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Since nobody as brought it up, and there is a lot of discussion going on about how much you can drink... The 2014 PHB includes "drink...
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No more than you are making up details on the volume of the liquid. And your way has to assume that the entire world consists of morons...
Oct 25, 2025
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Alternately, you could have variant potions! Here's three from 3.5:
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So we either assume that they're one ounce unless specified otherwise or we make assumptions about the weight of the container, so we...
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"A typical potion consists of 1 ounce of liquid in a vial." The entry on the equipment list presumably includes the container, as well...
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To be fair, assuming it’s 250 mL is making a lot of assumptions. The potion bottle could be a lot of heavy, shatter resistant glass...
Oct 25, 2025
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Two things. First, "typically" means most potions are that size. If you're making all healing potions less than that, it's going...
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The DMG clearly states that an ounce of liquid is in a potion. Calculations based on weight are not needed. If you want to make up a...
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There is no rule for healing potions that differentiates them from other potions. The only reason we have the weight for a healing...
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Maybe it's just my experience, but I think something shifted over the past 25 years or so. I remember back in 2e and 3e it was common...
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In general, the groups I've played with didn't use potions other than for healing often. Then again, we also rarely had time to prep...
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The way I'm hearing it here, folk just weren't using potions if they weren't a bonus action? Even out of combat? My players always use...
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Our group does bonus action to use a potion on yourself and an action to administer a potion to another creature. It’s worked well for...
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