Dangerous Elixir
Value: 1
Notions • Cats • Clocks • Wind
Meanings: Power, transformation, risk, consequences
Powerful magic comes in small, perhaps even innocuous forms. The Dangerous Elixir proves that to be true. It is powerful and transformative, but is it a boon or a bane? Are the potion’s effects harmful or helpful? It’s all about the risk you’re willing to take and the consequences you’re willing to face.
Divination: This card turn offers power, but at a risk. Power can backfire. The Dangerous Elixir promises transformation, and that can be literal or figurative. It might transform a situation, changing the outcome of events. But there’s still always that risk—something’s going to change, but will it be good or bad for the person in question?
Should one turn the Alchemist and Dangerous Elixir consecutively, this is called the Ultimate Transformation, and it suggests total and complete upheaval of the situation and possibly someone involved in it.
Game Narrative: An extremely powerful vislae is involved in the events at hand. An NPC takes a terrible risk to get what they want. Someone or something is magically transformed. Current events clearly carry major consequences depending on their outcomes.
Joy: The PC’s spell or other ability proves to be more powerful than expected. The PC takes a risk, and it pays off with some reward.
Despair: A magical effect unexpectedly affects the PC. The PC takes a risk, and it goes very poorly. The consequences of the PC’s actions are far worse than expected.
A test of bravery in a single bottle.