Equipment Orangina: The perfect potion prop

[Asmor]

I was at the store today and saw a 4-pack of Orangina. I almost walked past it, it's an uncommon beverage, though hardly rare, and while I like it I'm not crazy about it. But as I was walking past, the bottles caught the corner of my eye.

All of a sudden I was assaulted with inspiration-- the thin-necked, fat-bellied bottles would make absolutely perfect props for potions and what-not. Tear and clean off the label, replace the cap with a cork, voila!

For those not familiar with it, here's a nice pic of it (scroll down).

Now, I just need to find some suitable corks and decide what to fill the things with...

[kibbitz]

It's been a while since I tasted Orangina, but as far as potion bottles go, I prefer the Final Fantasy ones :P

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Taste darn horrible though...

[Huw]

I use those little salad dressing bottles which come with the more upmarket salads, pasta and patés. In the UK, you can get them at Waitrose. Some of them already come with a cork (look for anything with champagne vinegarette ).

Taste better than Orangina, IMHO.

[CharlesRyan]

I've thought Orangina bottles make perfect potion props for years. Plus I like it.

[Rechan]

Actually, I found some bottles (with a cork in one!) that had scented incense oil crap in it that had to be burned out. But they're glass, and look real nice.

I think whatever you put into it, it needs to glow. Too bad that glowstick fluid doesn't last forever when activated.

[Reveille]

My mom had a perfume bottle with a neat design and a heart shape on it. When the bottle was empty she let me have it.

Makes for a pefect Potion of Healing vial.

[Ktulu]

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This is a company that makes "geek" energy drinks. Little blue mana potions in potion bottles.

$20 will get you a case of six, I believe.

[Byronic]

Got a few myself out of frosted glass. I have far too many props.

[SpiderMonkey]

I had a friend who wouldn't eat hummus because it sounded too much like humis. I thought it was ridiculous.

I'm now finding that I have no desire to even try Orangina because of one of the possible referents in its portmanteau-sounding name. I'm drinking what?

[Runestar]

This has always made me wonder why PCs/npcs don't just consolidate all their healing potions into 1 giant flask, and down the entire content at 1 go (probably a full round action at most), instead of wasting precious actions slowly quaffing individual potions one by one?

Or what if they could carry a water backpack filled with liters of cure serious wounds, with a tube leading to the wearer's mouth, and he can sip the healing potion as he fights....

[Nightchilde-2]

Originally Posted by Runestar

This has always made me wonder why PCs/npcs don't just consolidate all their healing potions into 1 giant flask, and down the entire content at 1 go (probably a full round action at most), instead of wasting precious actions slowly quaffing individual potions one by one?

Or what if they could carry a water backpack filled with liters of cure serious wounds, with a tube leading to the wearer's mouth, and he can sip the healing potion as he fights....

Oooh, or rig up a fantasy version of one of those soda-drinking hats (preferably with the #1 logo on it).

[Shadowsong666]

Orangina bottle, leather strips, cork it - LARP prop done.
Thats not new to the scene, really. But its a great prop - no doubt about that.

[jasin]

Over here in Zagreb, a fancy/folksy gift shop called Grandma's House sells these.

[Pbartender]

Isn't 10 oz. rather large for a potion? And rather expensive?

I'd suggest American Science & Surplus.

In the glass bottles & jars section under containers, you can find small vials in all shapes, sizes and colors. Most of them don't cost more than 10 to 20 cents a bottle.

They also stock corks, stoppers and lids.

[Wulf Ratbane]

Originally Posted by Pbartender

Isn't 10 oz. rather large for a potion? And rather expensive?

I'd suggest American Science & Surplus.

In the glass bottles & jars section under containers, you can find small vials in all shapes, sizes and colors. Most of them don't cost more than 10 to 20 cents a bottle.

They also stock corks, stoppers and lids.

American Science and Surplus should be on EVERY geek's bookmarks.

Add yourself to their catalog list, too. It's like getting your own personal copy of Aurora's Whole Realms catalog every month.

[Scribble]

If you have a container store near you, they have a bunch of various sized glass jars with cork stoppers and non cork stoppers...

As for orangina... oye...

Once while travelling through europe with some friends (while we were high school age) we had a bottle of vodka... and only had orangina instead of orange juice.

NOT the same.

[Dausuul]

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[Aloïsius]

I guess Orangina is exotic enough outside of France to be used as an RPG prop... But in its home country, that would be like using a coke bottle "huh ? magic potions are made with orangina bottle ?"

And someone would ask "but why is he so evil ?"

YouTube - Orangina rouge