Post by torenatkinson on Jul 17, 2013 0:00:02 GMT -8
Not sure if these would count as relics?
These were originally made for Mutilator: Survivors in the Wasteland so if you want to use them you will have to adjust the rules.
Kamikaze Brand Potassium Iodide (KI) Pills
Iodine-131 is a major product of uranium fission. After a nuclear event, radioactive iodine can be released into the air and inhaled. It can also contaminate the local food or water supply and in turn be ingested. The thyroid gland quickly absorbs radioactive iodine, which can be damaging.
Iodine pills prevent certain types of radiation sickness, specifically it protects the thyroid from radioactive iodine. The good news is the KI pill will flood the body and thyroid so harmful radioactive iodine won't be able to collect in the thyroid because the inert iodine blocks the bad stuff, and the carcinogen will be excreted from your system.
The bad news is you have to take the pill before exposure occurs and that iodine-131 is not a common hazard hundreds of years after a nuclear catastrophe--with a short half-life there is no detectable radiation after a month. On the other hand wasteland scientists have posited that some mutants naturally emit Iodine-131 along with other types of radiation, in which case this medicine would have real value.
GAME EFFECT: This medicine does not reduce the amount of radiation you absorb from contaminated water, food, or barrels of toxic waste (at GM discretion it may protect from other sources.) It does negate the effects of minor and moderate radiation sickness, however. One pill lasts 24 hours.
Also available in liquid form and fun animal shapes for children.
VALUE: 1 tooth per pill.
Baltic Purple ™ 500mg Liquicaps.
Comes in packs of 20 capsules. The active ingredient in this medicine binds to particles of radioactive elements, which are then excreted in (purple) feces. This treatment expedites the elimination of radioactive particles and reduces the amount of radiation cells may absorb. Recommended dose is 3 times a day for a minimum of 30 days, depending on the extent of the contamination. Exceeding this dose runs the risk of the following side-effects: Narcolepsy, inability to keep food down, and temporary blindness.
GAME EFFECTS: Each dose (pill) removes 2d10 rads. Taking more than 3 pills in a 24 hour period will result in one of the above side effects unless an Endure check is made for each dose above the third. Side-effects last 2d10 hours.
VALUE: 5 teeth per pill
Rad-B-Gone anti-radiation medication.
This preventative medicine usually comes in a single-dose pack, unless found in special bulk packages from big box style drug stores. Each pill is the size of a baby's fist, and is administered orally. The pill is not swallowed but is kept in the mouth where it slowly dissolves, usually within 1 to 2 hours. During this time all doses of radiation are reduced by 20 rads. There are no side effects from normal use, but Rad-B-Gone tastes like skunk shit and there's always the risk that during strenuous activity it could be swallowed (and is a potential choke hazard). Swallowing Rad-B-Gone results in immediate severe nausea (-20 to Brawn- and Balance-linked skills) for 1d100+10 minutes (halved with successful Endure check).
VALUE: 10 teeth per pill.
PISS-AID
Piss-Aid is the colloquial name for a post-cataclysm "home-made" drug that reduces rad absorption. Piss-Aid, concocted from wasteland herbs, old spray-on deodorant and certain reptile feces, is administered via inhaler. When given within 24 hours of rad absorption, the user will pass all the rads absorbed in that time through the urine. Side effects include euphoria, bleeding eyes, itching, loss of bladder control, and possible dehydration
It is advised that a person who uses Piss-Aid drink plenty of fluids. Piss-Aid is extremely addictive.
GAME EFFECTS: For each 20 rads that a user hopes to remove, he/she must drink 1 liter of fluid (preferably water). Otherwise there is no beneficial effect.
Every time after the first that a character takes Piss-Aid, he must make an Endure check or become addicted.
VALUE: 50 teeth per inhaler (1 dose).
These were originally made for Mutilator: Survivors in the Wasteland so if you want to use them you will have to adjust the rules.
Kamikaze Brand Potassium Iodide (KI) Pills
Iodine-131 is a major product of uranium fission. After a nuclear event, radioactive iodine can be released into the air and inhaled. It can also contaminate the local food or water supply and in turn be ingested. The thyroid gland quickly absorbs radioactive iodine, which can be damaging.
Iodine pills prevent certain types of radiation sickness, specifically it protects the thyroid from radioactive iodine. The good news is the KI pill will flood the body and thyroid so harmful radioactive iodine won't be able to collect in the thyroid because the inert iodine blocks the bad stuff, and the carcinogen will be excreted from your system.
The bad news is you have to take the pill before exposure occurs and that iodine-131 is not a common hazard hundreds of years after a nuclear catastrophe--with a short half-life there is no detectable radiation after a month. On the other hand wasteland scientists have posited that some mutants naturally emit Iodine-131 along with other types of radiation, in which case this medicine would have real value.
GAME EFFECT: This medicine does not reduce the amount of radiation you absorb from contaminated water, food, or barrels of toxic waste (at GM discretion it may protect from other sources.) It does negate the effects of minor and moderate radiation sickness, however. One pill lasts 24 hours.
Also available in liquid form and fun animal shapes for children.
VALUE: 1 tooth per pill.
Baltic Purple ™ 500mg Liquicaps.
Comes in packs of 20 capsules. The active ingredient in this medicine binds to particles of radioactive elements, which are then excreted in (purple) feces. This treatment expedites the elimination of radioactive particles and reduces the amount of radiation cells may absorb. Recommended dose is 3 times a day for a minimum of 30 days, depending on the extent of the contamination. Exceeding this dose runs the risk of the following side-effects: Narcolepsy, inability to keep food down, and temporary blindness.
GAME EFFECTS: Each dose (pill) removes 2d10 rads. Taking more than 3 pills in a 24 hour period will result in one of the above side effects unless an Endure check is made for each dose above the third. Side-effects last 2d10 hours.
VALUE: 5 teeth per pill
Rad-B-Gone anti-radiation medication.
This preventative medicine usually comes in a single-dose pack, unless found in special bulk packages from big box style drug stores. Each pill is the size of a baby's fist, and is administered orally. The pill is not swallowed but is kept in the mouth where it slowly dissolves, usually within 1 to 2 hours. During this time all doses of radiation are reduced by 20 rads. There are no side effects from normal use, but Rad-B-Gone tastes like skunk shit and there's always the risk that during strenuous activity it could be swallowed (and is a potential choke hazard). Swallowing Rad-B-Gone results in immediate severe nausea (-20 to Brawn- and Balance-linked skills) for 1d100+10 minutes (halved with successful Endure check).
VALUE: 10 teeth per pill.
PISS-AID
Piss-Aid is the colloquial name for a post-cataclysm "home-made" drug that reduces rad absorption. Piss-Aid, concocted from wasteland herbs, old spray-on deodorant and certain reptile feces, is administered via inhaler. When given within 24 hours of rad absorption, the user will pass all the rads absorbed in that time through the urine. Side effects include euphoria, bleeding eyes, itching, loss of bladder control, and possible dehydration
It is advised that a person who uses Piss-Aid drink plenty of fluids. Piss-Aid is extremely addictive.
GAME EFFECTS: For each 20 rads that a user hopes to remove, he/she must drink 1 liter of fluid (preferably water). Otherwise there is no beneficial effect.
Every time after the first that a character takes Piss-Aid, he must make an Endure check or become addicted.
VALUE: 50 teeth per inhaler (1 dose).
