Altered Stars: 10 Sci Fi drugs for space faring games
This started out as a thing I used for scum and villainy where I played a mystic that was obsessed with figuring out the way via the use of mind-altering substances. Expect more of these as more sci fi drugs get invented.
Airlock Glue
Ingestion Method: Huffing
Stereotypical User: The Desperate
Look: A bottle of mundane sealant that is often used to temporarily fix air lock leaks.
Effect: A few brief moments of pure euphoria, lasting typically a minute.
- Over Use Effects: Brain damage and chemical dependence.
Elysia
Ingestion Method: Chewing
Stereotypical User: University Students
Look: A translucent blue cube roughly 2 cm across. Usually comes in round metal containers
Effect: A mild sedative that provides a warm calm for about 45 minutes. Wide eyes.
Over Use Effects: A staining of the teeth blue.
Extra: If swallowed instead of spit out intense nausea and paranoia will set in.
Used often by students in universities all over the galaxy it is primarily used to take the nerve off of things after important tests. Prices tend to go up around finals season. While it isn’t chemically addicting you find many frequent users.
Fung Paste
Ingestion Method: a small plate of paste is burned in a room where the users are.
Stereotypical User: Spiritual People
Look: A thick yellow paste with the consistency of potter's clay. Comes in dark glass jars.
Effect: Intense euphoria along with mild hallucinations, visions of the space between the stars is common. 1 gram will burn for 20 minutes, the effect will last for three minutes after the burning stops.
Over Use Effects: Very rarely will lead to loss of smell
While incredibly potent and pleasantly hallucinatory this drug often isn’t used recreationally due to how much of a pain it is to use. There are many better drugs out there if you want to trip in the stars. It is instead used primarily by spiritual people as they believe it to be a way to communicate with higher powers.
Lank
Ingestion Method: Dermal Patch
Stereotypical User: Asteroid belt residents
Look: A small see-through patch usually located on the stomach or arms
Effect: An intense full-body relaxation lasting roughly 8 hours and taking 20 minutes to kick in
Over Use Effects: Tooth decay and constipation
One of the most powerful relaxants on the market lank will take someone out of commission for 8 whole hours. While under the influence of lank someone is hardly capable of anything other than lying down on something soft and daydreaming.
Oil
Ingestion Method: Eye drops
Stereotypical User: Rich Party Goers
Look: A black oily substance found within individually wrapped pipettes.
- Effect: A long-lasting feeling of euphoria combined with muscle-relaxing properties. Every sensation is magnified greatly while on oil.
Over Use Effects: Scleral discoloration and eventual blindness.
Used by the upper echelons of party-goers Oil is one of the most expensive drugs in the galaxy, not due to the production cost but because the dealers know they can fleece rich people.
Pitch
Ingestion Method: Smoking
Stereotypical User: NA
Look: Small cigarettes wrapped in black paper that burns with a teal tint.
Effect: Awakens and enhances psychic powers.
Over Use Effects: Unknown
One of the rarest drugs in the galaxy, pitch is highly sought out by people interested in exploring the psionic boundaries of the mind. Being relatively new, its long term impact on the mind is unknown.
Scratch
Ingestion Method: Drinking
Stereotypical User: Military Members
Look: A deep red liquid with the consistency of maple syrup.
Effect: Vivid Hallucinations
Over Use Effects: Tooth rot
This thick liquid can be found in abundance anywhere where military presence is out in great numbers. It’s often used to take the mind off of things one doesn’t want to think about. While most of the trips are good when a bad trip happens it is nightmarish enough to take someone out of commission for a while.
Spacer Chew
Ingestion Method: Chewing
Stereotypical User: Cargo ship crew
Look: Dried out grey leaves, usually in a small pouch.
Effect: Long lasting alertness. Red eyes.
Over Use Effects: Chemical dependency
Spacer Chew is a drug more powerful than caffeine that is used by cargo ship crew to stay awake to meet the demands of higher-ups at the shipping company. Some people have claimed to stay up for a week on chew. Spit buckets for the chew are found all over cargo ships but are usually put away before official inspections.
Stardust
Ingestion Method: Snorting
Stereotypical User: Business executives
Look: A rich purple dust
Effect: Intense euphoria lasting roughly an hour.
Over Use Effects: Nose rot, brain damage, and chemical dependence.
Zap
Ingestion Method: Any way you can imagine
Stereotypical User: Anti-authoritarian activists
Look: Yellow crystals that can be turned into a powder, or liquified.
Effect: A strong sedative that provides a very intense relaxation for around 2 hours. Narrowed irises.
Over Use Effects: Constipation
Zap is widely considered to be one of the most versatile drugs due to its ability to be used in nearly any way one would like.
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