Brew Potion: Can it be used on Personal spells?

[Metalsmith]

It's a Potion. Do you allow Potions of Fireball?

Yes. Whoever drinks the potion is the target of the spell. Slip one into your "friends" drink and watch the fun.
Just don't sit next to them.

Metalsmith

 

[Xarlen]

Actually, I considered making ones like that. I considered 'em Suicide Bomber Potions.

The person who drinks gets No save, because he is the central point of the spell. Boom.

 

[Saeviomagy]

I would suggest that in the case of a potion, it's one of those "all pertinent decisions about the spell must be made in advance" deals. So a shield potion DOES exist, but the direction of the shield would be fixed in a certain direction. Same for protection from <element> spells.

 

[Pax]

It's a Potion. Do you allow Potions of Fireball?

Do you remember the Oil of Fiery Burning from 2E? That was, essentially, a potion-form of Fireball.

IMO, potions should be *able* to do things that the rules do not literally support. Fireball? sure, I can see that, essentially a Super Alchemist's Fire sort of deal, with a radius of effect. Lightning bolt? no, that I can't easily see. Flaming Weapon? If the level matches (or if the brewing character has enoughlevels of MoF's Master Alchemist PrC), I can see an OIL of that -- and oils are, essentially, externally-applied potions.

 

[Xarlen]

I believe Magic of Faerun has Dragon Draughts; drink a potion, breath a breath weapon.

Okay, let's use a different example. Gust of Wind. Unless you suggest the person who drinks it can pucker up and blow, too?

As for Oils of flaming weapon, I believe there's a spell in R&R, a 2nd level druid spell, that makes a weapon Flaming or Frost.

Monte had a whole list of new potions/oils on his site.

 

[Rel]

Since Brew Potion already allows for the creation of Oils and such, could you not visualize the person using the potion as unstoppering the vial and flinging the contents in front of him whereupon the clear liquid hardens into an invisible shield? If how the "special effects" work is the only thing holding you back from having Shield potions in your game, I'd think that was a plausable explanation.

If you don't like Shield potions for balance reasons, just ignore that idea.