Taste Identification
Detecting Poisons and Potions
Overview
Taste Identification allows you to identify the properties of potions and detect poison on food items. This skill is essential for alchemists who need to verify their creations and for anyone concerned about food safety in dangerous situations.
While often overlooked, Taste ID provides crucial information about consumables and pairs perfectly with Alchemy and Cooking skills for complete consumable mastery.
Core Mechanics
How It Works
- • Activation: Use skill and target item
- • Range: 2 tiles maximum
- • Cooldown: 1 second delay
- • No Cost: Free to use
- • Safe: Never consumes items
Identification Types
Potions
Automatic identification
No skill check required
Food
Poison detection
0-100 skill check
What Can Be Identified
Food Items
- • Poisoned Food: "It appears to have poison smeared on it"
- • Clean Food: "You detect nothing unusual about this substance"
- • Failed Check: "You cannot discern anything about this substance"
- • All Food Types: Meat, produce, baked goods, etc.
Potions & Kegs
- • Individual Potions: Instantly identifies type
- • Potion Kegs: Shows keg contents and quantity
- • No Skill Check: Always succeeds on potions
- • Unknown Potions: Reveals true nature
⚠️ Cannot Identify
- • Weapons and armor
- • Magic items
- • Reagents
- • Non-consumable items
Potion Types
Beneficial Potions
Healing
- • Lesser Heal
- • Heal
- • Greater Heal
Cures
- • Lesser Cure
- • Cure
- • Greater Cure
Refreshment
- • Refresh
- • Total Refresh
Stats
- • Strength
- • Agility
- • Night Sight
Harmful Potions
Poisons
- • Lesser Poison
- • Poison
- • Greater Poison
- • Deadly Poison
Explosions
- • Lesser Explosion
- • Explosion
- • Greater Explosion
Training Guide
Skill Progression
| Skill Range | Method | Items Needed |
|---|---|---|
| 0-30 | NPC Training | Gold only |
| 30-60 | Food Items | Any food |
| 60-80 | Poisoned Food | Apply poison |
| 80-100 | Mixed Items | Food variety |
Training Tips
- • Food Method: Use on food for skill checks
- • Poison Variety: Different poison levels help
- • Reusable: Items aren't consumed
- • Quick Gains: 1-second delay allows fast training
- • Potions: Don't give gains (no skill check)
Character Builds
Master Alchemist
- • 100 Alchemy
- • 100 Taste Identification
- • 100 Poisoning
- • 100 Magery
- • 100 Meditation
- • 100 Evaluate Intelligence
- • 100 Inscription
Complete potion mastery and verification
Chef Assassin
- • 100 Cooking
- • 100 Taste Identification
- • 100 Poisoning
- • 100 Hiding
- • 100 Stealth
- • 100 Alchemy
- • 100 Magery
Poison specialist with food focus
Tips & Strategies
Practical Applications
- • Vendor Verification: Check potions before buying
- • Food Safety: Test food from unknown sources
- • Keg Management: Verify keg contents quickly
- • PvP Awareness: Check for poisoned consumables
- • Alchemy Support: Quality control for production
Synergies
- • + Alchemy: Perfect pairing for potion makers
- • + Cooking: Food safety and quality control
- • + Poisoning: Verify poison applications
- • + Item ID: Complete identification suite
Value Proposition
- • Low Priority: Often considered optional
- • Niche Uses: Specific situations benefit
- • Easy Training: Quick to GM if needed
- • RP Value: Great for chef/alchemist roleplay
- • Free Use: No resource consumption