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Chapter 2: Body
• Physical Fitness (due to smoking) is
temporarily reduced by ¼ the EF
• Strength is temporarily reduced by ¼ the
EF
• Health is reduced by ¼ of an Ability point
for 2 weeks
• Rhetorical Charisma is temporarily reduced
by ½ the EF
• Reaction Speed is temporarily reduced by
the EF
• Enunciation is temporarily reduced by the
EF
• Language is temporarily reduced by the ½
the EF
• Math is temporarily reduced by the EF
• Analytic Intelligence is temporarily reduced
by the EF
• Drive is temporarily reduced by twice the
EF
• Intuition is temporarily increased by the EF
• Common Sense is temporarily reduced by
½ the EF
• Reflection is temporarily reduced by twice
the EF
Psychedelic Mushrooms
This mushroom, when eaten, produces psychedelic
effects. 2 parts may be eaten, the caps and
the stems. Caps, by far, are the more potent portion.
Ingesting caps and stems of this mushroom
evokes dreamlike changes in mood and thought and
alters the perception of time and space. It can also
create a feeling of lack of self-control and extreme
terror. Physical effects include drowsiness, dizziness,
dilated pupils, numbness and tingling, weakness,
tremors, and nausea. Further, it may induce
transient abnormal thinking, such as a sense of
omnipotence or a state of acute paranoia, and can
result in dangerous behavior. Long-term adverse
reactions may develop such as persistent Psychosis
(see Chap. 5: Mind), prolonged Depression, or faulty
judgment. While it is not addictive physically, the
potent effects may be addictive psychologically.
Rather than recreational drug use, this mushroom
is ingested typically for 2 reasons: many religious
cults use this drug in attempts to become closer
to their god, and berserkers often eat this mushroom
before combat to produce berserker rage. Although
the effects are unpredictable, berserkers expect
superior performance in combat due to increased
Physical Fitness, Strength, Drive, and LP.
Colloquially, a ‘bad trip’ means a bad experience
while under the effects of this drug. Worse,
some characters attempt too many caps and stems
and never return from their ‘trip’. To determine
whether or not bad effects occur, each time mushrooms
are used, the number of caps and stems that
were ingested must be considered. Consider 1 Trip
Point (TP) to equal 1 stem, while 1 cap equals 3 TP.
Now, sum the TP’s and make a Health sub-ability
check. If the result rolled is equal to or less than the
number of TP’s, then a bad trip occurs. However,
if the number rolled is less than the TP’s by at least
25, then the character never returns to sobriety, feeling
the effects of psychedelic mushrooms for the
remainder of their lifespan.
If a bad trip occurs, then roll on the table
below to determine the bad effects. Continue to
roll until directed to stop or a duplicate event occurs:
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