Mental Control Alchemy
Drunkenness
Alternative Names: Bacchus, Pan, Private Reserve.
Subject becomes drunk, as per the Drunkenness spell (p. 136); -3 each to DX and IQ. He is a happy, charismatic drunk (others react at +1) and recovers without a hangover.
Duration: 1d hours.
Form: Powder only; must be taken
in wine.
Cost: $130/$300.
Recipe: $100; 3 days; defaults to Alchemy-1.
Friendship
Alternative Name: Philemon.
The subject has +3 reaction to all others.
Duration: 1d hours.
Form: Any, but pastille effect lasts
only 3d minutes.
Cost: $550/$1,000.
Recipe: $300; 2 weeks; defaults to Alchemy-1.
Forgetfulness
Alternative Name: Pirithous.
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 only.
Cost: $700/$1,200.
Recipe: $100; 3 weeks; defaults to Alchemy-4.
Gullibility
Alternative Names: Fool’s Broth, Polyphemus.
The subject acquires the Gullibility disadvantage (p. B137).
Duration: 1d hours.
Form: Any but pastille.
Cost: $500/$900.
Recipe: $150; 2 weeks; defaults to Alchemy-1.
Love
Alternative Names: Eros, Love Potion.
The subject falls in love with the next person of the appropriate sex he sees. This effect is permanent unless counteracted by a dose of alchemical antidote, another dose of love elixir (which will cause the subject to love someone else), or the Remove Curse spell.
Duration: Permanent.
Form: Any.
Cost: $900/$2,000.
Recipe: $600; 3 weeks; defaults to Alchemy-1.
Truth
Alternative Name: Phoebus.
The subject cannot tell a lie, exactly as per the Compel Truth spell (p. 47).
Duration: 1 hour.
Form: Any.
Cost: $1,100/$2,000.
Recipe: $200; 4 weeks; defaults to Alchemy-1.