Alchemy: Combat Elixirs II

Alchemy: Combat Elixirs II

The second and last batch of combat elixirs from GURPS Magic.

Oil of Invulnerability

This light brown oil toughens the subject’s skin. This grants the subject DR 3 with the Tough Skin limitation, but it only works if the subject has no natural DR other than DR with the Tough Skin limitation, and this effect cannot toughen it past DR 3. For example, this oil would not work for a lizardman with DR 2 (Flexible), but would work for an ogre with DR 1 (Tough Skin); in the latter case, it would improve the DR to DR 3, not DR 4.

Duration: 5 hours.

Form: Ointment.

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

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

Recipe: $42; 2 days; defaults to Alchemy-2.

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Only on creatures with bare skin, -5%; Advantage, Ointment of Invulnerability, +80%; Extended Duration, 100x, +20%; Magical, -10%; Nuisance Effect, Cannot improve DR past 3, -5%; Ointment, -45%) [14]. Notes: «Ointment of Invulnerability» is DR 3 (Tough Skin, -40%; Magical, -10%) [8]. Extended Duration costs only 20%, because the Ointment meta-enhancement already includes Extended Duration, 30x, +60%.

Potion of Speed

This bubbling yellow potion increases the imbiber’s Basic Speed by 1. This affects his active defenses and Basic Move.

Duration: 30 seconds.

Form: Potion.

Cost: $510 (singular); $185 (5-batched).

Cost (Herbal): $408 (singular); $145 (5-batched).

Recipe: $51; 2 days; defaults to Alchemy-2.

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Potion of Speed, +180%; Magical, -10%; Potion, -25%; Reduced Duration, 1/6, -75%) [17]. Notes: «Potion of Speed» is Basic Speed +1 (Magical, -10%) [18]. Reduced Duration costs -75%, because the Potion meta-enhancement includes Extended Duration, 30x, +60%.

Potion of Stealth

This dark blue potion grants the imbiber Silence 2 (B85) and increases his Move while climbing by 2.

Duration: 1 hour.

Form: Potion.

Cost: $660 (singular); $235 (5-batched).

Cost (Herbal): $528 (singular); $190 (5-batched).

Recipe: $66; 3 days; defaults to Alchemy-3.

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Potion of Stealth, +150%; Magical, -10%; Potion, -25%) [22]. Notes: «Potion of Stealth» is Silence 2 (Magical, -10%) [9] + Super Climbing 2 (Magical, -10%) [6].