A companion table for Dyson's post on potion containers.
Table 1: Color
1. Black
2. Green
3. Yellow
4. Orange
5. Blue
6. Red
7. Two colors- roll twice and combine (I.E. red/white is pink)
8. Secondary color - roll twice (Discrete color - for example "A black potion with strands of white swirling through it like fog")
Table 2: Smell
1. Odorless
2. Turpentine
3. Ash/Smoke
4. Burnt Meat
5. Chemical
6. Sulphur
6. Spices
7. Rust
8. Strange - Open your dictionary and randomly select a word, combining with previous selections as appropriate.
Table 3: Taste
1. Metallic
2. Chemical
3. Bitter
4. Foul
5. Syrupy sweet
6. Sharp
7. Sour
8. Salty
9. Bland
10. Burnt
11. Acrid
12. Fruity
13. Spicy
14. Minty
16. Citrus-y
17. Earthy
18. Vegetal
19. Alcoholic
20. Meaty
21. Ammoniac
23. Creamy
24. Effervescent
Metallic, chemical, bitter, foul,syrupy sweet, sharp, sour, salty, bland, burnt, acrid, fruity, spicy, minty, citrusy, earthy, vegetal, alcoholic, meaty, ammoniac, creamy, effervescent (I know that this is a sensation more than a flavor, but it certainly is a notable aspect of tasting a liquid.)
ReplyDeleteC'nor:
ReplyDeleteI mentioned this to Dyson; I took the liberty of combining both tables into one easy-on-the-eyes document. (I also expanded the 'taste' table to a d30 table.) Holler at me it you'd like a copy.
Thanks! Sounds good to me. What new flavors did you find?
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