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Potion of Growth

Potion Of Growth
  • Category: Potion
  • Rarity: Uncommon

When you drink this potion, you gain the "enlarge" effect of the Enlarge/Reduce spell for 10 minutes (no Concentration required).

The red in the potion's liquid continuously expands from a tiny bead to color the clear liquid around it and then contracts. Shaking the bottle fails to interrupt this process.

Tactical Applications​

Size Enhancement: Increases size to Large for one hour, providing enhanced reach, damage, and physical presence. Exceptional for melee combat, intimidation, and tactical positioning through size advantage.

Class Synergies:

  • Melee Combatants: Perfect for fighters, barbarians, and paladins wanting enhanced physical presence and reach
  • Frontline Tanks: Essential for characters requiring enhanced battlefield control and physical dominance
  • Intimidation Builds: Excellent for characters focusing on fear effects and psychological warfare
  • Any Class: Universal utility for temporary size enhancement regardless of build specialization

Build Considerations: Single-use item providing temporary but powerful size enhancement. Most valuable for melee combat scenarios and situations requiring physical intimidation.

Acquisition Methods​

Crafting Requirements: Requires enlarge magic, size enhancement enchantments, and growth essences. Creation cost 1,200-3,000 gp and takes 5 weeks.

Common Sources:

  • Transmutation specialists and size manipulation practitioners
  • Treasure hoards of legendary giants and size-changing creatures
  • Commission from enchanters specializing in transmutation magic
  • Found in the collections of size specialists and enhancement experts
  • Sometimes discovered in giant territories or obtained from growth creature encounters

Alternative Acquisition: Often found in locations with connections to growth magic and size enhancement.

Value & Trade​

Estimated Value: 1,800-4,000 gp, with higher demand among melee combatants and intimidation specialists.

Trade Considerations: Popular among fighters, barbarians, and anyone requiring temporary size enhancement for combat advantages.

Character Integration​

Roleplay Elements: Suggests experience with size magic, physical enhancement, or professional roles requiring intimidating presence.

Character Concepts:

  • Size specialist with growth expertise and enhanced combat experience
  • Intimidation expert using size enhancement for psychological warfare and fear tactics
  • Character with extensive experience in size-based combat and physical dominance
  • Tactical specialist combining size advantages with traditional combat techniques

Adventure Hooks​

The Size Advantage: Combat encounters where enhanced size provides decisive tactical advantages and battlefield control.

The Intimidation Campaign: Social scenarios where large size enables fear effects and psychological dominance.

The Physical Dominance: Contests where enhanced size determines success through physical presence and reach.

The Giant's Role: Adventures requiring large size for specific challenges and environmental navigation.

Variants & Customization​

Greater Potion of Growth (Rare): Enhanced size increase and additional physical benefits with improved combat capabilities.

Potion of Gigantic Growth (Very Rare): Extreme size enhancement with massive physical advantages and intimidation bonuses.

Warrior's Growth Potion (Uncommon): Optimized for combat with enhanced attack bonuses and tactical positioning.

Specialized Variants:

  • Combat Growth Potion: Enhanced for battle with additional damage bonuses and reach advantages
  • Intimidation Growth Potion: Optimized for fear effects with enhanced psychological impact
  • Tactical Growth Potion: Specialized for positioning with enhanced battlefield control capabilities

Lore & History​

Origins: Created by ancient warriors who sought to emulate the physical dominance and battlefield presence of giants.

Historical Significance: These potions enabled crucial military victories through enhanced physical presence and combat advantages.

Cultural Impact: Represent the desire to transcend physical limitations and achieve giant-like dominance in combat.

Magical Craft: Demonstrates understanding of transmutation magic and the processes required for size enhancement.

Balancing Notes​

Introduction Timing: Appropriate for levels 4-12 when size advantages become tactically important and physical presence matters.

Campaign Impact: Provides significant combat enhancement balanced by single-use limitation and temporary duration.

Combat Focus: Most valuable in campaigns featuring melee combat and physical intimidation scenarios.

Encounter Design​

Recommended Challenges:

  • Melee combat encounters where size enhancement provides tactical advantages and reach benefits
  • Intimidation scenarios where large size enables fear effects and psychological dominance
  • Physical contests where enhanced size determines success through presence and power
  • Tactical positioning situations where size advantages enable battlefield control

Size Adjustments: Encounters may need to account for enhanced reach, damage, and physical presence.

Size Items: Other items that enhance size manipulation and provide physical enhancement capabilities.

Combat Equipment:

  • Items that improve melee effectiveness and combat capabilities
  • Equipment for intimidation and psychological warfare
  • Tools for physical enhancement and size magic

Complementary Equipment: Items that enhance size abilities or provide additional combat benefits.

Roleplay Opportunities​

Size Mastery: Characters develop expertise in size manipulation and enhanced combat techniques.

Physical Leadership: Size enhancement capabilities create opportunities for leading through physical dominance and intimidation.

Combat Innovation: Growth abilities enable impressive physical displays and tactical advantages through enhanced presence.