[Slazarith]

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.

[Mirikon]

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.

[Slazarith]

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

[rasmusnicolaj]

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.

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

[Makki]

With K-11 it is possible to get 5 IP!

contradicting RAW. no-go.

[rasmusnicolaj]

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

[Mäx]

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)

[Tsuzua]

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. 

[CanRay]

NovaCoke that's been cut with Demon Rat Poison.  14P Damage, resist with Half-Body.

[farothel]

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.

[CalibanX9]

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?

[CanRay]

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.

[TheWanderingJewels]

wonder If I shou8ld convert the horrors of Black Lace from CP2020 over to SR. nasty nasty stuff

[Tagz]

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.

[CanRay]

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.

That picture looks familiar.