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Message: <blockquote data-quote="drnuncheon" data-source="post: 1861625" data-attributes="member: 96">I'd charge them a move-equivalent action to prepare each potion - that is, to get them held correctly in the hand, uncapped, and situated so that you don't spill half of them down your shirt instead of your throat - and a standard action to drink them all.  I'd require both hands to arrange the potions that quickly, and it would provoke an attack of opportunity.All would take effect normally, however.The PC would get a slight benefit for this - downing 3 potions would only take 2 full rounds, as opposed to 3 standard actions - but the drawbacks are significant enough that it probably wouldn't be used often.If the vials were taped together, they'd still have to uncork each and avoid spilling it - also provoking an Attack of Opportunity. Try taping three shot glasses together and downing them without splashing most of it all over your face.As for pre-mixing the potions, that's when I'd have them start cancelling each other out, having random effects, becoming toxic, etc.  Alternately:"OK, that's a move action to get out the cup, a move action to retrieve the first potion, a move action to pour it into the cup, a move action to retrieve the second potion, a move action to pour it into the cup,  a move action to retrieve the third potion...wouldn't it be easier to drink these separately?"All of these, of course, are intended for people who try this during a fight.  If they're not in combat time, then why worry about it? Just say they drink the potions and move on.J</blockquote>

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