Interesting Potion Danger Signpost¶

Some referees prefer that deadly dangers like poison or cursed potions betray some sign to warn players. In such cases, consider providing a 5-in-6 chance that such a potion bears a signpost from the table below.

d66	Signpost
11	color pulses vertiginously
12	smokes when exposed to air
13	shimmering heat mirage
14	liquid roils violently
15	seems to absorb light
16	reflections in liquid look different
21	emits dull whine
22	keening wail when opened
23	steady hiss
24	random pops and cracks
25	indecipherable whispering
26	echoes spoken words faintly
31	brimstone odor
32	rotten egg odor
33	scent of putrefaction
34	strong scent of almond
35	acrid fumes
36	causes temporary loss of smell
41	overwhelming bitter taste
42	horrid metallic taste
43	vile sickly sweet
44	bad moonshine taste
45	unbearably spicy
46	causes temporary loss of taste
51	label describes intended recipients of ill effects
52	mage-rune label describes exact nature of ill effect
53	label w/ riddle whose answer signifies the ill effect
54	devilishly ciphered label describes ill effect
55	carefully labeled with poison or curse name
56	labelled symbol provides hint to ill effect
61	potion contains human fingerbones
62	potion contains dead insects
63	potion contains fungal growth
64	painful headache when opened
65	sense of dread when opened
66	strong nausea when opened