The Magical Draught of Happenstance

Compatibility Questions
over 6 years ago – Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 06:13:38 AM

ND here,

I'm posting today because there have been some questions about whether or not the Draught of Happenstance would be Pathfinder compatible.

The short answer is yes, but...

The longer answer is yes, but it will take time. Paizo's Pathfinder is an amazing ruleset and setting that spans more than a decade of work. It has so many options that players can customize their characters to the nth degree. The PFSRD lists 32 classes from Paizo alone, not including Unchained classes (Rogues, man!), Occult classes (Any Kineticists around?), and Alternate classes (Antipaladin, anyone?) Then there's the third-party stuff and prestige classes. Did anyone ever become a Hell Knight without doing it at character creation?

So, what does that all mean for the potion?

I guess what I'm trying to say is... there's a lot of Cheese. And of course, adventure paths like Iron Gods already have a lot of weird potions and magic effects in them that can do all sorts of crazy things. As things stand, the 5e version of the potion bottle can already be kind of extra. How do we add our potion effects into Pathfinder without making it so players can one shot that boss lich? (I'm looking at you, Ray the Warlock with your double crit eldritch blasts!)

The answer?  A lot of play testing.

But in the meantime, we really want to get this awesome potion bottle out there, and to do that we need your support. Yes, right now, the potion only has 5e effects, but by the time the potion bottle ships, I would like to think we will have at least Pathfinder 1 stuff available. Of course, that can't happen if we don't fund and get the backing it takes to cover the cost of mold fees, production, packaging, shipping, distributing, etc.

We're not any of those major companies that can push this out without your help. We've tried to keep the cost low for you guys, but that means we need a lot of people to see this. We have plans for a lot of things that can expand on this, but we need to set the foundation in stone first...

Hmm...

Petrification might be a good potion effect...

Don't worry guy's it's only a one in twenty chance. What's the worst that can happen?

Oh. Right. We could not fund. That would suck. Please give this a share, and if possible, consider buying a bottle. And remember, just because we provide effects for one system or another, that doesn't mean you GMs out there have to use them. Their more guidelines than actual rules, unless you have +10 Profession (Barrister)

Ooooh! Another potion effect: Falling Rocks!  DC 30 reflex save, or your PCs die. That sounds fun!

Just remember you can create your own effects to fit your game!

Noble Dwarf

24% in 48hrs
over 6 years ago – Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 05:40:35 AM

Thank you all! We have come a long way in a short time. We hit 24% funding in the first 48 hrs!

We want you to know that we appreciate each and everyone of you, our backers. Thank you for your trust and support in our first factory produced toy.

But we need your help still, please like and share every post you can find across all of your social media platforms. If you can't find one, make one! or two! The exposure means everything to the project at this point. We are on track for a successful campaign. Our goal was to keep the cost of this potion bottle down so everyone can enjoy it, this means we need a higher number of backers to fully fund and that means we need to spread the word far and wide!

Thank you for all the messages and comments please keep them coming!