What are Concoctions?
Concoctions are consumable preparations — potions, salves, poisons, elixirs, herbal remedies, and other crafted substances that produce an effect when used. Concoctions are typically created through skills like Herblore or Alchemy and have a limited number of uses before they are depleted.
Note that although the term “concoction” would seem to suggest a liquid, concoctions can come in any form such as poultices, gum, wafers, slaves, powders, or other forms than simply liquids.
Concoctions are consumed when applied or ingested and may interact with afflictions (as treatments) or produce other effects.
Where They Appear
Concoctions appear on the Gear tab, and are often placed inside of containers such as flasks or vials.
Additional Properties
In addition to the Standard Gear Properties, the following additional properties are defined for concoctions:
- Quantity — how many doses remain.
- Weight — the weight of the concoction, contributing to encumbrance.
- Effect — what happens when the concoction is used (healing, poison damage, buff, etc.).
- Description — details about the concoction’s appearance, ingredients, and usage instructions.
Intrinsic Actions
A concoction defines no actions of its own. Everything you can run against one is a standard action it already inherits:
| Action | Shortcode |
|---|---|
| Edit | editDocument |
| Delete | deleteDocument |
| Output Description to Chat | outputDescription |
| Toggle Carried | toggleCarried |
The first three belong to every item and are described on Base Item; Toggle Carried belongs to every piece of gear and is described on Gear. Those pages cover what each one does, how it is invoked, and what it produces — none of it changes for a concoction. In particular there is no “use” action: drinking, applying, or administering a concoction stays a table decision, so you adjust its Quantity and apply its effect yourself.
See also
- Items — every item type at a glance.
- Gear — the properties and the Toggle Carried action every carried thing has.
- Base Item — the three shared actions named above.
- Working with Gear and Equipment — quantities, containers, and handing an item over.
- User Guide — back to the index.