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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.