Potions can be administered to unconscious creatures.
Does drinking a potion count as an action?
RAW — drinking or administering a potion is an action. RAI — some potions are powerful enough that the balance design of 5e was they should be an action to drink. Net effect — no one uses healing potions at low level when they are REALLY useful. (healing potion 2d4+2 = 7 avg).
Are healing potions magical 5e?
Potion of healing (all rarities) is found in the magic items chapter of the Dungeon Master’s Guide, and potions are explicitly described as magic items.
How long does it take to make a potion of healing 5e?
For the potion of healing, it is a common magic items requiring that a 3rd level spellcaster craft it, costing 100 gp to make, and taking 4 caster days to make. Multiple character can cooperate in the making of a item or potion. Thus if you have four 3rd level casters, you can make a potion of healing in one days.
Can an unconscious person drink a potion as an action?
Drinking a potion or administering a potion to another character requires an action. With no mention of the character/creature needing to be conscious. That particular matter is further clarified in the Sage Advice Compendium: Can potions be administered to unconscious characters as an action?
Can you give a potion to someone else?
Yes, you can administer a potion to someone else as an action (DMG, 139). As with all things, it’s perfectly allowable to house-rule this, especially considering the real-life concerns with dumping fluids down someone’s throat.
What happens when you drink a potion of healing?
The PHB description of a Potion of Healing states: A character who drinks the magical red fluid in this vial regains 2d4+2 hit points. Drinking or administering a potion takes an action.
Can a near death character drink a potion?
As stated previously, unconscious, near death characters are routinely allowed to have a healing potion “administered” to them. In my own, old school D&D games, I envisioned (and described) this more like a medic pouring the potion into the wound itself than trying to force the potion down the other character’s throat.
