Alchemy: Hostile Elixirs I

Alchemy: Hostile Elixirs I

Here we have the first batch of hostile elixirs from GURPS Magic. Potion of Aging ages the imbiber 1 year. Powder of Death is a poison to spike food or drinks. Powder of Frustration makes the subject more likely to fail under stress. Terror Grenade is a very costly crowd control weapon.

Potion of Aging

The imbiber ages 1 year during the 5 hours of the effect’s duration.

Duration: 5 hours.

Form: Potion.

Cost: $1,440 (singular); $520 (5-batched).

Recipe: $144; 12 days; defaults to Alchemy-5.

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Potion of Aging, +390%; Extended Duration, 100x, +20%; Magical, -10%; Potion, -25%) [48]. Notes: “Potion of Aging” is Unaging (Age Control, Only Forwards, +10%; Magical, -10%; Reduced Time 8, +160%) [39]. Extended Duration costs only 20%, because the Potion meta-enhancement already includes Extended Duration, 30x, +60%.

   

Powder of Death

This poisonous black powder when mixed with food or water deals 4d toxic damage to a victim who consumed it. This damage has an onset of 2d minutes and can be reduced to 2d toxic damage with a successful HT roll.

Duration: Instantaneous.

Form: Powder.

Cost: $120 (singular); $45 (5-batched).

Cost (Herbal): $96 (singular); $35 (5-batched).

Recipe: $12; 1 day; defaults to Alchemy-1.

Statistics: Toxic Attack 2d (Link, +10%; Magical, -10%; Powder, -125%) [2] + Toxic Attack 2d (Link, +10%; Magical, -10%; Powder, -125%; Resistible, HT, -30%) [2]. Notes: Powder costs -125%, because the duration is instantaneous.

 

Powder of Frustration

This orange powder when mixed with food or drink grants the subject the Low Self-Image disadvantage (B143) after 2d minutes.

Duration: 1 day.

Form: Powder.

Cost: $300 (singular); $110 (5-batched).

Recipe: $30; 1 day; defaults to Alchemy-1.

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Disadvantage, Low Self-Image, +10%; Extended Duration, 1,000x, +60%; Magical, -10%; Powder, -65%) [10]. Notes: Extended Duration costs only 60%, because the Powder meta-enhancement already includes Extended Duration, 30x, +60%.

Terror Grenade

This alchemical grenade can be thrown (range is STx3.5). It has a 2 second fuse time, after which it explodes, creating a cloud of terror gas in a 4-yard radius. The cloud persists for 10 seconds and may drift with the wind. Any creature that inhales the gas makes an immediate Fright Check. If it successfully resists, it becomes immune to Terror Grenade for 1 hour.

Duration: 10 seconds.

Form: Grenade.

Cost: $3,150 (singular); $1,135 (5-batched).

Recipe: $315; 56 days; defaults to Alchemy-11.

Statistics: Terror 1 (Area Effect, 4 yards, +100%; Delay, Fixed, 2 seconds, +0%; Drifting, +20%; Grenade, +25%; Magical, -10%; Persistent, +40%; Presence, +25%; Respiratory Agent, +50%) [105].