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Does the Swallow Potion's draw penalty lower the draw count or act as a card cost?
The rulebook's replenishing example applies the Swallow potion as a -1 to the draw count.
- The Witcher: Old World rulebook · Rulebook · 4. Replenishing Your Hand
- Hlelia · Community · 2026-04-09
It lowers the draw count by one, as a -1 applied to the cards you draw from your deck. You do not pay a card for it. The rulebook's worked example uses exactly this: a Combat 2 Witcher with a +2 modifier and a Swallow draw penalty draws three.