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sir_pudding

01-22-2014 10:14 PM

Re: Psi-Drugs in Blight Years

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Originally Posted by tantric (Post 1713874)

If you want a stimulant with a cool name, assume that khat has naturalized.

Well I'm mainly worried about Psi-drugs now, I probably am not going to bother with renaming most generic TL5 pharmacology.

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As for the ephedra - it takes very, very low tech to turn that into methamphetamine.

1887 is early TL6. Meth is therefore probably doable at double cost.

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So here's what I've got:
Blocker- Chavez Sister's Thought-Shield
Brainstorm- Dr. Howard's Psychic Aide
Catalyst Drug- yajé
Mind-Hype- White Lotus
Muffler- Leo (from leonurine)
Astral Travel Booster- Salvia (S. divinorum)

Still need:
Other Psi Boosters
Shatter (note can be used as a chemical weapon to disrupt psis, so maybe something that still sounds good when you append "Gas" to it.
Trance
Window

jeff_wilson

01-22-2014 10:31 PM

Re: Psi-Drugs in Blight Years

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Originally Posted by sir_pudding (Post 1713812)

Psi-Boosters give a 50% level bonus or a +50% enhancement to a specific ability.
Window gives a bonus to Telepathy talent but lowers Mind Shield and inflicts Supersensitve.

These two sound most stimulant-y to me.

tantric

01-22-2014 11:38 PM

Re: Psi-Drugs in Blight Years

Shatter could be BZ, the drug the movie 'Jacob's Ladder' was based on. Street name: Buzz Kill. Of course, it's also a deliriant. Trance could easily be muscimol or thiomuscimol, call it "amanita". Interesting tidbit - muscimol doesn't really breakdown in the body, you can redose by drinking your urine. Or you could just call it 'P'.

sir_pudding

01-23-2014 12:01 AM

Re: Psi-Drugs in Blight Years

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Originally Posted by tantric (Post 1713955)

Shatter could be BZ, the drug the movie 'Jacob's Ladder' was based on. Street name: Buzz Kill. Of course, it's also a deliriant.

1961 is TL7 and it looks like pretty sophisticated chemistry.

If we use a real chemical for Shatter, it ought to be something totally non-reactive in normal humans.

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Trance could easily be muscimol or thiomuscimol, call it "amanita". Interesting tidbit - muscimol doesn't really breakdown in the body, you can redose by drinking your urine. Or you could just call it 'P'.

That works well! Thanks!

DangerousThing

01-23-2014 12:31 AM

Re: Psi-Drugs in Blight Years

If society. Has broken down into little groups, then probably the same drug from two different makers will have two different names. Also quality control may be somewhat lacking.

Just suggestions.

sir_pudding

01-23-2014 12:48 AM

Re: Psi-Drugs in Blight Years

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Originally Posted by DangerousThing (Post 1713969)

If society. Has broken down into little groups, then probably the same drug from two different makers will have two different names. Also quality control may be somewhat lacking.

Sure, I just want some common names that are more suitable for the setting than the ones in Psi-Tech; not an exhaustive survey of fictional goods.

sir_pudding

01-23-2014 01:43 AM

Re: Psi-Drugs in Blight Years

Does muscimol work for Trance? There's no hallucinatory effects. I think I need something else for this still.

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