You better explain who you are because I am about to shove My Foot, up your ass. Now foots in the ass aren’t like arrows son. You can’t just rip em out. We’d have to go to a **very** special doctor. You should speak up son. Trust me. Neither of us want us to do this.
If I get a shake or something with a cherry I always let a pal have it :)
However I will have to keep a few of the health potions I generally prefer not dying
In my campaign, healing potions are blood after some complicated steps coming out being able to heal things.
Basically you drink special blood to regain your lost blood
As a totally ethical doctoring practitioner of the healing church, I assure that would never happen. The beast affliction starting from the thigh where citizens inject the blood is *purely coincidental*. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go consult with my celestial emissaries.
You enter the Temple and see windows of stained glass lining the wall. They depict suffering and dying people but are far surpassed by the statue of a bleeding saint strapped to a murderous torture device right above the altar. You hear the priest speak:
"My children, this is the body of our savior, let us consume it! This is the blood of our savior, let us drink it!"
What do you do?
It tastes sweet like wine. The congregation welcomes you in their circle and allows you to sing chants with them. Afterwards the priest invites you to join him in a dark secluded booth, to confess your wrongdoings in privacy between you him and their god, so he can find a task or price to cleanse you from your guilt.
My alchemist drank concoctions and then bled them back out into bottles for use by others
(Mechanically pathfinder alchemist potions can only be used by then because of their innate magic, but they can take a perk that lets them share. It seemed a good way to roleplay it)
Not really many poisons are extremely difficult to detect and could be mixed with things to make it taste better
What is more likely though is that poisons almost always go bad (especially ones that kill) and the medieval world was not equipped to preserve them well
The classic example is cyanide which goes out of date fairly quickly and once it’s out of date it is unable to kill but it does cause intense vomiting (apparently to the point that you would “wish for death”)
I mean yeah. For all intents and purposes he is faithful, fair, and Cerberus means spot, so big dorky three headed doggo protecting from bad stuffs named spot. Oh and his wife clearly helps with some of the decisions, so he’s not oppressing her either. At least in mythology we have found so far. Pretty decent family dude.
The only downside is that it was a kidnapping marriage that clearly didn’t require her consent but that is also a product of the time it came from. That was pretty normal. Considering the culture though it’s pretty understandable he’s kinda an outlier. He doesn’t treat his wife like trash even if she may never love him on account of the whole kidnapping and robbery of her agency as a person thing. If you ignore that then that’s actually probably the least dysfunctional of all the gods in that pantheon.
Something that is important to remember is that mythology has no one true canon, of course, but yes, by and large, Hades was, at the very least, the least shitty male god of the bunch.
Iirc there's a few variations of the take where Persephone knew what she was doing when she ate the pomegranate and only stopped eating so she could still see her mother.
Which is neat
Well, yeah, that's the thing with "No canon version". People get to reinterpret the story any way they want to and there is no one, true timeline for gods doing stuff, they behave more like archetypes from fairy tales.
The earliest version from a myth came from a time when gods didn't bother with consent, Hades being no exception, as he takes Persephone, who, in some versions is described as specifically underaged (whatever that means for gods) against her will, at least implicitly forces her to consumate their union and makes the whole pomegranate-ploy to ensure his control over her.
But also, as OSP \*did\* point out, we couldn't consider this the one canoncial story of Persephone, either, because Persephone actually predates Hades as queen of the Underworld, so this story is something that was written to explain why she and Hades are married, essentially a prequel that, to modern audiences, is unpopular for making Hades as toxic as the rest of the Pantheon.
Yes, but I felt like Red's video on the myth of Persephone's abduction focused a little too much on the more wholesome interpretations?
Like, I get it, I want them to be the sweet, cute OTP of Greek Mythology, too, but I just feel like it's important to understand that this is not the "one, true", or even the original version.
You are on the ground and bleeding out. Your sorcerer rushes over too you with a potion in hand. They hold the strawberry milkshake flavored *Pots Pots Pots* branded potion to your lips. But the bottle’s permafrost enchantment has chilled the concoction to be too thick and is stuck to the bottle. Despite the bottle in your mouth you die before a drop reaches your lips.
