Some Cybernauts will not be bound by their own

limitations; imbibing smart drinks, hyperstimulants or experimental

drugs, they jack their mental processes to unusual

levels. Although VAs are infamous for their enthusiastic

approach to stimulants, the real "boosters" include Etherites,

It Xers and Warzone fanatics (who obsess over "ripped"

icons and virtual strength). Boosting's downside is harsh;

many longtime users go totally bonzo or fry their skulls from

the inside out.

increasing Mental Traits as the Life variant raises Physical

ones. Mind 3 can raise those Traits to a maximum of 5;

elevating them beyond human range requires Mind 5.

more than twice a week is asking for trouble — insanity,

hallucinations, hemorrhages, even Quiet — that an imaginative

Storyteller will be happy to provide....]