Caffeine Plus (••• Life, •• Time, • Dimensional
Science, • Mind)
If the thought of bolting down Mountain Dew, Surge,
Jolt or even Erg Cola seems a little weak, then allow us to
market our latest product. Take a hit of Caffeine Plus. You'll
be so wired, you'll see into other dimensions. Any more
caffeine, and you'd start vibrating off sound waves. Caffeine
Plus is destructive to the human body, addictive to the mind,
poisonous to the soul and sheer heaven with a pack of smokes.
Through Synthetic Ritual, a chemist lovingly reconstructs
a series of caffeine molecules with as much devotion as
a Kabbalistic scholar deconstructing geamatria. By processing
ordinary everyday cola through a series of arcane chemical
reactions, he can create a substance that far exceeds PDA
regulations. The result? Bootleg batches of this stuff are as
unstable as the people who use it.
[The Storyteller should pick and choose resultant benefits
and drawbacks from the following list. For each benefit
the resulting mixture grants, one side-effect should be in
curred.Personal experiences of the Storyteller and players
can be used to determine which of these are coincidental.
Benefits (choose one):
• Sleep is no longer necessary. For as long as the Effect
lasts (check the duration table), the user needn't worry about
fatigue. In fact, he can stay alert for days, if necessary.
• Concentration increases. Any Empower Mind Effect
is at a -2 difficulty.
• The user is wired enough to see things that aren't
there... including entities in the Penumbra and Shadowlands.
• Tasks can be performed 50% faster, although complex
tasks are at a +2 difficulty.
Drawbacks (choose one):
• The user is edgy and easily disturbed. All Willpower
rolls are at a +2 difficulty; any rolls to avoid emotional
outbursts are at a +3 difficulty.
• The user begins wearing out his body's supply of Primal
Energy, burning off one point every hour. When the Primal
Energy is gone, start marking off health levels until someone
intervenes with medical help.
• If the user is enhanced in any way for at least an hour
by a Benefit, he will be unconscious for twice as long afterwards.]