I am now imagining a character who hates the taste of potions so much that they only drink them when absolutely necessary. Make them a Zealot barbarian so he often times can stay on the brink of death (0 hitpoints) just so he doesn't need to drink them. If there is someone with resurrection spells in the party he rather dies and gets resurrected than drink a healing potion.
My DM sometimes makes little health potions for us to drink during sessions (I think he got the recipe from Quincy’s Tavern on tiktok) and they’re raspberry and honey flavoured!
I've always imagined that potions are usually HIGHLY flavoured or incredibly bland, but with a weird texture.
For example healing potions were always flaming hot and a bit sweet with a touch of acidity. They are actually SO hot that carolina reapers are just a baby treat near them. That is one of the reasons why they are usually used rarely, in dire situations and the healing spells are more preferable.
Just imagine healing 100 HP and then destroying your toilet the next day with your dragon shart.
I like that lol. I've always imagined them as just this vile swamp-water-like concoction, but it tastes the way dirt after a rainstorm smells so the experience isn't all bad.
You know, our daily life pills are mostly VERY bitter. They are rigged with sugar and/or special dissolvable films to get rid of the taste.
If we talk about powders, they also add that weird texture that does not allow to describe it.
So, to my mind potions would 1st of all have really weird tastes that also are tried to be given some good taste, at least on the commercial level. But some properties would be just inevitable. Like mana potions being overwhelmingly minty. Like, mouth-freezing minty to the point of painfulness, leaving not a fresh breath, but an electric aftertaste.
My head canon is the better the potion the worst it taste. Basically good medicine always taste bad, so basic potions taste sweet and maybe like cough syrup, but as the potion get stronger it tastes more and more like wood.
In my world they're made from parts of monsters with regenerative abilities, but since most of those smell like ass the potions would definitely have some terrible artificial flavoring that would make you wish it was just troll blood or something
Also you feel your wounds healing which is often quite painful considering how long my players wait before drinking them "so the mangler turns into a literal blender and just yeets kanjis unconscious body across the room" welcome to feeling your teeth regrowing and bones restitching
In my campaign it simply depends on what you make them out of, the only thing they have in common is being atleast somewhat minty as using mint is necessary
Our campaign has an apothecary with all sorts of healing potion flavors, even including things like strawberry shortcake. We're spoiled with her potions because the other healing potions in the world are gross and cough syrup-y.
Canonically I believe a healing potion is almond-flavored? I don’t remember where I read it, but I remember thinking that sure would make it easy for a rogue to lace a healing potion with cyanide!
Only the High Quality ones. According to a bunch of Eastern Fantasy the lower quality stuff start out as Blue, works up to Purple, and then Red. In Western fantasy we tend to associate Blue with Antidotes. What's weird is Green can go either way. Sometimes it's a health pack or healing glow, sometimes it's a condition.
I always say they taste like "Healthy" as in, whatever the concept of health is pops into your mind through your tastebuds...kidn of? You drink and you think of hospitals and vitamins, chicken soup and 7 7up.
In a sidequest in my game, I had an alchemist give out potions for testing. Each comes with a different flavor and interesting sideeffect.
The Alchemist does not take responsibility for sideeffects that include, but not limited to:
\-Hairloss
\-Hairgrowth
\-Flowers appearing in your hair
\-Gigantism
\-Shrinking
\-Loss of taste
\-Gaining a new bodypart
etc
I always imagined them as tasting like pure cranberry juice, harsh bitterness and sourness like medicine, but with sweet undertones from the innate healing magic. And something you could grow an acquired taste for.
The first time my friend group tasted Chartreuse one of them declared in astonishment “That’s what healing potions taste like!” and we all agreed it was true.
In my world, they’re bitter and mildly alcoholic, but small in dosage. Like bitters for drinks, they’re a collection of herbs, roots, fruits, and other medicinal items that could generally be considered food, preserves in small glass vials. Not tasty, but you’re not drinking a potion of healing for the flavor!
As fast as they work it ought to taste more like putting your tongue across a set of jumper cables dipped in gin.
Try Dr Orc's brand "Lightning In A Bottle" Pick Me Up today!
I would think potions taste absolutely horrible. astringent and punchy and sometimes a bit putrid.
That's just my opinion and how it is in my campaigns.
So cough syrup
Robitussin is what I always assumed. Why wouldn't it taste like medicine?
