Alchemy: Additional Elixirs III

Alchemy: Additional Elixirs III

The last three elixirs from Pyramid #3-28. Potion of Nightmares causes the subject to experience a nightmare next time he goes to sleep. Potion of Shadow Form transforms the subject into a two-dimensional shadow. Potion of Sleeplessness can make the subject sleepless for a week or so.

Potion of Nightmares

The next time the subject sleeps, he experiences a nightmare, as per the Nightmares disadvantage (p. B148).

Duration: 1 day or until awakened.

Form: Potion.

Cost: $420 (singular); $150 (5-batched).

Cost (Herbal): $336 (singular); $120 (5-batched).

Recipe: $42; 1 day; defaults to Alchemy-2.

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Disadvantage, Nightmares (No self-control roll), +12%; Extended Duration, 1,000x, +60%; Magical, -10%; Potion, -25%) [14]. Notes: Extended Duration costs only 60%, because the Potion meta-enhancement already includes Extended Duration, 30x, +60%.

  

Potion of Shadow Form

This black potion grants the subject the Shadow Form (p. B83) advantage. He cannot turn it off until the duration ends.

Duration: 1 hour.

Form: Potion.

Cost: $270 (singular); $100 (5-batched).

Recipe: $27; 1 day; defaults to Alchemy-1.

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Disadvantage, Shadow Form, +20%; Magical, -10%; Potion, -25%) [9].

  

Potion of Sleeplessness

This gray potion grants the Doesn’t Sleep (p. B50) advantage.

Duration: 2d days.

Form: Potion.

Cost: $990 (singular); $355 (5-batched).

Cost (Herbal): $792 (singular); $285 (5-batched).

Recipe: $99; 6 days; defaults to Alchemy-4.

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Potion of Sleeplessness, +180%; Extended Duration, 3,000x, +80%; Magical, -10%; Potion, -25%) [33]. Notes: «Potion of Sleeplessness» is Doesn’t Sleep (Magical, -10%) [18]. Extended Duration costs only 80%, because the Potion meta-enhancement already includes Extended Duration, 30x, +60%.