Potion of healing
Potion of healing | |
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General information | |
Also known as | Healing potion, health potion |
Type | Potion |
Rarity |
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Materials | Various; includes Tumor moss, queenscap, reef moss |
Properties | |
Attunement | No |
Notable properties | Causes the drinker to regain hit points |
A potion of healing is a potion of red glimmering liquid that can restore hit points when it is drunk.
Properties[edit | edit source]
Drinking a potion of healing restores an amount of hit points that varies with the potion's potency and rarity.
Name | Rarity | HP Regained | Price in gold[fn 1] |
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Potion of Healing | Common | 2d4+2 | 50 |
Potion of Greater Healing | Uncommon | 4d4+4 | 100 |
Potion of Superior Healing | Rare | 8d4+8 | 500 |
Potion of Supreme Healing | Very Rare | 10d4+20 | 5000 |
It normally takes one action to drink a potion; however, the Critical Role games use a homebrew rule making it possible to drink one as a bonus action, although feeding one to another player still takes an action.[1] The Critical Role: Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting offered this homebrew rule as a suggestion to help speed up combat with larger parties,[2] and introduced "Rapid Quaffing" as an optional feat allowing characters to not only drink potions as a bonus action but also gain advantage on saving throws triggered by ingesting alcohol and dangerous substances.[3]
Creation and distribution[edit | edit source]
- Tal'Dorei: Rare swamp fungus called the queenscap is a reagent used in the brewing of potions of superior healing; as of 812 PD the fungus had been harvested almost to the point of extinction in the K'Tawl Swamp but the mushrooms were still available around the village of Bronbog in the Dreamseep Marshlands.[4]
- Issylra: Mertin Cyndrial claims that most potions one would see throughout the world in some way, shape, or form originated in Vasselheim, including healing potions.[5] The mineral-rich mud of the Silted Vale rumored to carry natural healing properties and restorative elements to aged skin.[6]
- Marquet: According to Advik, an herbalist named Amarash lives near the Heartmoor of the Oderan Wilds and knows a secret family recipe for healing potions. These potions have the same healing properties but a different brackish red color to them.[7]
- Shattered Teeth: Jirana creates a balm made from reef moss that acts as a healing potion.[8]
- Wildemount: Madam Musk in Asarius produces potions of healing using tumor moss collected from the banks of the nearby Ifolon River.[9]
Uses[edit | edit source]
CritRoleStats has a record of all potions of healing consumed in each campaign:
- Here is the tracker for Campaign 1
- Here is the tracker for Campaign 2
- Here is the tracker for Campaign 3
Trivia[edit | edit source]
Matt filled several small bottles with the corresponding amount of red dice to hand to the players to represent the healing potions they carry. When a player wants to use the potion, they roll the dice by emptying the bottle, then return it to the Dungeon Master.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ See Matt's tweets.
- ↑ Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting, p. 117.
- ↑ Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting, p. 109.
- ↑ Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting, p. 73.
- ↑ "Aramente to Pyrah" (1x22) at 48:38.
- ↑ "The Ominous March" (1x109) at 1:41:17.
- ↑ "The Threat Between the Walls" (3x05) at 53:59.
- ↑ "Mist and Whimsy" (3x71) at 4:00:16.
- ↑ "Cornered" (2x53) at 1:32:49.
Footnotes:
- ↑ The usual cost of a healing potion is the standard price of a magical item of the same rarity but halved (e.g. cost of a common magic item is 100 gold/for common potion of healing is 50 gold).
Art:
- ↑ Screenshot of healing potions, by Shaun Ellis from Critical Role Abridged Episode 5. This file is a copyrighted work. Its use in this article is asserted to qualify as fair use of the material under United States copyright law.
- ↑ Dice jar representing a potion of healing, by Matthew Mercer and Chris Lockey (source). This file is a copyrighted work. Its use in this article is asserted to qualify as fair use of the material under United States copyright law.