Hunter S. Thompson's fictional drug (based on a genuine chemical without any such properties), game-ified. Please do not murder people for their adrenal glands, this is all made-up silliness.
Adrenochrome
Chance of Addiction: 10% per use, cumulative
Cost: 50 gp
This fluid is extracted from the fresh adrenal glands of a human being. Extraction is typically fatal for the donor, but such is the price of pleasure.
Effects:
Increased strength (+1d3 STR) for 24 hours
Hallucination (if in combat, consumer may be treated as under the effects of a confusion spell) for 24 hours
50% chance of euphoria (+2 morale), 50% fear (-4 morale) for 24 hours
Addiction: There are no visible signs of adrenochrome addiction - the addict appears to be a normal person. Until they strike.
Withdrawal: Adrenochrome addiction is permanent. Each day that the user goes without adrenochrome, he has a 5% cumulative chance of snapping and cutting off the nearest person’s head to get at their adrenal gland. He will, in desperation, even try cutting off a demi-human or humanoid head - but the adrenochrome from such sources is of poor quality, and will not satisfy the addict’s cravings.
You forgot one effect.
ReplyDeleteIt makes you think people's adrenal glands are in their head.
Stupid medical science. I prefer Hunter S. Thompson's gonzo science.
DeleteStupid medical science. I prefer Hunter S. Thompson's gonzo science.
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