"Social Chems" are chemicals used in social settings, as opposed to "
Combat Stims" which are designed to aid a combatant in a fight. Some Social Chems are recreational (IE: drugs) and some of them are designed to assist people in social situations.
Recreational Chems
Lithikaocin (Pinkbunny): When taking this drug, roll a HT. If you succeed, it only causes mild Euphoria for 3d-HT hours. If you fail, it causes the Hallucinating Incapacitating Condition. These hallucinations are cartoonish, usually childish, and users report feeling as if they're in a deeply unserious 2d world. On a critical failure, these hallucinations are horrifying instead, full of nightmarish imagery and wild motions. Lithikaocin comes in the form of a huffer or injection. Roll HT-1 to avoid addiction. Comes in pill and huffer form. LC 2, $120/dose.
Glaxomoraxin (Creamers): This drug causes the user to roll a HT-2. If they succeed, it causes Euphoria for 6d-HT hours. If you fail the roll, you have the Ecstasy Incapacitating Condition for twice this long. While this drug is not 'addictive' in the strictest sense, once the effects wear off, the user has the Killjoy
Disadvantage for a number of hours equal to their HTx10. Comes in huffer, injector, and liquid form. LC 1, $250/dose.
Pseudobenzabonate (Dronk): When taking a dose of this drug, the user must make a HT-3 roll. If they succeed, they are merely Drunk. If they fail the HT roll or take another dose while under the influence, they are Dazed. If they critically fail the health roll or take a third dose, they are instead Unconscious. The effects last 30 hours-HT. Comes in liquid, pill, and huffer form. LC 3, $80/dose.
Aphrozine: This drug reliably increases the recipient’s sexual pleasure. If your partner is using Erotic Art skill with you, they get a +4 bonus; however, you are also -4 to resist Interrogation or Fast-Talk during such activity. It lasts for one hour. Comes in topical, huffer, or pill form. $20/dose. LC3.
Sobriety Shot: Also called Please No, Please God No, Oh Sweet Cosmic Lord No, I Don't Wanna, and Party Pooper, this is usually offered at the bars but can be purchased over the counter.This nullifies the intoxicating effects of alcohol. For 1 minute - HT seconds, the user has the Agony condition as blobs of the drug race through their blood vessels, collecting and chemically incinerating the acohol in them. As the nicknames might suggest, it is an extremely unpleasant experience. It comes as a pill, a shot, or in a huffer, and costs $2/dose. LC4.
Stetsopharazine (Glib): A drug that bestows the Overconfidence
Disadvantage and temporarily removes any social anxiety, even those caused by disorders. It also bestows the Odious Personal Habit (Shamelessness). The effects last for 12 hours. Glib comes in pill and huffer form. $5/dose, LC 2.
Pheremones
Musk: This is the generic name for a group of drugs that cause the sweat glands to produce chemical compounds that alter the user’s scent. Basic versions produce subtle and pleasant aromas that go partway to countering body odor. More complex versions produce compounds that effectively mask the user’s own natural odor, giving them a -3 to any roll to be tracked by scent. Another popular type produces an odorless (to humans) compound that insects find repellent. They all come as pills that last 12 hours. Basic versions cost $5/dose; scent masking or insect repellent versions cost $10/dose. LC4.
Sex Pheromones: This is a group of hormone-based drugs that are detected subliminally by the human sense of smell. They give all victims within one yard Lecherousness (12) while in the presence of the pheromones if they fail a HT roll. Pheromones are usually worn on the skin like a perfume, and wear off after two hours or a shower. Prospective victims with No Sense of Smell/Taste are immune! $60/dose; aerosol delivery. LC3
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