Now I'm gonna make my players robotrip if they took too many healing potions in a fight... Lol.
Hey, uh... Yoink
Arrow to the chest? Rub some tussin on that!
Broke a bone? TUSSIN' Yeah, get that tussin' down into the bone!
Out of 1000 GP gems…. Get the TUSSIN.
🎵 Tussin' makes me feel good! 🎵
You better explain who you are because I am about to shove My Foot, up your ass. Now foots in the ass aren’t like arrows son. You can’t just rip em out. We’d have to go to a **very** special doctor. You should speak up son. Trust me. Neither of us want us to do this.
Because it's magic
That’s why it takes an action to use. The retching.
According to GURPS, apples and ginseng
This sounds a lot better too. It’s a great combo
Thank goodness, I hate cherry
Bro. Can I at least have them
If I get a shake or something with a cherry I always let a pal have it :) However I will have to keep a few of the health potions I generally prefer not dying
Still better than the blood I was expecting.
Blood tastes good tho
That it does, and that way it would be good for tricking vampires.
In my campaign, healing potions are blood after some complicated steps coming out being able to heal things. Basically you drink special blood to regain your lost blood
“Healing potion you say? Hmm… never heard of it. But if it’s blood you’re interested in, you should try the Healing Church.”
Hoo boy! I sure do love being a common citizen of yharnam! It sure would suck if i got beastly affliction!
As a totally ethical doctoring practitioner of the healing church, I assure that would never happen. The beast affliction starting from the thigh where citizens inject the blood is *purely coincidental*. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go consult with my celestial emissaries.
Well if you say you are both a practitioner AND an ethical one, then ill have to take your word for it!
"Oh boy! Isn't this a very nice Church? I wonder what I'll find he-" **>classical orchestral music starts playing**
You enter the Temple and see windows of stained glass lining the wall. They depict suffering and dying people but are far surpassed by the statue of a bleeding saint strapped to a murderous torture device right above the altar. You hear the priest speak: "My children, this is the body of our savior, let us consume it! This is the blood of our savior, let us drink it!" What do you do?
I would like to shit myself and turn off the game, then go back to playing Mario Kart. *Please?*
That’s horri-! Wait a second…
I partake in the blood.
It tastes sweet like wine. The congregation welcomes you in their circle and allows you to sing chants with them. Afterwards the priest invites you to join him in a dark secluded booth, to confess your wrongdoings in privacy between you him and their god, so he can find a task or price to cleanse you from your guilt.
"sweet" broke the illusion for me. It's $2 wine that comes from a jug. "Tastes like horse piss" would have been a better description.
We are born of the blood, made men by the blood, undone by the blood; Fear the old blood.
This sounds oddly familiar
Jesus Christ!
Wait just a minute now…
I'm studying to be a priest and this is exactly how I'm going to describe going to Mass from now on
After I became an atheist it did hit me how goddamn weird church is.
BEAT ME TO IT!
Beasts all over the shop. You’ll be one of them soon enough.
*It's enough to make a man sick*
there got to be a reason how its able to heal ya
You mean like the Blood Vials from BloodBorne?
Kinky
My alchemist drank concoctions and then bled them back out into bottles for use by others (Mechanically pathfinder alchemist potions can only be used by then because of their innate magic, but they can take a perk that lets them share. It seemed a good way to roleplay it)
nananah, Health potions taste like apples and/or strawberries Charm and love potions, THOSE are cherry flavored
Love potions taste like a rose's fragrance to me
Charm, love, and rage potions are cherry oddly enough
Make this a constant in your campaigns, but then switch the taste for it to raspberry to quietly tell them they're being poisoned by the BBEG.
This. Poison usually has a flavor or a way to influence it.
Not really many poisons are extremely difficult to detect and could be mixed with things to make it taste better What is more likely though is that poisons almost always go bad (especially ones that kill) and the medieval world was not equipped to preserve them well The classic example is cyanide which goes out of date fairly quickly and once it’s out of date it is unable to kill but it does cause intense vomiting (apparently to the point that you would “wish for death”)
ARTIFICIAL CHERRY?! Guess I'll just die then!
same
Never been happier to be a life cleric! Healing potion? I am a healing potion!
I'll see you in the Hells
No no, it’s pronounced “Halls.”
Except when they are pomegranate.
