Can one mix potions? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Can one mix potions? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Trydan
10-11-04, 07:50 AM One topic that came up recently was that of mixing potions. From what it says in the DMG (3.0 and SRD) there is nothing on this topic. So, what is the rule? For example:

May I mix a potion of Bull's Strength and a potion of Invisibility, put them in a bottle, and them drink them together later as a single action, to get a double-effect.
May I drink one potion, and then drink another the next round (or must I wait for the first one to wear off).

Any ideas (or references!). Thanks
Seeker95
10-11-04, 08:19 AM a. No, you may not.
b. Yes, you may.

Houserules may create different outcomes.
kSquared
10-11-04, 09:40 AM In regards to the first question -- you can mix them together, but you'll spoil the magic and effectively ruin both of the potions. Similarly, emptying the contents of your cure moderate wounds potion into the town water fountain won't heal everybody that drinks from it. Though you could set up a tidy tourist income that way with a little rumor-spreading... :)
Valoy_Muniz
10-11-04, 10:30 AM In seconed edition they had rules to this. In 3rd they took them out.
Trydan
10-11-04, 11:02 AM In seconed edition they had rules to this. In 3rd they took them out.Hmm... that explains a lot. Some of us could remember reading it somewhere but then, having poured through the (3.Ed) books, we just couldn't find it. Hence this posting.

Thanks to everyone that replied. That was precisely the information that I needed.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Trydan 10-11-04, 07:50 AM	One topic that came up recently was that of mixing potions. From what it says in the DMG (3.0 and SRD) there is nothing on this topic. So, what is the rule? For example: May I mix a potion of Bull's Strength and a potion of Invisibility, put them in a bottle, and them drink them together later as a single action, to get a double-effect. May I drink one potion, and then drink another the next round (or must I wait for the first one to wear off). Any ideas (or references!). Thanks
Seeker95 10-11-04, 08:19 AM	a. No, you may not. b. Yes, you may. Houserules may create different outcomes.
kSquared 10-11-04, 09:40 AM	In regards to the first question -- you can mix them together, but you'll spoil the magic and effectively ruin both of the potions. Similarly, emptying the contents of your cure moderate wounds potion into the town water fountain won't heal everybody that drinks from it. Though you could set up a tidy tourist income that way with a little rumor-spreading... :)
Valoy_Muniz 10-11-04, 10:30 AM	In seconed edition they had rules to this. In 3rd they took them out.
Trydan 10-11-04, 11:02 AM	In seconed edition they had rules to this. In 3rd they took them out.Hmm... that explains a lot. Some of us could remember reading it somewhere but then, having poured through the (3.Ed) books, we just couldn't find it. Hence this posting. Thanks to everyone that replied. That was precisely the information that I needed.