Alcohol is a cursed potion that makes you think you've increased your Charisma and Intelligence, but it actually decreases Wisdom and Dexterity.
41 1 ReplyIt decreases charisma too
18 1 ReplyIt increases bravery though. This could be important against opponents with high intimidation.
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I think coffee is more like a potion that temporarily increases a stat, only for it to cause a bigger decrease once it wears off.
Coffee does not wake you up, it allows you to ignore that you are tired for a short time.
23 0 ReplySo for both of them, they temporarily let you ignore status effects from a condition, but you still take damage till you either fix the underlying problem (rest) or wait out the repair process (sickness)
8 0 ReplyCoffee is a stamina potion with a debuff when it wears off.
7 0 ReplyAnd also is a diuretic which causes people to need to poop. Not great for battle.
Similarly, cough syrup doesn't actually fix anything. It just makes you cough a bit less while still being sick.
4 0 ReplyIIRC, diuretics make people pee, not poop. Caffeine stimulates the colon which makes people need to poop, which is unrelated to it being a diuretic. Diuretics can cause constipation because they pull water from the digestive tract.
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From now on, when I've got a cold and I'm working on fixing bugs in our code while living off coffee and cough syrup, I'm calling it a dungeon crawl.
21 0 ReplyCough syrup is a sleeping potion. Sleep is what heals.
17 1 ReplyActually adderall is the mana potion. My reiki gets supercharged when I take adderall
7 0 ReplyAdderall gives you 20% accuracy and speed. Cocaine gives you a 50% speed boost and a damage over time effect.
4 0 Replyif you have the adhd trait you need one if not several potions of clarity every day to function normally
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Cough syrup is a wandering spell
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