only if the base is doubled, and the chance of success drops by 25%.
At a glance
- Ingredients
- 2 fl. drs. of pegasus' blood, plus 2 drs. of hawk's feather
- Effect
- Speed and attacks per round doubled
- Drawback
- Drinker ages 1 year per dose
- Duration
- 40 + 1-20 minutes (unless stated)
- Base
- 1 pint clear water; 1 dr. each powdered gold, silver, copper; 1 ct. each of any seven powdered gemstones (alchemists may use 2 drs. Rare Earths instead of the gems)
- Equipment
- Mortar and pestle, small cauldron or alembic, furnace
- Time to complete
- 1 week per potion
- Chance of success
- 90% +1% per level (max 99%)
- Mishap
- 1% chance between days 2 and 7 (Alchemical Mishap Table)
- Substitution
- Herbal substitutes for animal ingredients: double the base, -25% success
- Cost
- Minimum 400 G.P. (more for costly ingredients)
- Requires
- Potions skill (prerequisites: Read Magic, Philtres and Magical Mixtures or Herbal Elixirs)