Broken Promises

Broken Promises is one of Ethel's special potions 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 ^[verify]

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 triggers the detriment immediately.
  • This does not stack with items which set strength to a specific number, such as  Elixir of Hill Giant Strength.
• If wanting the potion's short-term benefit, its negative effect can be mitigated with the following strategies:
  • Killing the character who consumed the potion (they must actually be  Dead and not rolling death saves) and reviving them with  Withers or a  Scroll of Revivify removes the effect.
    • However, this also removes certain other "permanent" effects, such as  Loviatar's Love.^[verify]
  • Respec with  Withers into a build which does not utilize strength.
  • Switch to the  Club of Hill Giant Strength as a main weapon.
  • If planning to take a story path which permanently removes one character from your party roster (such as sacrificing someone to  BOOOAL), this potion can be given to them.
    • Similarly, the potion can be given to a hireling one plans to later dismiss.
  • Consume the potion after taking the final long rest at the end of the game.
• Drinking the potion grants the ⁠An Acquired Taste to party members with the  Guild Artisan background.