What do Mana and Hp potions taste like?
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OK, I'll take a more serious stab at the question. I imagine that they both taste like medicine, but I'll be a bit more specific than just that.
Health potions I imagine being like slightly thin cherry-flavored cough syrup with just a tiny bit of iron-tang. It's cloyingly sweet with that impossibly false-tasting flavor, but even all of that can't cover the fact that, carrying the magical essence of life itself, there's something about it that's inescapably reminiscent of blood.
Mana potions are different. First of all, they're of a thinner consistency and the artificial flavor isn't cherry. Maybe it's pineapple, maybe it's grape, but it isn't cherry. It isn't any better, though, and it's still got that unpleasant sweetness to it. The iron tang is absent, but in its place is a strange sensation you get when it enters your mouth. It feels thicker than it is -- slimy, almost, even though you know it isn't -- and it almost seems to seep into the wet epithelial tissue of your tongue and throat as you swallow. It's not so bad on your first go, but with every additional potion you drink, it feels thicker and more invasive until, eventually, downing the same quantity of potion -feels- like you're drinking at least three times as much.
That's my take on it, anyway.
Health potions I imagine being like slightly thin cherry-flavored cough syrup with just a tiny bit of iron-tang. It's cloyingly sweet with that impossibly false-tasting flavor, but even all of that can't cover the fact that, carrying the magical essence of life itself, there's something about it that's inescapably reminiscent of blood.
Mana potions are different. First of all, they're of a thinner consistency and the artificial flavor isn't cherry. Maybe it's pineapple, maybe it's grape, but it isn't cherry. It isn't any better, though, and it's still got that unpleasant sweetness to it. The iron tang is absent, but in its place is a strange sensation you get when it enters your mouth. It feels thicker than it is -- slimy, almost, even though you know it isn't -- and it almost seems to seep into the wet epithelial tissue of your tongue and throat as you swallow. It's not so bad on your first go, but with every additional potion you drink, it feels thicker and more invasive until, eventually, downing the same quantity of potion -feels- like you're drinking at least three times as much.
That's my take on it, anyway.
According to the ingredients of the Final Fantasy XII potions sold in Japan, it contains royal jelly, propolis extract, elderberry. With those ingredietns, I would expect it to taste sweet. So the next time you maim your character, don't feel back about force-feeding them hordes of potions, as they taste somewhat nice.
Yeah, I tried those for laughs. Very strong tasting in an unpleasant way.thisberichard said:
Then again I'm not a fan of energy drinks.
OT: I figure they taste like horrible medicine. Consider what goes into making one. In Two Worlds 2 it's herbs, meat, misc animal parts, undead bits, and/or other stuff.
They taste like VICTORY!
If they are conjured out of the ether by the wizard who makes them, they are essentially magic in condensed, liquid form. I think that would be like unpleasant throat medicine: numbing, with a bitter taste, a slight burn, and a whiff of something like alcohol fumes. You would pull a nasty face after downing them.
If they must be brewed from leaves and other items, a la Warcraft, they would taste like liquid lawn clippings mixed with dirty sweat.
If we're talking about grotesque, Clive Barker-type magic, they would taste very like the unnameable viscera and bodily excretions from which they were made.
So I guess it tastes like its ingredients. Most things do.
If they are conjured out of the ether by the wizard who makes them, they are essentially magic in condensed, liquid form. I think that would be like unpleasant throat medicine: numbing, with a bitter taste, a slight burn, and a whiff of something like alcohol fumes. You would pull a nasty face after downing them.
If they must be brewed from leaves and other items, a la Warcraft, they would taste like liquid lawn clippings mixed with dirty sweat.
If we're talking about grotesque, Clive Barker-type magic, they would taste very like the unnameable viscera and bodily excretions from which they were made.
So I guess it tastes like its ingredients. Most things do.
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Apparently they taste like your average energy drink too
Apparently they taste like your average energy drink too
Yahtzee has a bar which serves them, I do believe. Might be worth investigating... you might even fill up your Mana Bar.
Health potions taste like Iron. Mana Potions taste like Buckley's medicine.
Jamous ninja'd my Health potion flavour.
Jamous ninja'd my Health potion flavour.
Like with Slurpees! (or Icees or whatever they're called where you're from) They have no real flavour, just Red flavour and Blue flavour.synobal said:
I always imagine HP potions to be thick and syrupy in texture and taste like a little sweet.
Mana potions on the other hand would be like drinking fog. Tastes like bread crust.
Mana potions on the other hand would be like drinking fog. Tastes like bread crust.
Good to know I'm not the only one who thought this. I always imagined them as the syrup they use for ICEEs/SnoCones/whatever else they're called. Which means they are concentrated delicious.gideonkain said:
I always figured like red bull and then some fruit relating to the colour it is. I.e cherry = red, blueberry = blue, lime = green, etc.
... well the only game I can remember which allowed you to drink only portions of your health and mana potions was dungeon siege 2...
Also even when out of combat even the most bad-ass of avatars chug them as quickly as possible, so I'd assume they taste like pure nastiness.
nasty as holy hell, but damned useful against a dragon.
tangent question, how would healing spells feel? they usually have those nice soothing glowy effects, even when you cast them on a healthy person.
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is it wrong that I imagine miniature orgasms every time you catch a "greater heal" or "greater restore stamina"?
Also even when out of combat even the most bad-ass of avatars chug them as quickly as possible, so I'd assume they taste like pure nastiness.
nasty as holy hell, but damned useful against a dragon.
tangent question, how would healing spells feel? they usually have those nice soothing glowy effects, even when you cast them on a healthy person.
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is it wrong that I imagine miniature orgasms every time you catch a "greater heal" or "greater restore stamina"?