D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on bonus action potions?

[ECMO3]

You play tackle football with them? They were made of medieval glass? If not, you are comparing apples with oranges.

No but I did go into combat with them .... which is ironically actually what we are talking about here.

 

[Maxperson]

No but I did go into combat with them .... which I think is actually a much more direct comparison.

No, it's not. I seriously doubt that you fought against anyone really trying to kill you. And you certainly didn't fight ogres and giants and the like. And you didn't do it with medieval glass bottles. And I will bet that in addition to modern materials, you had modern methods of securing the canteen and flask. They weren't just tucked into your belt so you could quickly grab them.

 

[James Gasik]

I don't think potions are made from medieval glass- if they were, you wouldn't be able to tell what's in them.

 

[Maxperson]

I don't think potions are made from medieval glass- if they were, you wouldn't be able to tell what's in them.

That's what labels are for!

 

[James Gasik]

That's what labels are for!
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True, but I was thinking of how the DMG goes out of it's way to describe what certain potions look like, presumably for identification purposes.

 

[ECMO3]

No, it's not. I seriously doubt that you fought against anyone really trying to kill you.

As a point of fact, I fought against Iraqis "really trying to kill" me. I am not saying that to sound all cool, and I am certainly no GI Joe supersoldier, but it is factual.

And you certainly didn't fight ogres and giants and the like.

No I didn't, people.

And you didn't do it with medieval glass bottles.

And who says potions are in glass bottles? If we are talking medieval they are more likely to be pewter or ceramic ... or brass if you are rich ... or gold or gilded mercury-gold if you are really rich ..... or wood if you are poor.

Glass did exist as early as the Roman times, but the materials mentioned above were more common in the middle ages.

And I will bet that in addition to modern materials, you had modern methods of securing the canteen and flask.

Sure, but potions are magic and I did not have magic.

They weren't just tucked into your belt so you could quickly grab them.

Canteens pretty much are exactly that.

 

[Maxperson]

True, but I was thinking of how the DMG goes out of it's way to describe what certain potions look like, presumably for identification purposes.

Yeah. More likely it's renaissance glass, which is clear. Still breaks easy.

 

[Maxperson]

As a point of fact, I fought against Iraqis "really trying to kill" me. I am not saying that to sound all cool, and I am certainly no GI Joe supersoldier, but it is factual.

I want to sincerely thank you for your service. It's very much appreciated by me.

No I didn't, people.

That isn't nearly the same as the monsters routinely encountered by PCs.

And who says potions are in glass bottles? If we are talking medieval they are more likely to be pewter or ceramic ... or brass if you are rich ... or gold or gilded mercury-gold if you are really rich ..... or wood if you are poor.

Glass did exist as early as the Roman times, but the materials mentioned above were more common in the middle ages.

As I mentioned to James, it's probably Renaissance glass, since you can see the contents, which means clear glass.

Sure, but potions are magic and I did not have magic.

That might help the contents, but not the glass containers.

Canteens pretty much are exactly that.

They are not glass and they have screw tops, not corks. They also secure to the belt and are generally not just shoved in-between your body and your belt.