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Title: I want a new drug...
Post by: Slazarith on <11-30-11/0052:36>
One that will make me sick.

So, I'm not very good at coming up with custom stats for homebrew gear. Everything I make is either overpowered, in ways I didn't even anticipate, or underpowered for other reasons I didn't see.

So, I turn to you good people.

My idea here is a suicide drug that no amount of edge, Karma, or divine intervention will prevent your death.

On the other hand, however, it can turn even the most limp-wristed drekhead into a combat monster.

The overall theme here is self sacrifice. Dragon on your ass, an army of Red samurai, or the whole of the Barrens inhabitants. No matter what it is, you may not be able to kill it, but hold it off for the rest of your team to be able to get away.

So, what do you think it should be? Or is this just a bad idea altogether?

Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: Mirikon on <11-30-11/0055:08>
There's already something like this. Its called Blood of Kali. Boosts several stats, and sends you into a berserker rage. High pain tolerance means you don't even feel the hits until you go down.
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: Slazarith on <11-30-11/0153:59>
Knew I should have included that in the original post.

Blood of Kali doesn't do it for me. It's just not... enough.

I want something crazy. I want it to turn the world on its head.

And besides, there's a chance you might survive. That just doesn't cut it :D
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: rasmusnicolaj on <11-30-11/0213:25>
But off cause you do. Drugs are after all good for you.
Please follow me into this dark alley and let see what we can do to alleviate your needs.

Quote
At the end of the duration, the user suffers 18S damage (unresisted). ... All of the initial research subjects of kamikaze grade ten, aka K-10, died from the drug’s side effects or wounds sustained while under the influence. ... Buzz regarding K-10-fueled suicide assaults is already on the rise.

I think that is exactly what you are looking after. You get 18S damage on top of all the damage sustained in the fighting. That should kill most people if they survive that long in a berserker frenzy.
The fluff text also describe it precisely as a suicidal drug.
It give huge boosts to body, agility and strength and +3 IP. Personally I think that is more than enough.

If that doesn't make you happy then just up its bonuses some more and rule that users dies after a few minutes when their hearts explodes.

K-11
Duration: 1D6 minutes
Effect: +5 Body, +3 Agility, +9 Strength, +4 Initiative Pass, High Pain Tolerance 6, Berserk
Users of this experimental combat drug automatically go berserk in a manner similar to Bear magicians (see
Bear, p. 192, SR4). When the duration is up the users heart explodes while he suffers a massive heart attack that destroys the major internal organs of the user ruptures causing instant dead. K-11 is a design made on the street made by unknown parties experimenting with K-10.
With K-11 it is possible to get 5 IP!

Rasmus
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: Makki on <11-30-11/0226:20>
With K-11 it is possible to get 5 IP!
contradicting RAW. no-go.
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: rasmusnicolaj on <11-30-11/0403:38>
With K-11 it is possible to get 5 IP!
contradicting RAW. no-go.

I know, but acording to his wishes K-10 wasn't powerful enough.

Rasmus
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: Mäx on <11-30-11/0646:12>
Just speedball k-10 with some other combat drugs.
For example K-10+Kamikaze+Nitro+Cram+Jazz+Novacoke+Betameth+Snuff give you:
+4 Body
+4 Agility
+10 Strength
+4 Willpower
+3 Perception
+6 Reaction
+1 Charisma
+1 Intuition
+3 Initiative Pass
High Pain Tolerance 6
Berserk
For the low cost of 1160 nueyn(if i counted right)
And it's very unlikely your gonna survive coming down from that(even thought they wont all end at the same time)
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: Tsuzua on <11-30-11/0953:21>
With K-11 it is possible to get 5 IP!
contradicting RAW. no-go.

I'm not sure how much that matters for a home brewed item.  Also there are already devices that explicitly break the 4 IP cap (Simsense Accelerator / Simsense Booster Combo).  Making a new one isn't that huge of a stretch.

I myself support Max's speedball of doom.  Unless you have a very good doctor right next to you, you likely won't survive the first hour as K-10, Kamikaze, and Nitro all wear off and you take three hits of 18S, 6S, and 9S damage. 

Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: CanRay on <11-30-11/1055:30>
NovaCoke that's been cut with Demon Rat Poison.  14P Damage, resist with Half-Body.
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: farothel on <11-30-11/1409:37>
I myself support Max's speedball of doom.  Unless you have a very good doctor right next to you, you likely won't survive the first hour as K-10, Kamikaze, and Nitro all wear off and you take three hits of 18S, 6S, and 9S damage.

I like the name.  +1 to you.
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: CalibanX9 on <11-30-11/1438:38>
How about combining it with a magical drug? Gives you death aura force 5 with 5 hits and has 6E essence drain when you come down? Has to be extracted from the remains of a body a toxic spirit possessed.

