Broken Promises

Broken Promises is a unique Consumable (Potion) that can be consumed for both a positive and a harmful effect.

A parasite swims in the bottom of this bottle, fat with strength

Properties

• Potions
• Single Use
• Rarity: Common
•  Weight: 0.1 kg / 0.2 lb
• Price: 1 gp
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  UID

  CONS_Hag_Broken_Promises
  UUID

  3575950d-c41a-448d-bb2d-cd08c78c88c6

Effect

Bonus action

• Consume the potion to inflict  Broken Promises on yourself.

Condition: Broken Promises

 Broken Promises

Duration: Until Long rest

• Strength is increased by 2 for Duration: Until Long rest.
• Strength is decreased indefinitely by 1 after Long Rest.

Cursed

Where to find

• At the end of the Overgrown Tunnel in the Acrid Workshop. Set on a stone shelf alongside ten other dangerous potions made by Auntie Ethel.

Notes

• This is the only potion in Auntie Ethel's workshop with a short-term benefit and long-term detriment.
  • Attempting to  Remove Curse the effect will trigger the detriment immediately.
• If you absolutely must use the short-term benefit, the negative effect can be mitigated with the following, somewhat extreme strategies:
  • Killing the character in question (they must actually be dead, not simply rolling death saves) and then bringing them back via Withers or a Scroll of Revivify will remove the effect.
    • However, this will also remove certain other "permanent" effects such as Loviatar's Love.^{[Needs Verification]}
  • You could respec at Withers into a build that simply doesn't utilize strength.
  • You can switch to the Club of Hill Giant Strength as your main weapon.
  • If you plan on taking a story path that would remove one character from your party roster permanently, (such as sacrificing someone to BOOOAL), you could give the potion to the character in question.
    • Similarly, you could give the potion to a Withers hireling you plan on later dismissing.
  • You can also opt to simply not consume the potion until the final stretch of the game, when you had already taken your final long rest.