Addiction

You suffer from an addiction to a substance, which must be present in the blood you drink. This can be alcohol, nicotine, hard drugs, or simply adrenaline. Mechanically, a character’s addiction is broken down into one of three categories: amphetamines, hallucinogens, or sedatives. When you take this flaw, you must choose one of these three categories to represent your character’s addiction. You may take this flaw up to three times, each time choosing a different kind of drug, and suffering all of the penalties. For more information on drugs and toxins, see Chapter Six: Core Systems, Drugs and Poison.

At the start of the game, or anytime the character feeds, you receive your addiction’s penalty, as follows, for one hour:

• Amphetamine: You receive a -1 penalty to all Mental challenges and all challenges requiring coordination or mental dexterity.

• Hallucinogen: You are agitated and cannot regain Willpower for the next hour.

• Sedatives: You suffer a -5 penalty to challenges based on the Investigation or Awareness skills.