Talk:Placebo Enhancer (5e Equipment)

Could you provide a source for the image? SirSprinkles (talk) 00:53, 12 February 2017 (MST)

Done. Question: how do I move this to the Potions section? I mistakenly put it in the Wondrous Items category. --TheStoryEnthusiast (talk) 16:47, 13 March 2017 (UTC)

• Quick Question: why immune to a placebo effect forever? why not just these potions? additionally can this item be easily made without magic, like say put fruity koolaid in a potion bottle. and put a label saying. "Strength Potion" then give it to the wizard using a Persuasion, they drink it and are now gain Temp or permanent strength because of a lie. Placebo's work by trickery, so this would be a con mans best friend...or a bard..or rogue..warlock..sorcerer.. cause its just BS in a bottle with some random effect based on the lie. Might i reference the famous tail, of when a slave back in old times was given a ginger root, and told if he holds onto this, no one can push him down.. now lets say try and sell this. and tell them they will become strong like the gods, or swift like the gods. would that boost them all the way to being godly? what if you say its Red Dragon's Fire breath in a bottle..do they have the ability to breathe fire based on the strongest ancient red dragon?

Well, in the real world, there is no "placebo effect" that isn't explained by bias, deviation to the norm, and other mundane explanations. So this would have to be magical.

I am concerned by "the potion performs whatever effect the drinker has been convinced will happen." This has no strict definition, and could result in very high level effects at very low levels. A PC wizard could cheaply craft one, present it to another PC and say "this is a potion of wish" or "this potion will transform you into Tiamat". Marasmusine (talk) 15:00, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

Hey! It's been a long time, but you're right, I'm not terribly clear here on how this works. I'm going through it now, in an attempt to balance it. --TheStoryEnthusiast (talk)