Note: Maybe I should have used the word "Effective" than "Efficient" in the Post Title. LOL apologies.
I've recently been playing Fable III again and while I kinda like it, I still consider it the weakest of the trilogy. And one of the reasons for this is the fact that finding potions like the Slow Time and Summon Creatures Potions is a pain in the butt. I dislike how Lionhead decided to turn what were originally spells, into potions. It's an interesting feature though, adding to the lore how Albion in the Industrial Age have been so removed from magic that they now rely on potions to get similar effects, and in terms of gameplay, these potions basically allow the Hero of Brightwall to use three spells simultaneously (activating slow time potion before blasting enemies with fire and wind spell gauntlet combo is really fun). But the problem with this is the fact that potions are extremely limited, and stores seem to take forever to restock. So unlike the others such as the gauntlets, firearms and melee weapons, potions are the ones that you cannot spam.
Ever since playing Fable III, I've always tried to find the most efficient way to increase my number of potions to the point that I wouldn't need to worry about running out of them. The easiest way to get potions is by buying them from stores but it takes forever for these stores to replenish. I checked google on how long do stores in Fable III restock, and found some forum posts. And I tried to do what they suggested, such as sleeping for multiple days straight or doing various stuff to pass the time. I even tried sleeping for 10 days straight, but nothing happened. Once you empty the store of its potions, nobody knows how long they will restock. Even Gemini thinks that stores in Fable III are random.
But after some experimenting I finally found a sure fire method for potion stores to restock so you can buy potions again. And after multiple tries this is by far the most guaranteed method to replenish potion stores in Fable III 100℅. Here's a step by step process that you can try:
- Go to the potion store in Bowerstone Market and buy everything, including health potions.
- Use the Sanctuary to fast travel to the City of Aurora. Upon arriving fast travel to Godwin Estate. After that fast travel to Mistpeak Valley. After doing that, fast travel back to Bowerstone Market, but DO NOT run straight to the potion store.
- Head towards the inn in Bowerstone Market, go to bed, and sleep to midnight. After waking up, sleep again until morning.
- Now run to the potion store and the place would have replenished its potions. All three of them: slow time, summon creatures, and a whole bunch of health potions.
I ended up abusing this method, grinding it to the point that I now have 25 slow time potions and 33 summon creatures potions. I haven't studied this method fully, especially if it will work if you don't have the DLC for the Godwin Estate. But I feel that any location as a substitute for the Godwin Estate would suffice. Also, please note that I was playing with the Xbox 360 version of the game, so I’m not sure that this method will work in other versions like PC. Still, feel free to try. I enjoyed discovering this one but it is just one way that I luckily found. Maybe there are some veterans of the games in here that know some methods that are less difficult to pull off. But if you do, please share it with us :)