Effects of alcohol

[guymc]

One of our fans who currently cannot access the forums here suggested adding to ITL a short paragraph or two about the effects of Alcohol on characters and their abilities. Since my own characters tend to spend a lot of time in taverns for some reason (*ahem*). I thought this was an excellent idea.

Effects on DX? MA? IQ? How much alcohol, how quickly will it affect you, and how long does the effect take to wear off? Does high ST affect how quickly the effects occur or how much alcohol you must drink to affect you?

What effect does alcohol have on spellcasting? Do wizards have spells/potions relating to lessening the effect of alcohol on someone? Are hangovers a factor later? Is there another factor involved, so that one person seems to be able to hold his liquor better than another, all other things being equal. (Carousing talent?)

Do dwarves hold their liquor better than humans? Halflings? Elves? Orcs? (Do not start me thinking about drunk prootwaddles. Yipes.) Do octupi drink alcohol? Do their all those arms get in each other's way when they do? :-)

Any rules for this ought to be very brief and easily implemented, I would say. But it seems like it would be so much USE to a GM that it would be a shame not to provide this somewhere. Sometimes a drunken brawl is just what you need to kick off a fine session of adventuring.