Suude

Suude is an illegal substance sold across Exandria. It is refined from arcane residuum,[2] and causes a head rush and enhances senses and magic.[3]

Properties[edit | edit source]

When suude is smoked, the user must succeed on a Constitution saving throw (DC 10) or be knocked unconscious for 2d4 rounds.[2][4] Upon a successful save, the user gains one sorcery point and access to a metamagic option for one hour; more sorcery points can be gained by smoking more suude, but doing so increases the risk of an overdose, as the DC increases by three for each additional dose.[2][5][6]

The exact Metamagic granted is based on the color of the suude:[2][7]

  • Brown suude: Extended Spell[8]
  • Blue suude: Twinned Spell
  • Red suude: Distant Spell

History[edit | edit source]

Background[edit | edit source]

Suude was first refined during the Age of Arcanum to enhance very long ritual casting, but it gradually spread to less reputable elements.[9]

Campaign 1: Vox Machina[edit | edit source]

Scanlan told Jarett Howarth about how Vox Machina had met and allied with J'mon Sa Ord, and offered to get Jarett pardoned for an unspecified crime he had committed back in Ank'Harel. In exchange, he asked Jarett to get him some drugs. Jarett protested that he didn't deal with that kind of thing, but told Scanlan he could get some suude in the Turst Fields south of the Alabaster Sierras. Jarett offered to send a courier to get it, but warned Scanlan that the substance was highly illegal. However, Jarett did point out that the prison he'd normally be locked in was out of use due to the Chroma Conclave's attack on Emon, so now would be the best time to buy some. It took a bit more convincing from Scanlan, but eventually Jarett promised to get him some suude.[10]

When Scanlan continued to press Jarett to acquire suude for him, Jarett warned that he had seen the drug ruin lives near K'Tawl Swamp,[11] but he eventually supplied Scanlan with brown suude.[12] A short time later, Scanlan overdosed on the drug and briefly knocked himself unconscious, causing confusion and panic in the party.[13]

Campaign 2: The Mighty Nein[edit | edit source]

The Mighty Nein looted the Overcrow Apothecary and found a bag[14] that Beauregard identified as suude, ground whitestone, worth 1,000 gold; this discovery led Taliesin to conclude that the store was a front rather than a bona fide business.[15]

While exploring the ruins of Aeor in pursuit of Lucien, the Nein encountered an abomination with a giant cherub face. Beau was swallowed by the creature, but deposited her entire stash of brown suude into its stomach, temporarily rendering it unconscious.[16]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

In Critical Role: Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting, azuremite is said to be one of the substances able to be refined into suude as well as residuum.[17] However in Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn, all references to suude being made from azuremite were removed.[18]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting, p. 55. See also pp. 58, 82, 86, 95.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting, p. 55.
  3. ↑ From Matthew Mercer's tweet regarding Tal'Dorei drugs.
  4. ↑ "What Lies Beneath the Surface" (1x81) at 35:05. Scanlan demonstrates what happens when one uses suude and fails the saving throw.
  5. ↑ "Deadly Echoes" (1x82) at 3:10:10.
  6. ↑ "Malice and Mystery Below" (2x119) at 39:53.
  7. ↑ "Deadly Echoes" (1x82) at 3:10:03.
  8. ↑ "Deadly Echoes" (1x82) from 3:08:40 through 3:09:26. Scanlan tries brown suude again and succeeds on his saving throw, and Matt explains how that version works.
  9. ↑ "Talks Machina #10: Deadly Echoes" (TM1x82) at 1:01:25.
  10. ↑ "Passed Through Fire" (1x69) from 2:27:46 through 2:32:30.
  11. ↑ "The Coming Storm" (1x73) at 1:01:18.
  12. ↑ "The Siege of Emon" (1x78) at 51:45.
  13. ↑ "What Lies Beneath the Surface" (1x81) from 33:26 through 44:13.
  14. ↑ "Domestic Respite" (2x62) at 3:16:51.
  15. ↑ "Domestic Respite" (2x62) from 3:22:15 through 3:24:15.
  16. ↑ "Malice and Mystery Below" (2x119) from 37:31 through 40:14.
  17. ↑ Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting, p. 86.
  18. ↑ Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn, Chapter 3: "Tal'Dorei Gazetteer", pp. 141–142.

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