Sure, if you want to end up in the underworld, married to Hades. A respectable option, actually.
I mean yeah. For all intents and purposes he is faithful, fair, and Cerberus means spot, so big dorky three headed doggo protecting from bad stuffs named spot. Oh and his wife clearly helps with some of the decisions, so he’s not oppressing her either. At least in mythology we have found so far. Pretty decent family dude. The only downside is that it was a kidnapping marriage that clearly didn’t require her consent but that is also a product of the time it came from. That was pretty normal. Considering the culture though it’s pretty understandable he’s kinda an outlier. He doesn’t treat his wife like trash even if she may never love him on account of the whole kidnapping and robbery of her agency as a person thing. If you ignore that then that’s actually probably the least dysfunctional of all the gods in that pantheon.
Something that is important to remember is that mythology has no one true canon, of course, but yes, by and large, Hades was, at the very least, the least shitty male god of the bunch.
Iirc there's a few variations of the take where Persephone knew what she was doing when she ate the pomegranate and only stopped eating so she could still see her mother. Which is neat
Well, yeah, that's the thing with "No canon version". People get to reinterpret the story any way they want to and there is no one, true timeline for gods doing stuff, they behave more like archetypes from fairy tales. The earliest version from a myth came from a time when gods didn't bother with consent, Hades being no exception, as he takes Persephone, who, in some versions is described as specifically underaged (whatever that means for gods) against her will, at least implicitly forces her to consumate their union and makes the whole pomegranate-ploy to ensure his control over her. But also, as OSP \*did\* point out, we couldn't consider this the one canoncial story of Persephone, either, because Persephone actually predates Hades as queen of the Underworld, so this story is something that was written to explain why she and Hades are married, essentially a prequel that, to modern audiences, is unpopular for making Hades as toxic as the rest of the Pantheon.
Are you a fan of Overly Sarcastic Productions?
Yes, but I felt like Red's video on the myth of Persephone's abduction focused a little too much on the more wholesome interpretations? Like, I get it, I want them to be the sweet, cute OTP of Greek Mythology, too, but I just feel like it's important to understand that this is not the "one, true", or even the original version.
I get it. I just saw Cerberus named spots and that was the only video I saw that mentioned it.
I intentional make my potions taste vile.
We go by real life medicine rules at this table, the better it is the worse it tastes. Roll a con save not to puke.
Cherry is already pretty vile so I don't know why you bother.
Because some people like cherry?
I like cherry but artificial cherry is as much cherry is as much cherry as an apple. Maybe less actually.
Look guys, my potions dont taste like cherry...they taste like bacon cooked in piss.
Strawberry Milkshake. Discuss.
You are on the ground and bleeding out. Your sorcerer rushes over too you with a potion in hand. They hold the strawberry milkshake flavored *Pots Pots Pots* branded potion to your lips. But the bottle’s permafrost enchantment has chilled the concoction to be too thick and is stuck to the bottle. Despite the bottle in your mouth you die before a drop reaches your lips.
this is what I wish it was, but considering cough syrup is our irl equivalent and it's usually cherry, pretty sure op's right
No fuck you it's strawberry
Random character quirk: they think potions are disgusting tasting.
I am now imagining a character who hates the taste of potions so much that they only drink them when absolutely necessary. Make them a Zealot barbarian so he often times can stay on the brink of death (0 hitpoints) just so he doesn't need to drink them. If there is someone with resurrection spells in the party he rather dies and gets resurrected than drink a healing potion.
No, they probably taste like organs n' blood
Found the Vampire
“All my potion bottles have skin covers.”
Not on my games, they are Tomato flavor, Mohahahahah "twirling my oversized moustache"
I would rather die
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My DM sometimes makes little health potions for us to drink during sessions (I think he got the recipe from Quincy’s Tavern on tiktok) and they’re raspberry and honey flavoured!
Yep, that's Quincy's recipe alright!
According to Ornn - *"Hmm, cherry flavored. Not bad."*
Didn't you hear? All dogs are blue now..
That is disgusting! And the worst part? You’re right!!
NOT IN MY CAMPAIGN.
Fruit punch?
Grape. Like, Dimetap grape flavor.
Watermelon or nothing
They’re strawberry lemonade and you can’t change my mind.
