[8-bit]

I might suggest Onion being Common. 

While whole chunks/slices of onion may be a luxury on your burger, onion powder is a very common element in spices and seasoning mixes for a wide range of foods as it's cheap and little bit goes a long ways for flavour.

You make a good point. It has been moved.

- On that note, Insects. You already have bees, but there are so many others, too, and they don't even have to be poisonous. I have heard of severe mosquito allergies, for example, that flare up when bitten.

I wonder, would that include insect spirits?

If you are in contact with Insect Spirits, you have worse things to think about than allergies...

Although that could serve as a handy warning system...


Hank: Hey guys, I want you to meet Delores.  We met at the Inferno a while back and I think she might make a good addition to the team.

Stewie 'The Bug Sniffer': *offering his hand* Nice to meet yo---  ACHOO!

Rest of the Team: O_O !!!!!

*cue ensuing heavy automatic and spell fire*

That was the idea.

How about dust?

I could have sworn I had dust in there, but I don't. Added to the Common list.

Thanks for your suggestions!

[Tarislar]

I might make Dairy a common allergy if its all things dairy related.  I mean, a lot of stuff has cheese in it or uses cream in its creation.

What about a Sugar allergy,  Oh the Horror of no Soda or Candy,   /cry

[8-bit]

I might make Dairy a common allergy if its all things dairy related.  I mean, a lot of stuff has cheese in it or uses cream in its creation.

What about a Sugar allergy,  Oh the Horror of no Soda or Candy,   /cry

You make a good point. Dairy is moved to Common.

Also, sugar. I can't imagine how horrible that is, especially since literally 90% of food and drink in today's world has sugar in it. You would be surprised what has sugar in it. Definitely adding that to Common.

Thanks for your suggestions!

[psycho835]

Capital H Horror? Horror allergy?

[8-bit]

Capital H Horror? Horror allergy?

I don't think a GM would allow that one... Insect Spirits is already pushing it.

[psycho835]

But-But-But- The Horrors!

Then again, I suppose that by the time they are close enough for the allergy to kick in, you would have much bigger problems than a rash.

[8-bit]

But-But-But- The Horrors!

Then again, I suppose that by the time they are close enough for the allergy to kick in, you would have much bigger problems than a rash.

Mhmm. I know nothing about the Horrors (never did Earthdawn or anything), but from what I understand, even an Extreme allergy is not as bad as what they do to you.

[psycho835]

Never played Earthdawn either, but I'm pretty sure you're right. There are descriptions of some of them on this very forum.

[Sendaz]

But-But-But- The Horrors!

Then again, I suppose that by the time they are close enough for the allergy to kick in, you would have much bigger problems than a rash.

Maybe we are looking at this the wrong way.

What we need is a way to induce an allergy in someone else, so that the Horrors are allergic to US. 
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At LAST!! No longer will the walls between our realms hinder us.  We shall feast on your souls and ....ah... ah..  ... ACHOOO!

*sniffles and rubs his eyes which are starting to stream a bit*
 Arg,  where was I.  Oh yes, We shall....ahh.... ahh.. ACHOOO!

What is habbening... my wips.. why are my wips bwowing up?!  Whad hab yu dun do meee?!?
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Granted their nature may make this difficult, but could be worth the Research and Ritual.

[psycho835]

Aaaaand the award for the best idea ever goes to...!

[Longshot23]

One that occurred to me a while back was an allergy to . . . orichalcum.

Although when I thought of it, there was an associated _{plot reason for it, and I can see it getting shot down in a wider arena.}

[8-bit]

One that occurred to me a while back was an allergy to . . . orichalcum.

Although when I thought of it, there was an associated _{plot reason for it, and I can see it getting shot down in a wider arena.}

I did think about Orichalcum once, it's not like magical allergies don't exist. The problem is finding the pure stuff anywhere. According to Street Grimoire, it really expensive and hard to make, and according to Shadowspells, one dram of Orichalcum is 140,000 nuyen.

Anyway, it's worth adding, because it's definitely viable. On a mage, that means some of their Foci (they have miniscule amounts I would think) won't be able to be kept on them, etc.

Thanks for your suggestion!

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And at the horror thing ... why does that sound like something out of the Animaniacs?

[ve4grm]

I think a lot of the food allergies (onions, dairy, horseradish) that are now under Common should only be common for, say, Medium lifestyle and higher. It seems pretty clear that for Low lifestyle you're eating soy-based crap with badly-synthesized flavours.

At Medium or above, though, I think you could justify having real milk or seasoning your food properly.

[BetaCAV]

It seems pretty clear that for Low lifestyle you're eating soy-based crap with badly-synthesized flavours.

It seems entirely probable that people will (err, or would, rather) have allergies to specific flavoring concentrates and colorings.

So you might be good with the whole range of Splurgees down at the stuffer shack, except for the "Amazonian Licorice-Lime" flavor. Or maybe it's just the "hot neutron green" coloring, that "fades to black" as it melts -- as do you.

Just don't be allergic to NERPS.

[8-bit]

I think a lot of the food allergies (onions, dairy, horseradish) that are now under Common should only be common for, say, Medium lifestyle and higher. It seems pretty clear that for Low lifestyle you're eating soy-based crap with badly-synthesized flavours.

At Medium or above, though, I think you could justify having real milk or seasoning your food properly.

Common food allergies are all Middle or Lower Lifestyles IMO. Middle Lifestyle is the lifestyle of your normal wageslave, so it's not that far off. Plus, at Medium lifestyle, you still eat mostly Soy-based synthetics, just have a few "real" meals now and then. It's really hard to draw the line, to be honest, but I would probably draw it at the High Lifestyle. It's also difficult, because a GM needs to figure out what exactly most people are eating at their respective lifestyles, and what those foods might contain.

Onion could go under Uncommon, as it's probably not used often in the Shadowrun world. Dairy includes a lot of things, so I figure you would encounter it at some point, so that one is Common. Horseradish is (as far as I know) not expensive to grow, and I figure sauces and stuff are probably the poor man's substitute for real cooking. I figured the corps would just use it to keep the masses happy with their nearly unpalatable food.

Really, many things, allergies especially, fall under GM fiat. This is just a good starting point, your GM might say "Make it uncommon, I don't think it's common enough." And that's okay. They might also make you take a higher lifestyle to avoid your allergy (which means it directly affects you, so that karma isn't free). I think I'll stay away from Lifestyle dependence for how common an allergy is.

I will, however, move Onions and Dairy to uncommon. You are correct that they probably use non-dairy substitutes for many things that would be commonly made with dairy products. Keeping Horseradish common.

Thanks for your input!