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Hackmaster
Sometimes you just have to get silly.
At last night's Hackmaster session, as we were walking towards town, I suddenly had an idea. The Flavor cantrip works on "one object" - but the book doesn't say anything about it actually being edible.
And the spell also doesn't have a duration, which means that the flavor should last forever (or at least until it's eaten).
So suddenly it ocurred to me: why not flavor marbles? You could sell them to kids as - wait for it - Everlasting Gobstoppers! They'd never get used up, and the flavor would never go away.
You could charge a premium price. There would be few repeat sales (unless a kid lost their Gobstopper), but you could sell many Gobstoppers to the same kid by offering different flavors. And you could offer some truly unusual flavors, too! Chocolate. Mint, orange, lemon, lime, cherry...those are obvious. How about beer-flavored Gobstoppers for adults? Or coffee?
Heck, you could make special nasty-flavored ones (Dirt? Poop? Vomit?) for kids to trick their enemies with! Those would need to be sold under the table, of course - wouldn't want to damage public perception of the brand. But you could charge through the nose for them.
The marbles could be specially made, with some sort of mark to indicate the original Gobstoppers (accept no imitations). They'd be color-coded to indicate flavor, of course. You might even be able to sell gem Gobstoppers for the children of the nobility! "I've got a diamond Gobstopper in my mouth!"
Depending on the source (carved marble, or fired and glazed clay) one Flavor cantrip could be used to flavor hundreds of marbles. Ditto for a Color spell, to make the Gobstoppers really stand out.
I went on and on about the topic during the session, and really amused myself. I even changed my name from "Slobberin' Pete" to "Pete, the Candy Wizard". The elf we rescued last time turned out to be a minstrel, so I sent him on his way (he was leaving anyway) with the request that he make up songs about "Pete the Candy Wizard" and his wonderful new treats.
How about gum that never loses its flavor? Why not?
I just may end up as a tycoon, in the game. The Willy Wonka of Hackmaster! :D
At last night's Hackmaster session, as we were walking towards town, I suddenly had an idea. The Flavor cantrip works on "one object" - but the book doesn't say anything about it actually being edible.
And the spell also doesn't have a duration, which means that the flavor should last forever (or at least until it's eaten).
So suddenly it ocurred to me: why not flavor marbles? You could sell them to kids as - wait for it - Everlasting Gobstoppers! They'd never get used up, and the flavor would never go away.
You could charge a premium price. There would be few repeat sales (unless a kid lost their Gobstopper), but you could sell many Gobstoppers to the same kid by offering different flavors. And you could offer some truly unusual flavors, too! Chocolate. Mint, orange, lemon, lime, cherry...those are obvious. How about beer-flavored Gobstoppers for adults? Or coffee?
Heck, you could make special nasty-flavored ones (Dirt? Poop? Vomit?) for kids to trick their enemies with! Those would need to be sold under the table, of course - wouldn't want to damage public perception of the brand. But you could charge through the nose for them.
The marbles could be specially made, with some sort of mark to indicate the original Gobstoppers (accept no imitations). They'd be color-coded to indicate flavor, of course. You might even be able to sell gem Gobstoppers for the children of the nobility! "I've got a diamond Gobstopper in my mouth!"
Depending on the source (carved marble, or fired and glazed clay) one Flavor cantrip could be used to flavor hundreds of marbles. Ditto for a Color spell, to make the Gobstoppers really stand out.
I went on and on about the topic during the session, and really amused myself. I even changed my name from "Slobberin' Pete" to "Pete, the Candy Wizard". The elf we rescued last time turned out to be a minstrel, so I sent him on his way (he was leaving anyway) with the request that he make up songs about "Pete the Candy Wizard" and his wonderful new treats.
How about gum that never loses its flavor? Why not?
I just may end up as a tycoon, in the game. The Willy Wonka of Hackmaster! :D