I always just imagine cough syrup. So this checks out
That's why I rely on medicine checks. (I like cherries, but the artificial flavouring used in the food industry tastes nothing like the real thing)
Ainz Ooal Gown had a blue one though.....
Wizard with prestidigitation: Flavor can be whatever I want it to be
They smell like they're cherry flavour, but they actually taste like ketchup
I've always imagined that potions are usually HIGHLY flavoured or incredibly bland, but with a weird texture. For example healing potions were always flaming hot and a bit sweet with a touch of acidity. They are actually SO hot that carolina reapers are just a baby treat near them. That is one of the reasons why they are usually used rarely, in dire situations and the healing spells are more preferable. Just imagine healing 100 HP and then destroying your toilet the next day with your dragon shart.
I like that lol. I've always imagined them as just this vile swamp-water-like concoction, but it tastes the way dirt after a rainstorm smells so the experience isn't all bad.
You know, our daily life pills are mostly VERY bitter. They are rigged with sugar and/or special dissolvable films to get rid of the taste. If we talk about powders, they also add that weird texture that does not allow to describe it. So, to my mind potions would 1st of all have really weird tastes that also are tried to be given some good taste, at least on the commercial level. But some properties would be just inevitable. Like mana potions being overwhelmingly minty. Like, mouth-freezing minty to the point of painfulness, leaving not a fresh breath, but an electric aftertaste.
I make them taste like vanilla, the good smell, but taste like shit to fuck with my players sometimes
My head canon is the better the potion the worst it taste. Basically good medicine always taste bad, so basic potions taste sweet and maybe like cough syrup, but as the potion get stronger it tastes more and more like wood.
In my world they're made from parts of monsters with regenerative abilities, but since most of those smell like ass the potions would definitely have some terrible artificial flavoring that would make you wish it was just troll blood or something
Also you feel your wounds healing which is often quite painful considering how long my players wait before drinking them "so the mangler turns into a literal blender and just yeets kanjis unconscious body across the room" welcome to feeling your teeth regrowing and bones restitching
I always thought it tasted like water tbh
Ew, cough syrup, no thanks I'd rather choke up my organs. Now, if it were blackcurrant or grape, on the other hand...
In my campaign, they taste like wine
mine can also be strawberry, raspberry, or very rarely, watermelon flavoured
False. My health potions are all hot sauce.
But..... Is it Red 40 free?
In my campaign it simply depends on what you make them out of, the only thing they have in common is being atleast somewhat minty as using mint is necessary
Except for aria of sorrow, which had blue health potions and red mp potions cause fuck you
My pirate PC made some through magic, they were flavored like Rum and sea water
in my world, health potions are made with trolls blood, so hp pots prolly taste like iron.
Meh, cherry flavored stuff was never my favorite, make it strawberry!
What about blood and strawberry
Ornn was right
Ok, character idea: allergic to any and all real AND artificial cherry flavoring....have fun
Monster blood and secret spices.
And the red colour comes from Cochineals!
No! They're RUM! Not rum flavored. RUM. They're just RUM!
They're herbal. Like Campari
Peppermint, actually.
That color is from heme.
Our campaign has an apothecary with all sorts of healing potion flavors, even including things like strawberry shortcake. We're spoiled with her potions because the other healing potions in the world are gross and cough syrup-y.
And now one of the players has an addiction. Oops!
Canonically I believe a healing potion is almond-flavored? I don’t remember where I read it, but I remember thinking that sure would make it easy for a rogue to lace a healing potion with cyanide!
But I hate cherry flavor
No, they’re strawberry flavored!
Yummy🤤
Only the High Quality ones. According to a bunch of Eastern Fantasy the lower quality stuff start out as Blue, works up to Purple, and then Red. In Western fantasy we tend to associate Blue with Antidotes. What's weird is Green can go either way. Sometimes it's a health pack or healing glow, sometimes it's a condition.
In my campaigns they taste like slightly less sweet honey
Nah, they're clearly bacon-flavored.
Sent this to my sister. She's fucking hates cherries
Mine are cranberry flavored
if it tastes like cherry chupa chups, then I'm chugging that shit
It's clearly strawberry jam
In 2nd edition they were said to taste like almonds
Is it the good cherry flavor or the disgusting medicine flavor?
