I know this has been provided verbally several times, but I just wanted to get an official written clarify on the books somewhere.

Can rules staff confirm: In order to use consumables to discount AMP/device(*) creation, you need to use all 5 servings of the consumable for that purpose.

*Something is telling me you can't use consumables to discount devices? Maybe that's just because aesthetically, it doesn't make as much sense?

That...

That actually solves a lot of problems.

Sometimes the simple solution is right under you nose and you can’t see it. Thank you for the suggestion!

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-Josh Marcus
Head of Plot, FI 3

So a Lux Consumable will take 3 common equivalents off of an amp for the low low cost of . . . 6 common equivalents?

Yup noone is going to bother with that unless looking to move old stock that wont sell.

The ratios are the same for tech and trinkets.

not really
lvl 1 Procedure Example

Type | Procedure Cost | Syth Cost | Total Cost | Output
Consumable : 1CE + 1CE = 2CE Cost 5 Servings Output
Tech: 1CE + 1CE = 2CE Cost 1 Tech Output
Trinket: 1CE + 1CE = 2CE Cost 1 Trinket Output

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Leader of Vanguard Squad, Archipelago Liberation Forces

Matt, for the purposes of discounting amps/devices if you have to use the full procedure use, it is. The ratio is always 2CE per 1 CE discount.

Unlikely that will ever get used then
There may be a few edge cases

Cindy can make consumables entirely out of genius due to the professional chef perk. If she's using that, anyone working with her can make a number of amps only limited by the speed at which her genius can be restored, assuming the amp formula costs equal to or less than the amount discounted by the consumable. Seems very powerful.

Yes the only people who will make trinket or consumable based products will be people that have specialized in it. otherwise noone else will do it. It was supposed to encourage old style alcohol consumable with effects to be made commonly, and this wont have that result.