Or if you're ranged, something like deflection 5 (force five, five hits) + Enhance Aim 5?
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: CanRay on <11-30-11/1514:49>
Pixie Dust.  NovaCoke, Laes, Ground Glass, Salt, and Devil Rat Poison.  Oh, and you forgot you took it after your high, but before it's out of your system, so, time for another hit.

Lather, rinse, repeat until you've OD'd.
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: TheWanderingJewels on <11-30-11/1742:04>
wonder If I shou8ld convert the horrors of Black Lace from CP2020 over to SR. nasty nasty stuff
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: Tagz on <11-30-11/2107:50>
Pixie Dust.  NovaCoke, Laes, Ground Glass, Salt, and Devil Rat Poison.  Oh, and you forgot you took it after your high, but before it's out of your system, so, time for another hit.

Lather, rinse, repeat until you've OD'd.

(http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/1157/transmetropolitandrugsa.gif) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/827/transmetropolitandrugsa.gif/)
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: CanRay on <11-30-11/2313:20>
Pixie Dust.  NovaCoke, Laes, Ground Glass, Salt, and Devil Rat Poison.  Oh, and you forgot you took it after your high, but before it's out of your system, so, time for another hit.

Lather, rinse, repeat until you've OD'd.
(http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/1157/transmetropolitandrugsa.gif) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/827/transmetropolitandrugsa.gif/)
That picture looks familiar.  ;)
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: theKernel on <01-03-12/1553:23>
Yea I figure just take a couple of drugs, K-10 with one other combat drug will do it. Then pretend its one drug. My question is...why? ???
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: CanRay on <01-03-12/1601:48>
One that won't make you sick?
One that won't make you crash your car?
Or make you feel three feet thick?
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: theKernel on <01-03-12/1604:02>
askin me?
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: CanRay on <01-03-12/1607:05>
*Headdesk*  What do they teach kids today? (http://youtu.be/N6uEMOeDZsA)
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: theKernel on <01-03-12/1641:47>
not about drugs lol
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: CanRay on <01-03-12/1958:10>
not about drugs lol
No art, no culture, no music classes?  No history???

I blame MTV/MuchMusic.  They don't play enough Music Videos any longer.
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: theKernel on <01-03-12/1959:49>
Well here and there but if that was a refrence to something, I didn't get it (as you can tell)
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: CanRay on <01-03-12/2002:59>
Well here and there but if that was a refrence to something, I didn't get it (as you can tell)
I'm 32, I'm not supposed to feel old yet, damnit!  *Headdesk*
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: theKernel on <01-03-12/2013:19>
Tiiiiiiiiiiiiime is on my side, oh yesitis 8)
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: The Wyrm Ouroboros on <01-03-12/2315:46>
Fortunate, because clearly the ability to write isn't.
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: CanRay on <01-03-12/2319:29>
Wyrm, be nice, they can't beat the skills into students today like they used to with us.
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: The Wyrm Ouroboros on <01-03-12/2331:33>
I am being nice.  Ask anyone who knows me; that was positively restrained...
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: theKernel on <01-04-12/0954:35>
They do teach us to take a joke lol
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: Slazarith on <01-04-12/1811:21>
The award for first recognition of bad opening joke goes to CanRay. Mr. Lewis would be proud.
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: CanRay on <01-04-12/1826:32>
The award for first recognition of bad opening joke goes to CanRay. Mr. Lewis would be proud.
:'(  Thank you, thank you.  I'd like to thank all the little people that made this possible...  FastJack, Bull, Jason Hardy...  I, I just can't contain myself, thank you all!  ;D
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: Malex on <01-04-12/1916:12>
They do teach us to take a joke lol

I think you're confused with taking jokes and being the butt of them.

I saw this thread and NIN's Perfect Drug sprang to mind.
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: theKernel on <01-04-12/1944:06>
Nope I knew I was but its ok to be the butt of the joke sometimes cuz we all make mistakes
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: Malex on <01-04-12/1955:59>
Nope I knew I was but its ok to be the butt of the joke sometimes cuz we all make mistakes

My god you are incredibly chipper. Do you have John Deer written across your side?  :D
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: theKernel on <01-04-12/1956:51>
Nah I'm just a mellow dude
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: CanRay on <01-04-12/1959:35>
Makes me wonder why he'd want a new drug then.  :P
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: theKernel on <01-04-12/2017:01>
Lol wasn't me that wanted a new drug ;)
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: Malex on <01-04-12/2018:29>
He's content with the old ones.
Title: Re: I want a new drug...
Post by: theKernel on <01-04-12/2024:04>
quite lol