Scumble

Scumble is an extremely alcoholic beverage of unknown origin. Many regions around the world produce variants of this drink, and many families have their own subvariants. There are, however, some commonalities with all recipes:


 * Scumble is (mostly) made from apples or the local equivalent. More importantly, all recipes somehow manage to infuse the drink with large amounts of distilled wild magic.
 * Scumble is strong. There are many regions where drinking straight scumble is a sign of virility, strength, and/or being incredibly stupid. Scumble is widely known to have killed many and adventurous drinker, as well as being known as an excellent wood polish.
 * Scumble is unpredictable. If it doesn't kill a consumer outright, it is known to induce a variety of mental states in an idiosyncratic fashion. One consumer may feel strengthened to the point of bloodlust, while another may hallucinate an afternoon tea in the garden of the local duchesss.


 * Scumble is unstable and is to never contact metal. The nature of distilled magic is such that contact with metal results in a cataclysmic and often explosive interaction between the various ingredients, the metal, and the magic. Effects range from an instantly incinerating fireball to all creatures within a certain range growing a beard of feathers.

Metagame Origin

Like so much of the Bellevue AY campaign material, Scumble is a concepts borrowed from author Terry Pratchett. It is most frequently mentioned in the Discworld novels featuring the character Nanny Ogg, a powerful witch and midwife. In-Game Effects The in-game effects are largely at the DM's discretion. However, two resources are often used for when metal contacts scumble. The first is the wild magic effects table under the Sorcerer class section in the Player's Handbook. The second is the fan-created Grog of Substantial Whimsy found on various websites.