Looking for advice on this evil item: what would it need to create it, how much would it cost, and is it balanced.
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Cauldron of the Lifedrinker
This black cauldron is activated by using it to make a soup from the body parts of a victim. The victim must have been intelligent and freshly (within one minute) killed. Making the soup takes one hour; it must be consumed while still warm (within ten minutes thereafter). The cauldron gives a different result depending on which body part is used:
Brain -- the soup gives +2 to Int for one hour per level or hit die of the victim.
Liver -- the soup gives +2 to Con for one hour per level or hit die of the victim
Heart -- the soup extends the drinker's life by one year. This does not actually make the drinker younger, but rather moves the date of her entry into the next age category (middle aged, old, venerable, or dead) back by a year. The onset date of each category can only be moved a maximum of twenty years.
Only one body part can be chosen per use. The cauldron can be used once per day and can make up to three servings of soup at a time. Drinking more than one serving has no additional effect. Using the cauldron is an evil act.
Thoughts?
Doug M.
