It was also toxic if you used it frequently
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MudMan@fedia.io 1 month ago
Wait, the reason they don't use this potion is that it's hard to make?
Wouldn't you make it once and use it to make more by just dumping random ingredients in a pot to get an infinite supply? It seems like the wishing for more wishes situation pretty straight up.
This is what I get for letting you trick me into thinking about this dumb thing, I suppose.
Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 1 month ago
tzrlk@lemmy.world 1 month ago
So, the Elder Scrolls method, eh?
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Naw
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Would crack you all out
But it makes no sense it’s not consistently used as much as possible, exactly below the threshold for negative side effects. Anytime the good guys are fighting the bad guys. Anytime the bad guys are searching for good guys or trying to evade them. Whoever managed their liquid luck use better should’ve won.
MudMan@fedia.io 1 month ago
Wait, so it gets you high on top of everything else? People would be using this even if it did nothing else, what the heck?
Stop it. Stop making me think about the stupid wizard thing. Not worth it. So dumb.
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Indeed alcohol is a global best seller in our own world and for it to make you lucky someone else has to drink it too
mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
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HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Interesting vial shape
sexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Now that I think about it, Felix Felicus in the HP universe is basically an analogue to atium in the mistborn saga.
Mistborn did it a little better.
lath@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Gambler’s high.
Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 1 month ago
I thought the problem with that was that the side effects and duration are a bit unpredictable, so you can’t optimize use where you can be sure you’re acting under Felix and going with the flow is optimal vs it having worn off but you’re still giddy and reckless and going with the flow is fatal.
Though ocme or think of it I may have got that idea from a fanfic.
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Oh I like that nerf! I think when it’s wearing off of Harry he just feels less and less lucky until he returns to normal. I only remember abuse leading to giddiness and recklessness. But that’s fun and appropriate!
Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 1 month ago
Yeah, it was something like feeling less lucky and being less lucky not necessarily happening at the same time and if you think you’re under Felix you’ll roll with it because rolling with it is the best possible thing to do while the effect lasts. Until it doesn’t. Doing things like you’re under Felix when you actually aren’t is basically the epitome of being reckless, depending on scenario.