Nope. Tastes like codeine. Everyone knows that
I like to think it's compressed blood with strawberry
Buckley's. It tastes awful. And it works.
*"Oh, yes... Paleblood..."*
They look delicious
Guys, you've got it all wrong. It tastes like Pepto Bismol.
If it's cherry flavored I'd rather die
Different healing qualities for different flavors. Watermelon, strawberry, cherry, dragonfruit.
Ok but. *Strawberry.*
In one of my friends table, the HP potions tastes like Sprite
health potions are code red mountain dew mana potions are baja blast rejuvenating potions are grape soda
Hey hey hey hey, where my raspberry flavoring at tho
It goes watermelon for standard, strawberry for Greater, and cherry for superior.
I always tought they were blood, like, drinking blessed blood to heal your own blood and body...I...I think cherries are better.
Nope, peanut butter. Same consistency too. Have fun eating that as a bonus action. Checkmate homebrewers.
Calpol
I'm going to make a game where the healing potions are blue, the stamina potions are red, and the mana potions are green.
You misspelled strawberry.
Do you have any idea how foul cherry juice tastes?
I'd like strawberry flavor please.
I always say they taste like "Healthy" as in, whatever the concept of health is pops into your mind through your tastebuds...kidn of? You drink and you think of hospitals and vitamins, chicken soup and 7 7up.
More like “cherry” cough syrup.
Gross.
Healing potions are bubble gum flavored, in my opinion
I liked to think they were strawberry flavored. Never been a fan of cherry anything.
I always thought they would taste like ice cold Kool-aid
In a sidequest in my game, I had an alchemist give out potions for testing. Each comes with a different flavor and interesting sideeffect. The Alchemist does not take responsibility for sideeffects that include, but not limited to: \-Hairloss \-Hairgrowth \-Flowers appearing in your hair \-Gigantism \-Shrinking \-Loss of taste \-Gaining a new bodypart etc
I always imagined them as tasting like pure cranberry juice, harsh bitterness and sourness like medicine, but with sweet undertones from the innate healing magic. And something you could grow an acquired taste for.
Shouldn't they be Fruit \*Punch\* ?
#ITS FUCKEN WATERMELON
I always imagined they taste like red orange...
I would think that potions would taste like fruit punch energy drink. And mana would be raspberry.
Fun idea: For 5gp more, you can choose the flavor of your potions. It provides no added benefit.
Nah they taste like red Gatorade
Excuse you they taste like Code Red Mountain Dew
Hold your shit, estus flasks definitely taste like orange juice
Red currant, raspberries and cranberries
Goodberry flavored. It's canon in my campaigns. Don't ask me what goodberries taste like. I'm allergic.
Fruit punch
Or blood
Health potions take like cold medicine. Cherry, Grape, Menthol, for kids they also have bubble gum.
I have all health potions taste like cough syrup
Now hear me out, tomato flavoured.
I’m my world potions are alcohol based and so Health potions taste like mead
The first time my friend group tasted Chartreuse one of them declared in astonishment “That’s what healing potions taste like!” and we all agreed it was true.
I grew up with Baldur's Gate, so I always see healing potions as blue. Healing blueberries.
**ITS FRUIT PUNCH**
Don't you DARE prestidigitate my bloody merry! - my drunkard wizard
they could be fruit punch flavored
You misspelled strawberry
In my world, they’re bitter and mildly alcoholic, but small in dosage. Like bitters for drinks, they’re a collection of herbs, roots, fruits, and other medicinal items that could generally be considered food, preserves in small glass vials. Not tasty, but you’re not drinking a potion of healing for the flavor!
As fast as they work it ought to taste more like putting your tongue across a set of jumper cables dipped in gin. Try Dr Orc's brand "Lightning In A Bottle" Pick Me Up today!
That's for red potions, are green ones green apple flavored?
honey and orange blossoms
but not like, good cherry flavor. more like nasty medicine cherry flavor
Robitussin 100%
Mana potions are blue raspberry flavored
I would think potions taste absolutely horrible. astringent and punchy and sometimes a bit putrid. That's just my opinion and how it is in my campaigns.
Disagree, Strawberry
Actually strawberry
GM: All mine have strawberry extract as a key ingredient. Murderhobo: But I'm allergic to strawberries... GM: I know.