Side Quest: Potion Mix-Up

Side Quest: Potion Mix-Up

Location: The Alchemist’s

Reward: 10gp each and potions.

• This quest can either be started just by entering the Alchemist’s or by a help request on the notice board.

• The quest is started when the party enters the Alchemist’s when the apprentice is there.

• The party enters the Alchemist’s and is greeted by a rather erratic looking apprentice covered in soot and dressed in a heavily stained apron.

• When the party approaches, the alchemist starts a conversation:

  • “Ah, you saw my notice! You’re here for the potion testing, right?”

  • The party can respond however they want, and the Alchemist’s apprentice will persuade them to help.

  • “It’s quite simple really. You see, I’ve lost my notes for what these potions actually do. Don’t worry, it’s nothing deadly! So if you could just like, drink them, I can note down their effects and figure out which is which. And in return I can give you gold and maybe some of the potion. How’s that sound?”

  • If the party accepts then the Apprentice is thankful.

  • “Excellent! Thanks for doing this, here you are!”

• Depending on the size of the party, create that amount of potions using the random table below using three d8s.

D8 Roll	Immediate Effect	Hidden Effect	Duration
1	Fire-Breathing	Your depth perception is wildly off	3 hours
2	Invisibility	You think a small creature is following you	Until long rest
3	Blindness	Your skin turns a pale green overtime	6 hours
4	Ice-touch	Your charisma stat temporarily increases by 5	2 days
5	Turn into a Rat	Wild magic bubbles under your skin	One week
6	Comprehend Languages	Your movements are ten times louder	Until short Rest
7	Replenish Health	Your long range weapons are incredibly accurate	30 minutes
8	Darkvision	Everything feels cold and damp	1 hour

If you’re playing in person, you can make this even more fun by creating drinks for you players and assigning the potions you rolled to each one!