Broken Promises

Broken Promises is a unique Consumable (Potion) that grants both a positive and harmful effect.

A parasite swims in the bottom of this bottle, fat with strength.

Properties

• Potions
• Single Use
• Rarity: Common
•  Weight: 0.1 kg / 0.2 lb
• Price: 1 gp
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  UID

  CONS_Hag_Broken_Promises
  UUID

  3575950d-c41a-448d-bb2d-cd08c78c88c6

Effect

Bonus action

• Consume the potion to inflict  Broken Promises on yourself.

Condition: Broken Promises

 Broken Promises

Duration: Until Long rest

• Strength is increased by 2 for Duration: Until Long rest.
• Strength is decreased indefinitely by 1 after Long Rest.

Cursed

Where to find

• At the end of the Overgrown Tunnel in the Acrid Workshop. Set on a stone shelf alongside ten other dangerous potions made by Auntie Ethel.

Notes

• This is the only potion in Auntie Ethel's workshop with a short-term benefit and long-term detriment.
  • Attempting to use  Remove Curse will trigger the detriment immediately.
• If you must use the potion's short-term benefit, its negative effect can be mitigated with the following strategies:
  • Kill the character who consumed the potion (they must actually be dead, not simply rolling death saves). Reviving the character with Withers or a Scroll of Revivify will remove the effect.
    • However, this also removes certain other "permanent" effects such as Loviatar's Love.^{[Needs Verification]}
  • Respec at Withers into a build that doesn't utilize strength.
  • Switch to the Club of Hill Giant Strength as your main weapon.
  • If you plan to take a story path that permanently removes one character from your party roster (such as sacrificing someone to BOOOAL), you can give the potion to this character.
    • Similarly, you can give the potion to a Withers hireling you plan to later dismiss.
  • Consume the potion after taking your final long rest at the end of the game.