Slime Squisher
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Joined: Monday, 7th January 2013, 08:22
Potion of aging and scroll of screams
The problem with purely bad consumables is twofold: They become essentially meaningless once known, and the damage they've done is generally negligible, so they just amount to an early speed bump. Purely good, unconditional consumables aren't that much better in my opinion. I would love to see the trend of confusion->ambrosia continue, and watch more consumables develop interesting uses.
So let me put two particular ones under scrutiny... Potion of Degeneration and Scroll of Noise. The former has no practical use whatsoever, and the latter is so niche that it may as well be considered useless. I propose merging them with two good but relatively straight forward consumables:
Potion of Aging: (replaces Degeneration and Experience). Causes your character to age and wither away, temporarily decreasing their stats as they slowly become accustomed to their new body (a more powerful version of degeneration). However, their understanding of the world increases as they age (+experience). I think this would be more interesting than the current potion of experience, since you're trading short term effectiveness for a long term investment.
Scroll of Screams: (replaces Noise and Fear). Lets out a horrifying scream, causing fear on monsters nearby and creating noise at your current location. A tradeoff again, immediate survival in exchange for a more difficult escape.