The Celephais Campaign
Drugs & Poisons
Alchemical Drugs
These drugs are prepared by skilled alchemists from ingredients.
- Fire Blood
- Fire Blood is a stimulant. An alchemical creation of fire giants, gives
imbiber the Fire subtype. This makes the imbiber immune to fire and double
damage from cold.
- Nepenthe
- Enchanted drug that removes all sorrow for one day
- Abyssal Dust
- user gains cold subtype, spell resistance, darkvision and magical sustenance
(as per Ring of Sustenance) but the user also slowly becomes an infernal
creature and weakened by light, especially sunlight. In small doses it prevents
pregnancies for either sex and numbs hunger. Inspired from an entry in a
Free City of Haven module.
- Lightning Fumes
- The user gains the fire subtype, spell resistance, magical sustenance and
a one time shapeshift (as per ninth level spell) that lasts as long as the
drug effects last. It is sacred to Zues.
Herbs
Herbs are usually ingested for the effect. Lotus is the flowing part of a
water plant.
- Lotus, Blue
- Blue Lotus is a euphoric that drains Wisdom and Strength but increases
Charisma, Dexterity, and the spell casting of Bards. It is Sacred to Aphrodite.
- Lotus, Black or Death
- Black Lotus is a hallucinogen that boosts Intelligence and Charisma and
any arcane spell casting but drains Constitution and Strength. It is a lethal
poison if the dosage is off slightly. It is Sacred to Hecate.
- Lotus, Yellow or Golden
- Yellow, or Golden Lotus cures any insanity, disease, and damage as per
a Heal spell. However, the user is "cursed" to be good, as per
an involuntary alignment change. It is Sacred to Apollon.
- Lotus, Green
- Green Lotus gives the user longevity, sustenance and the Fey subtype. Prolonged
use can turn the user permanently into a Fey appropriate to the person’s
personality. It is sacred to Rhea.
- Lotus, Red
- Red Lotus is a stimulant that gives user a barbarian like rage that lasts
for hours. In small doses it makes the user single minded, sleepless and
energetic. It is sacred to Ares.
- Lotus, White
- White Lotus is an anesthetic that puts the user in dreamless sleep or even
into suspended animation or false death. In small doses the user is suggestible
and insensate to pain. It is sacred to Hypnos.
- Lotus, Purple or Kings
- Purple Lotus is a paralytic, but is the dosage is high enough the user’s
spirit leaves his body as if the spell Astral Project was cast on him. A
side effect of the high dose needed is that the spirit cannot return to the
body and animate it. It is sacred to Hermes.
- Lotus, Gray
- Gray Lotus is like a narcotic but does not induce any drowsiness. The user
loses all emotion and some volition - Intelligence is increased but Wisdom
and Charisma are drained. The user’s alignment, devoid of passions,
becomes true neutral. It is sacred to Hades.
Waters from Magical Rivers
- Waters of Hades
- Waters of Hades are magical waters drawn from the rivers of the Underworld.
- Waters of the Acheron
- Waters of the Acheron, "river of woe" - gives drinker major curse
and minor family curse.
- Waters of the Cocytus
- Waters of the Cocytus "river of lamentation" - drives victim
to suicide
- Waters of the Phlegethon
- Waters of the Phlegethon "river of fire" - gives user six class
levels but dies by sunset.
- Waters of the Styx
- Waters of the Styx "river of unbreakable oath by which the gods swear" -
grants one wish per imbiber. A second sip of the Waters of the Styx will
undo that wish and curse the imbiber with a major curse. The water is most
effect if used in conjunction with an oath while being poured onto the ground.
- Waters of Lethe
- Waters of Lethe "river of forgetfulness" - gives the user amnesia
and enhanced nondetection but also removes all other curses and maledictions.
It is as if the Gods themselves forgets about the imbiber.
More later...