Silvertongue — Pathfinder 1e Drug Rules
Silvertongue
The potent performance enhancer known as silvertongue is a sweet alchemical elixir with a metallic aftertaste. A single dose loosens the lips and sharpens the wit. More than one begins to mark the user, and frequent use causes the imbiber’s gums and tongue to take on a silvery sheen that advertises her habit.
Pathfinder 1e statistics
- Price: 75 gp per dose. Type: ingested.
- Addiction: moderate; Fortitude DC 16.
- Effect (1 hour): +1d2 alchemical bonus to Charisma.
- Separate effect (1d4 hours): +2 alchemical bonus on saving throws against mind-affecting effects.
- Damage: 1d4 Constitution damage.
These are two distinct durations: the Charisma increase lasts one hour, while the bonus against mind-affecting effects lasts 1d4 hours. Neither removes the ability damage or the need to check for addiction.
An exposed secret
A celebrated negotiator arrives at court with silver-stained gums, just as a rival threatens to reveal an expensive dependence. The conspicuous physical sign comes from the published description: it gives the Games Master a clue players can actually notice, without inventing an extra mechanical penalty. The question is who benefits if the negotiator is discredited.
Rules source: Pathfinder Player Companion: Bastards of Golarion (Paizo, 2014). These are Pathfinder First Edition rules, not the Pathfinder 2e silvertongue mutagen. Return to the Drugs and Substances index.
Section 15: Copyright Notice
Pathfinder Player Companion: Bastards of Golarion © 2014, Paizo Publishing, LLC; Authors: Judy Bauer, Neal Litherland, Ryan Macklin, and David N. Ross.
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