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Hey all, loving the ruleset for the most part - just an odd niggly question, arrash and opor are both intoxicants which provide negative modifiers to skill tests (makes sense) - question being, is there any mechanical reason to actually use it? The description of arrash mentions "pain-relieving properties", but as far as I can tell there's no actual mechanical use for it.

Did I miss something? If it's just there for flavour then that's fine, it's just odd that it's included in the actual gear listings.

I think it's just flavor, with no mechanical benefits by RAW.  I could potentially see a GM ruling that would let you recover a small number of Mind Points maybe.  I had a player in a one-shot that used it just because it fit in with their character's addiction.  They happily took an hour-long penalty to their checks.

Hey all, loving the ruleset for the most part - just an odd niggly question, arrash and opor are both intoxicants which provide negative modifiers to skill tests (makes sense) - question being, is there any mechanical reason to actually use it? The description of arrash mentions "pain-relieving properties", but as far as I can tell there's no actual mechanical use for it.

Did I miss something? If it's just there for flavour then that's fine, it's just odd that it's included in the actual gear listings.

You're correct - no real reason to use drugs to boost your PC. I'ts in gear to describe effect and for flavour.

Hey all, loving the ruleset for the most part - just an odd niggly question, arrash and opor are both intoxicants which provide negative modifiers to skill tests (makes sense) - question being, is there any mechanical reason to actually use it? The description of arrash mentions "pain-relieving properties", but as far as I can tell there's no actual mechanical use for it.

Did I miss something? If it's just there for flavour then that's fine, it's just odd that it's included in the actual gear listings.

You're correct - no real reason to use drugs to boost your PC. I'ts in gear to describe effect and for flavour.

Hullo, Kosta,
This pretty much sums up how I feel about a lot of the stuff in the main rulebook.  Effect and flavour description are what a lot of the entries are about.  This is perfect, as it leaves things open for the GM and their players to work with as they see fit.

Excellent! Glad you like it!