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'''Sour''' is a cantrip that gives [[Food|food]] an acidic, rancid taste, rendering it inedible. The effect is visible as it occurs, and may be as intense so far as food may naturally sour.
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'''Sour''' is a cantrip that's able to impart an acidic, unpleasant flavour to [[Food|food]], rendering it inedible. The effects are instantly noticeable and can range from mild to a degree naturally achievable through the souring process.
  
 
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It's not possible to sour food within a consumer's mouth, but under specific circumstances, such as variable lighting conditions or a lapse in an individual's attention, they might unknowingly ingest some soured food, requiring a [[Ability Checks|wisdom check]].  A failure would indicate the soured food was swallowed, so that within 2-5 rounds the individual is compelled to vomit for a period of three [[Combat Round|rounds]]
  
It's impractical to sour food in the mouth of the consumer, but depending on lighting conditions and attention span, an individual might take a bit or a swallow without realizing; make a [[Ability Checks|wisdom check]].  In that case, the soured food will induce vomiting that will last for three [[Combat Round|rounds]].
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== Cooking ==
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If available to a character able to [[Cooking (sage ability)|cook]], the cantrip can improve the [[Nutrition & the Preparation of Food#Food Sensation|taste of food]] by one degree, say from "chow" to "nosh" or from "delicious" to "piquant," as a measure to kick the dish "up a notch."
  
Milk can be intentionally and gently soured for its use in making breadLikewise, wine can be soured so as to produce vinegar.
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Likewise, a cook would know how to use the cantrip to help preserve certain foods by making them unattractive to pests or preventing spoilage. It can be used to extend the shelf life of specific ingredientsWine could be soured to produce vinegar.  In the case of spoiled food that might be in danger of being eaten by someone hungry enough to eat something that would poison them, sour could be used to ensure the food smelled distinctly inedible.
  
  
 
See [[Reversed Cantrips]]
 
See [[Reversed Cantrips]]
  
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Latest revision as of 22:36, 1 November 2023

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Sour is a cantrip that's able to impart an acidic, unpleasant flavour to food, rendering it inedible. The effects are instantly noticeable and can range from mild to a degree naturally achievable through the souring process.

Sour
Range 10 ft.
Duration permanent
Area of Effect 1 quart
Casting Time 2 action points
Saving Throw none
Level cantrip

Contents

It's not possible to sour food within a consumer's mouth, but under specific circumstances, such as variable lighting conditions or a lapse in an individual's attention, they might unknowingly ingest some soured food, requiring a wisdom check. A failure would indicate the soured food was swallowed, so that within 2-5 rounds the individual is compelled to vomit for a period of three rounds

Cooking

If available to a character able to cook, the cantrip can improve the taste of food by one degree, say from "chow" to "nosh" or from "delicious" to "piquant," as a measure to kick the dish "up a notch."

Likewise, a cook would know how to use the cantrip to help preserve certain foods by making them unattractive to pests or preventing spoilage. It can be used to extend the shelf life of specific ingredients. Wine could be soured to produce vinegar. In the case of spoiled food that might be in danger of being eaten by someone hungry enough to eat something that would poison them, sour could be used to ensure the food smelled distinctly inedible.


See Reversed Cantrips