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Potion of Invisibility

Potion Of Invisibility
  • Category: Potion
  • Rarity: Rare

This potion's container looks empty but feels as though it holds liquid. When you drink the potion, you have the Invisible condition for 1 hour. The effect ends early if you make an attack roll, deal damage, or cast a spell.

Tactical Applications​

Combat Strategy: Provides invisibility for one hour, enabling stealth, surprise attacks, and tactical positioning. Exceptional for infiltration, escape, and combat advantage.

Class Synergies:

  • Rogues: Perfect for stealth specialists and sneak attack builds requiring invisibility
  • Any Class: Universal utility for stealth and tactical positioning regardless of class
  • Infiltrators: Essential for spies and characters requiring covert operation capabilities
  • Escape Specialists: Excellent for characters needing emergency invisibility and escape options

Build Considerations: Single-use item providing temporary invisibility without requiring attunement. Most valuable for stealth-focused strategies and emergency situations.

Acquisition Methods​

Crafting Requirements: Requires invisibility magic, concealment enchantments, and shadow essences. Creation cost 1,500-3,000 gp and takes 6 weeks.

Common Sources:

  • Illusion specialists and stealth organizations
  • Treasure hoards of legendary rogues and invisibility masters
  • Commission from enchanters specializing in illusion magic
  • Found in the collections of spy networks and covert operatives
  • Rewards from grateful organizations requiring stealth capabilities

Alternative Acquisition: Sometimes discovered in hidden caches or obtained from invisibility creature encounters.

Value & Trade​

Estimated Value: 2,000-4,000 gp, with higher demand among rogues and stealth specialists.

Trade Considerations: Popular among infiltrators, spies, and anyone requiring invisibility for tactical advantages.

Character Integration​

Roleplay Elements: Suggests experience with stealth operations, covert activities, or professional roles requiring invisibility.

Character Concepts:

  • Master infiltrator with invisibility expertise and stealth specialization
  • Spy requiring reliable invisibility for covert missions and intelligence gathering
  • Character with extensive experience in stealth operations and covert activities
  • Tactical specialist using invisibility for battlefield advantage and positioning

Adventure Hooks​

The Stealth Mission: Infiltration adventures where invisibility enables access to secured locations and information.

The Covert Operation: Spy scenarios where invisibility provides crucial advantages for intelligence gathering.

The Tactical Strike: Combat encounters where invisibility enables surprise attacks and positioning benefits.

The Emergency Escape: Crisis situations where invisibility provides essential escape capabilities.

Variants & Customization​

Greater Potion of Invisibility (Rare): Enhanced duration and improved invisibility effects with additional benefits.

Potion of Greater Invisibility (Very Rare): Provides greater invisibility without breaking on attacks.

Spy's Invisibility Potion (Uncommon): Optimized for covert operations with enhanced stealth features.

Specialized Variants:

  • Combat Invisibility Potion: Enhanced for battlefield use with tactical positioning bonuses
  • Infiltration Potion: Optimized for covert entry with lock-picking and stealth bonuses
  • Escape Potion: Specialized for emergency situations with rapid activation and movement bonuses

Lore & History​

Origins: Created by ancient spies and infiltrators who needed reliable methods for covert operations and stealth missions.

Historical Significance: These potions enabled crucial intelligence operations and the success of covert missions throughout history.

Cultural Impact: Represent the mastery of illusion magic and the art of remaining unseen and undetected.

Magical Craft: Demonstrates understanding of illusion magic and the complex processes required for invisibility effects.

Balancing Notes​

Introduction Timing: Appropriate for levels 3-10 when stealth becomes important and invisibility provides significant advantages.

Campaign Impact: Provides powerful stealth capabilities balanced by single-use limitation and temporary duration.

Stealth Focus: Most valuable in campaigns featuring infiltration, espionage, and stealth-based challenges.

Encounter Design​

Recommended Challenges:

  • Infiltration scenarios where invisibility enables access to restricted areas and information
  • Combat encounters where stealth positioning provides tactical advantages
  • Escape situations where invisibility enables survival and tactical withdrawal
  • Investigation missions where covert observation advances the plot

Tactical Adjustments: Encounters may need alternative detection methods when invisibility is available.

Stealth Items: Other items that enhance invisibility and stealth capabilities for covert operations.

Infiltration Equipment:

  • Items that improve stealth effectiveness and covert operation capabilities
  • Equipment for professional spy work and infiltration missions
  • Tools for lock-picking, surveillance, and covert intelligence gathering

Complementary Equipment: Items that enhance stealth skills or provide additional invisibility benefits.

Roleplay Opportunities​

Stealth Mastery: Characters develop expertise in invisibility tactics and covert operation techniques.

Covert Leadership: Invisibility capabilities create opportunities for leading infiltration missions and spy operations.

Intelligence Gathering: Stealth abilities enable advanced reconnaissance and information collection for strategic advantage.