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| ======Drugs====== | ======Drugs====== | ||
| =====Overview===== | =====Overview===== | ||
| - | //Whether you sniff it, smoke it, eat it or shove it up your ass, the result is the same: addiction.// | + | //Whether you sniff it, smoke it, eat it or shove it up your ass, the risks are the same; overdose and addiction// |
| - | Drugs have existed for countless generations, from chemical to biological and now technological. Like in any prison, drugs are quite hard to come by. Of course the Doctor will have medicine for healing a wound, stitching up a limb, and medication for the pain, but there are other ways of getting drugs, such as guards and Luxury Item. Availability varies between drugs. | + | Drugs have existed for countless generations, from chemical to biological and now technological. Like in any prison, drugs are quite hard to come by. Of course the [[people_of_the_prison|Doctor]] will have medicine for healing a wound, stitching up a limb, and medication for the pain, but there are other ways of getting drugs for example as a [[qualities#other_qualities|Luxury Item]], [[qualities#relations|knowing others]] who have the drugs, or becoming friends with the guards, and in particular one correctional officer, [[people_of_the_prison#staff|Riley Cole]]. Availability varies between drugs. |
| ===== Drug Information ===== | ===== Drug Information ===== | ||
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| * **Duration of effect:** 30 minutes | * **Duration of effect:** 30 minutes | ||
| * **Withdrawal:** Many cases have been reported of sufferers not being able to close their eyes. The eyeballs becoming drier and could cause blindness if left untreated. Additionally, a powerful craving descends a few hours afterwards. | * **Withdrawal:** Many cases have been reported of sufferers not being able to close their eyes. The eyeballs becoming drier and could cause blindness if left untreated. Additionally, a powerful craving descends a few hours afterwards. | ||
| - | * **Availability:** Moderately Common | + | * **Availability:** Common |
| ==== Overdrive ==== | ==== Overdrive ==== | ||
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| * **Drawback:** There is a small risk of overdose overloading your cybernetics, with potential of malfunction and too much information for your brain to process. | * **Drawback:** There is a small risk of overdose overloading your cybernetics, with potential of malfunction and too much information for your brain to process. | ||
| * **Duration of effect:** 2 Days | * **Duration of effect:** 2 Days | ||
| - | * **Withdrawal:** It feels like your cybernetics are over clocking, they are getting rusty and you have no way of fixing it. | + | * **Withdrawal:** You feel like your cybernetics are getting rusty, and underpowered. |
| - | * **Availability:** Moderately Common | + | * **Availability:** Common |
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| //That burning pain... Obliterated. That bleeding wound... Irrelevant. Stride ahead, hero, for mere pain cannot hold you back!// | //That burning pain... Obliterated. That bleeding wound... Irrelevant. Stride ahead, hero, for mere pain cannot hold you back!// | ||
| - | * **Benefit:** You ignore all physical wound penalties. | + | * **Benefit:** All physical wound penalties are greatly reduced. |
| * **Drawback:** Wounds will return when you stop taking this. You are more likely to hurt yourself without any pain to warn you. | * **Drawback:** Wounds will return when you stop taking this. You are more likely to hurt yourself without any pain to warn you. | ||
| * **Duration of effect:** 12 Hours | * **Duration of effect:** 12 Hours | ||
| - | * **Withdrawal:** Uncommon | + | * **Withdrawal:** Wounds shall come back once you stop taking. Past wounds and any additional current ones. |
| - | * **Availability:** Common | + | * **Availability:** Easily Available |
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| * **Drawback:** There's always a moderate risk of overdose, which isn't a pretty sight. | * **Drawback:** There's always a moderate risk of overdose, which isn't a pretty sight. | ||
| * **Duration of effect:** 2 hours | * **Duration of effect:** 2 hours | ||
| - | * **Withdrawal:** Uncommon | + | * **Withdrawal:** Uncommon Withdrawl, Overdose Common |
| * **Availability:** Uncommon | * **Availability:** Uncommon | ||
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| Drugs that your character has obtained may be taken as part of a major or minor action. If you're just attempting to avoid withdrawal effects, a minor action to take it is sufficient for the turn. If you're using the drug's benefit as part of your plan for a major action, you should specify when you take it, taking into account the duration. | Drugs that your character has obtained may be taken as part of a major or minor action. If you're just attempting to avoid withdrawal effects, a minor action to take it is sufficient for the turn. If you're using the drug's benefit as part of your plan for a major action, you should specify when you take it, taking into account the duration. | ||
| - | Acquiring the [[qualities|Addiction]] (-2) quality is not guaranteed. Chances of becoming addicted vary by drug. | + | Acquiring the [[qualities|Addiction]] (-2) quality is not guaranteed. Chances of becoming addicted vary by drug, but increase with the number of times the drug is taken. More Drugs = Higher Chance of Addiction. |
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