Item: Serpent Oil (Major)
Activate 1 (manipulate)
This glistening oil has a green hue and tiny snake scales floating within. If you slather serpent oil on a Large object that is snakelike in shape, from a stick to a scarf, the object transforms into a Emperor Cobra, keeping some of the same colors and patterns of the original item. If placed on other objects, the oil fails and is wasted. This false snake has the minion trait. It remains in snake form for 1 minute before returning to its object state. If slain, the item returns to its original form, unharmed.
Trait Effects
Consumable: An item with this trait can be used only once. Unless stated otherwise, it’s destroyed after activation. Consumable items include alchemical items and magical consumables such as scrolls and talismans. A character can Craft consumable items in batches of four.
Magical: Something with the magical trait is imbued with magical energies not tied to a specific tradition of magic. Some items or effects are closely tied to a particular tradition of magic. In these cases, the item has the arcane, divine, occult, or primal trait instead of the magical trait. Any of these traits indicate that the item is magical.
Oil: Oils are magical gels, ointments, pastes, or salves that are typically applied to an object and are used up in the process.
Related Items
| Name | Level | Rarity | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burial Oil (Greater) | 11 | Uncommon | 250 gp |
| Fundamental Oil | 11 | Uncommon | 220 gp |
| Life-Boosting Oil (Greater) | 11 | Uncommon | 300 gp |
| Oil of Keen Edges | 11 | Uncommon | 250 gp |
| Oil of Ownership (Greater) | 11 | Common | 210 gp |
| Oil of Repulsion | 11 | Common | 175 gp |
| Anointing Oil (Greater) | 10 | Uncommon | 180 gp |
| Oil of Animation | 12 | Uncommon | 330 gp |
| Oil of Potency (Greater) | 12 | Common | 400 gp |
| Oil of Unlife (Greater) | 12 | Common | 400 gp |
| Salve of Antiparalysis (Greater) | 12 | Common | 325 gp |
| Beetle Gel (Greater) | 9 | Common | 130 gp |
| Ghostly Portal Paint | 9 | Uncommon | 120 gp |
| Lockpicker's Oil (Greater) | 9 | Common | 130 gp |
| Oil of Corpse Restoration | 9 | Uncommon | 150 gp |
| Oil of Dynamism | 8 | Uncommon | 85 gp |
| Salve of Mental Pattern | 8 | Common | 90 gp |
| Life-Boosting Oil (Major) | 15 | Uncommon | 1300 gp |
| Life-Boosting Oil (Moderate) | 7 | Uncommon | 70 gp |
| Lockpicker's Oil (Major) | 15 | Common | 1100 gp |