General Markov Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Just something that's making me go crazy...... I know I've read the rules for the effects of different drugs in Hero System, but now I can't find it. Please help me! I'll probably check every 5 minutes to see if someone has posted an answer. The price for the fastest (and right) answer will be a choice between a big, slurpy (virtual) kiss by none other than me, or the secret content of the Mystery Box! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Re: Effects of Drugs in Hero i don't think they HAVE been posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Re: Effects of Drugs in Hero For Fifth Edition HERO, the info you want will either be in Dark Champions or the Equipment Guide, depending on what you're looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Re: Effects of Drugs in Hero For Fifth Edition HERO' date=' the info you want will either be in [i']Dark Champions[/i] or the Equipment Guide, depending on what you're looking for. Neither of which have Game Mechanics for the effects of real world drugs. Nor is there any info on fictitious drugs. There is information on Poisons, but that's not the same thing at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edsel Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Re: Effects of Drugs in Hero The old, out of print, book An Eye for an Eye printed back in 1994 has a section about drugs. While it does not have write-up it does suggest what the game effects of many drugs might be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Re: Effects of Drugs in Hero Neither of which have Game Mechanics for the effects of real world drugs. Nor is there any info on fictitious drugs. There is information on Poisons, but that's not the same thing at all. Ah, of course, I should have realized that. The only source of actual HERO mechanical builds for drugs that I know of is HERO System Almanac II from back in 1995. Of course that's long out of print now, but might still be available from larger game stores and sites like eBay and Amazon. The stats are for Fourth Edition HERO, but looking over the various builds I don't see much that would have to be changed to fit with Fifth. And the notes on administering drugs, lingering effects, cures, and so on look to be just as applicable. The article in HSA II describes and stats the following drugs and poisons: Alcohol, Amphetamines, Carbon monoxide, Chloral hydrate, Chloroform, Cocaine, Ether, Hydrocyanic acid, LSD, Marijuana, Nerve gas, Nitrous oxide, PCP, Pentothal, Picrotoxin, Secobarbital, and Strychnine. Individual entries aren't exhaustive, but certainly enough to run them in a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Re: Effects of Drugs in Hero There were some drugs outlined in Danger International, but that won't be incredibly easy to find either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Re: Effects of Drugs in Hero There were some drugs outlined in Danger International' date=' but that won't be incredibly easy to find either.[/quote'] In fact the article from Almanac II mentions that those drug rules were based on the ones from DI, updated and expanded for Fourth Edition HERO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steamteck Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Re: Effects of Drugs in Hero I've never seem anything but you could just apply the limitations set up for poisons to other effects like stun or mind control etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Markov Posted February 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Re: Effects of Drugs in Hero Thanks for the help everybody. It was in Eye for an Eye, that's the one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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