Consumables

Eating an Higher Ranked Spirit Coin

Imbibing an over ranked coin follows the same rules as those of potion use.
When someone eats a coin above their rank they gain a bonus to their core stats:

ST & HT = 6 times the Rank Difference.
DX & IQ = 2 times the Rank Difference.

These bonuses last for 10 seconds.

Backlash
However eating a higher ranked spirit coin has consequences in the form of a backlash. For 10 minutes times the rank difference, and you suffer a penalty equal to half the bonus you received.

For Example. If an Iron rank hero eats a Silver spirit coin they have a rank difference of 2, which means they get +12 to ST, +4 to DX, +4 to IQ, and +12 to HT. After 10 seconds they suffer a backlash, reducing their stats by -6 ST, -2 DX, -2 IQ, and -6 HT, for 30 minutes.

Drinking Potions

Potions are magical concoctions brewed using rare ingredients infused with mana to produce magical effects in those who imbibe them.

Using a potion requires 2 or 3 actions:

Retrieve - If the potion wasn't super accessible it can take a moment to retrieve it from where you've stowed it. If the potion is kept easily accessible this action isn't necessary.
Uncork - Potions are meticulously sealed and it does require a moment to open one.
Drink - Drinking a potion takes a second to quickly empty the contents into your mouth and swallow. Before the potion takes effect.

Cooldown

Once a potion has been drunk or a coin eaten, the creature that imbibed it has a cooldown before they can take another similar magical remedy or enhancement. There are a number of factors one has to take into consideration when buying and using potions. First there is the rank of the potion. A Silver Rank healing potion is going to heal a lot more but if you use it on a bronze rank adventurer it’s going to be a lot harder for that person to process the magic involved.

If the Rank of the Target and the Rank of the potion are not the same check the table below for the result.

First locate the rank of the target and the rank of the potion. Subtract the rank of the potion from the rank of the Target to determine the rank difference. The Rank Difference will give you a multiplier that modifies the potion cooldown before you can drink another potion that effects the same resource.

An Average healing potion or Spirit Coin with no rank difference has a cooldown of 1 minute.

Next look at the quality of the potion, which will apply an additional modifier.

For Example: An Iron Rank Adventurer(1) drinking a Good quality Silver Rank Potion(3). Results in a Rank Difference of -2
1 minute x 60 (rank) + 1/3 (quality) = a Potion cooldown of 80 minutes

This applies to Healing Potions, Mana Potions, and Fatigue Potions. As well as other potions, such as defensive enhancements, or ability augmenting potions.

Mana Poisoning

Drinking further potions of a similar type while you have a cooldown will result in the second potion having no effect and causing mana poisoning which gives a penalty to all core stats for the combined duration of the remaining cooldown plus the cooldown of the new potion. If either or both of the potions had a rank difference subtract that from the penalty.

Mana Poisoning

The base penalty is -2 to all core stats
So if you have a +1 rank difference you subtract +1, making the penalty -3
Where as, if you have a -1 rank difference you subtract -1, making the penalty -1

Healing Potions

Healing potions are versatile magical items that can be used in a number of ways to different levels of effectiveness.

Drink - The primary method of use for all potion, this method follows the normal rules for potion drinking and heals the normal amount.
Pour - A creature may apply the potion to specific areas of injury and help the effects by taking measures to assist the healing, such as setting bones, repositioning dislocated joints, stitching up wounds, or by simply focusing the effect of the magic to the most injured areas of the body. This takes an extra action and increases the healing done by the potion by 1 point/die
Break - Truly an emergency measure, doing this deals damage before healing, but it also reduces the time it takes for the potion to take effect. First this negates the necessity of uncorking the potion and drinking it, as you simply need to retrieve the bottle and smash it against the injury.
- 1 action (instead of 2)
- Deal 1d6-2 slashing damage to the target of the potion
- then heal appropriately for the potion as though it were drunk

First Aid - Using a potion as part of a first aid action increases the effectiveness of the potion to it's maximum. You first assess the wounds and then apply the potion the the most injured areas while assisting in mending the injuries by setting bones, fixing dislocations, and holding wounds closed to aid in the process of healing. This takes a full minute to produce the desired effects.
- Success - Add the Degree of Success to the amount healed (Heal Maximum Amount + Degree of Success)
- Failure - Heals as though the potion were simply poured on the wound. (Heal a potion +1/die)

Surgery - Using potions in the process of doing surgery greatly increases the possibility of success. By applying the potion drop by drop to the internal structures of the body before closing up any wounds a surgeon increases their Surgery roll by twice the rank of the potion use. The surgery takes the normal amount of time for a surgery, but the recovery time is halved after the surgery.

Potion Rank

The Rank of the potion determines how much healing it provides, these amounts are listed in the Healing Potion graph.

Potion Quality

The quality of the potion modifies the amount of healing per die. A Terrible Bronze rank potion heals for 2d6-2.

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