Feature talk talk: rebalancing Shrines

Feature talk is intended to be a clam discussion and bounce ideas off each other for aspects of the game, from rebalancing to removal to introducing elements. This is intended to be Calm and Civil, not a place to simply rant without contributing. As of right now I won't be able to oversee it, but there seems to be a lack of threads that are meant to calmly discuss features. If somebody can help keep the thread on its intended course, please do so.

So: Shrines, or fountains, randomly gives buffs or damages any character caught in them. They are unbalanced in that their payout tends to be poor compared to the damage of getting a bad "roll". However, it seems that at later levels the negative effect is dulled to the point of not being a problem. The poor balance lies in that as you go on the risk gets lower but the reward stays the same, rather than an even line that increases both risk and reward.

My idea: Make differently colored ones, each with different risk and reward.
Blue: It gives boosts like the current ones, but the bad choice is simply being poisoned.
Green: Longer duration of buffs, but it deals half your HP on a bad choice.
Red: Gives a buff until death, but getting it wrong causes a cloud of what equals death to appear. You get a prompt asking if you really want to activate one due to the chance of death.
Gold: Gives random item, but it requires pixels to activate, and it will give a prompt that asks if you want are sure you want to pay. It could contain anything from a stone pickaxe to a tech.

 

This could go in the suggestion sub-forum: http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?forums/suggestions/

 

I appreciate that I made a suggestion, and that it would go there, but this forum is intended for a discussion more than to suggest.

 

The only positive effect I've gotten from one of those is glow and jump boost.
It's not worth getting your face melted off.

 

I must take my leave, but that is why this thread is here, for people to talk about what they think about the feature.

 

I like your ideas, but no need for a prompt, maybe just a sound?