Alchemy: Mental Control Elixirs

Alchemy: Mental Control Elixirs

The first batch of the mental control elixirs from GURPS Magic. Pastille of Drunkenness makes the inhalers drunk. Potion of Forgetfulness causes amnesia. Powder of Friendship makes the consumer more friendly.

Pastille of Drunkenness

The smoke from this pastille makes the subject drunk (p. B428) for 1 hour, when inhaled. Sometimes used at alchemist parties.

Duration: 1 minute (the smoke) and 1 hour (the effect).

Form: Pastille.

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; Drunk, +20%; Extended Duration, 30x, +60%; Magical, -10%; Pastille, +155%) [33].

Potion of Forgetfulness

Produces amnesia in the subject. The subject’s IQ is treated as normal for intelligence purposes, but the subject cannot remember his name or what he was doing at the time he took the elixir. Any quest or geas will be forgotten. The subject will not remember his skills, though if he is persuaded he can accomplish a task, he will perform at -2. Spellcasting is impossible while under the influence of this potion.

Duration: 1 hour.

Form: Potion.

Cost: $270 (singular); $95 (5-batched).

Cost (Herbal): $216 (singular); $80 (5-batched).

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

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

  

Powder of Friendship

This yellow powder when mixed with food or drink grants the subject the Gregarious disadvantage (B126) 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, Gregarious, +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%.