Olive Draft #AtoZchallenge #rpg #fantasy #prompt

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Knowledge Kidnappers Quest - Object

(See letter K post for details.)

Olive Draft

This vile doesn't look like much. It's about the size of 3D6 stacked up.

Once olive oil is added to the vile, it produces the olive draft. The stopper is made of a piece of olive branch. The vile is full when the player first gets it. It can be refilled over and over. The draft can be added to any liquid, including magical potions. Once it is drunk, ingested, or injected, the player who poured the liquid from the vile is the new best friend of the person who has the liquid in them. Unlike other potions, there's no immunity to this. 

A new best friend doesn't outrank a spouse, special such someone, or close family member. The weight of the words and suggestions of the new best friend do carry as much influence as any long-time friends, other best friends, or not-especially-close family members. (Here, close references the relationship, not the separation distance. A cousin might be closer to the target than a brother. Feelings are the factor.) 

The best friendship lasts until the pourer drinks the draft and whispers "friendship with [whoever] over," at which point the two become acquaintances with no positive or negative feelings toward one another. They remember having been friends, but it's not sentimental. 

The vile has enough draft for two uses, after which it needs to be refilled with olive oil. There is no flavor or scent of the draft, it's completely undetectable, even by magical means. If the vile breaks, the magic is gone. There's no repair. 

Other than potential jealousy or others questioning your friendships, there's no real drawback of the draft. The pourer might even be the worst friend of all time, but the target will still forgive them and love them as unconditionally as one would a best friend. 

Increased use of the draft has been known to turn evil characters good and chaotic characters lawful. Roll a 2D100 to determine how many uses are too many for you, if either of those alignments applies.

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