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	* Consumables normally require a [[swift action]] to activate, however exceptions exist.		* Consumables normally require a [[swift action]] to activate, however exceptions exist.
	* Consumables listed with a [[skill]] are considered linked with it. A character that wants to use that consumable must have that skill trained.		* Consumables listed with a [[Skills\|skill]] are considered linked with it. A character that wants to use that consumable must have that skill trained.
	* A good general rule in trading or attempting to acquire Consumables is that a consumable is worth two Consumable items of the next tier down. Artifact Consumables cannot be traded down.		* A good general rule in trading or attempting to acquire Consumables is that a consumable is worth two Consumable items of the next tier down. Artifact Consumables cannot be traded down.
	* The Artifacts are never available for trade, and are generally only found as rewards for perilous quests, or created via a recipe as part of an Artifact level magic item. Some games may find it useful to make the [[Ankh]] considerably more available, however.		* The Artifacts are never available for trade, and are generally only found as rewards for perilous quests, or created via a recipe as part of an Artifact level magic item. Some games may find it useful to make the [[Ankh]] considerably more available, however.

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	* Again, we recommend that each player get 3 consumables per {{Bracket\|Quest}}.		* Again, we recommend that each player get 3 consumables per {{Bracket\|Quest}}.

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	\|[[~~Illusory~~ Terrain]]		\|[[Illusionary Terrain]]
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	\|[[Floating Eye]]		\|[[Floating Eye]]
	\|[[~~Daedelic~~ Wings]]		\|[[Daedalic Wings]]
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	!rowspan="4"\|[[Engineering]]		!rowspan="3"\|[[Engineering]]
	~~\|[[Floating Eye~~]]
	\|[[Brush Shield]]		\|[[Brush Shield]]
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	\|
	\|-
	~~\|[[Meat Grenade]]~~
	\|[[Canned Lightning]]		\|[[Canned Lightning]]
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	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|[[Floating Eye]]
	\|[[Daedelic Wings]]		\|[[Daedelic Wings]]
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|[[Meat Grenade]]
	\|[[Intricate Headgear]]		\|[[Intricate Headgear]]
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	* Consumables listed with a [[skill]] are considered linked with it. A character that wants to use that consumable must have that skill trained.		* Consumables listed with a [[skill]] are considered linked with it. A character that wants to use that consumable must have that skill trained.
	* A good general rule in trading or attempting to acquire Consumables is that a consumable is worth two Consumable items of the next tier down. Artifact Consumables cannot be traded down.		* A good general rule in trading or attempting to acquire Consumables is that a consumable is worth two Consumable items of the next tier down. Artifact Consumables cannot be traded down.
	* The Artifacts are never available for trade, and are generally only found as rewards for perilous quests, or created via a recipe as part of an Artifact level magic item. Some games may find it useful to make the Ankh considerably more available, however.		* The Artifacts are never available for trade, and are generally only found as rewards for perilous quests, or created via a recipe as part of an Artifact level magic item. Some games may find it useful to make the [[Ankh]] considerably more available, however.
	* Again, we recommend that each player get 3 consumables per {{Bracket\|Quest}}.		* Again, we recommend that each player get 3 consumables per {{Bracket\|Quest}}.

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			[[Category:Equipment]]
	[[Category:Consumables]]		[[Category:Consumables]]

Vicerious: Created page with "Players start each {{Bracket|Quest}} length period with three consumables per character under almost all circumstances. Should players be exceptionally poor either in money or..."

2017-08-23T18:27:14Z

Created page with "Players start each {{Bracket|Quest}} length period with three consumables per character under almost all circumstances. Should players be exceptionally poor either in money or..."

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Players start each {{Bracket|Quest}} length period with three consumables per character under almost all circumstances. Should players be exceptionally poor either in money or sense, they may end up starting with less. This is a fairly significant change, however, so consider it carefully. It can lead to failure becoming a slippery slope, as consumables are designed to take the edge off of that
exact same slope.

We offer a large set of items with different durations, and enough of them that a single party is actually making meaningful choices about their loadouts. Notably, consumable items are rarely open to monsters, as it would not make sense for them to have such equipment. We use this to distinguish bosses, recurrent foes, and the like as well!

Finally, consumables offer something really special to players: loot they can use right away which directly affects their short term survival and can be accumulated meaningfully, unlike other [[Magic Items|magical]] or [[Equipment|mundane items]]. This means that it is perfectly reasonable for players to find a chest of [[healing potion]]s, or recover a pair of ancient [[Ankh]]s. Players should be able to expect one consumable per character about every 6 encounters, varying based on difficulty and likely not received all at once. On average, a character can expect to use or need a consumable about every
three encounters, leading to a gradual but virtually inevitable loss of resources across the arc of the {{Bracket|Quest}}. It's up to the GM how much this scarcity receives emphasis.

==Consumable Rules Summary==
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; text-align:center; margin-left:10px;"
|+ Starting Consumables per Level
|
!Lesser
!Greater
!Relic
!Artifact
|-
!Lvl. 1-4
|3
|0
|0
|0
|-
!Lvl. 5-9
|2
|1
|0
|0
|-
!Lvl. 10-20
|1
|1
|1
|0
|-
|}

* Consumables normally require a [[swift action]] to activate, however exceptions exist.
* Consumables listed with a [[skill]] are considered linked with it. A character that wants to use that consumable must have that skill trained.
* A good general rule in trading or attempting to acquire Consumables is that a consumable is worth two Consumable items of the next tier down. Artifact Consumables cannot be traded down.
* The Artifacts are never available for trade, and are generally only found as rewards for perilous quests, or created via a recipe as part of an Artifact level magic item. Some games may find it useful to make the Ankh considerably more available, however.
* Again, we recommend that each player get 3 consumables per {{Bracket|Quest}}.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Consumables by skill and item type
|
!Lesser Item
!Greater Item
!Relic
!Artifact
|-
!rowspan="3"| General
|[[Healing Potion]]
|[[Formal Favor]]
|[[Rusted Ring]]
|[[Ankh]]
|-
|
|[[Gloss Armor]]
|
|[[Hourglass]]
|-
|
|[[Tiny Model]]
|
|
|-
![[Arcana]]
|[[Hollow Horn]]
|
|[[Illusory Terrain]]
|
|-
![[Diplomacy]]
|
|[[Limited Diplomatic Immunity]]
|
|
|-
!rowspan="4"|[[Engineering]]
|[[Floating Eye]]
|[[Brush Shield]]
|
|
|-
|[[Meat Grenade]]
|[[Canned Lightning]]
|
|
|-
|
|[[Daedelic Wings]]
|
|
|-
|
|[[Intricate Headgear]]
|
|
|-
!rowspan="2"| [[Geography]]
|[[Granite Spike]]
|[[Affable Cube]]
|
|
|-
|
|[[Shape Earth]]
|
|
|-
![[History]]
|[[What Someone Else Knew]]
|[[Spirit's Shielding]]
|
|
|-
![[Larceny]]
|[[Firebrand]]
|[[Friends in Low Places]]
|
|
|-
![[Nature]]
|[[Instant Tree]]
|[[Strange Acid Flask]]
|
|
|-
![[Perception]]
|[[Curious Monocle]]
|[[Wolf Totem]]
|
|
|-
|}

[[Category:Consumables]]