From the way the buzzards divert from their orbits to avoid the train of purple smoke, you imagine it can't be safe to inhale. Following the acrid smell down the marketstalls, you find its source: a tent that houses a furnace and several tables of marked bottles. The sign out front reads...PAID OPPORTUNITY: CLINICAL TRIAL!
Need gil? Want to contribute to breakthroughs in medicine? We will pay gil upfront for participation in our clinical trial! Participants will be screened, provided either a test drug or placebo, and then contacted within twenty four bells for a survey. Speak with a representative today to see if you're eligible!
Muscle Relaxant
| Payment | 5k gil |
| Risk | ⭕️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️ |
| Description | Gradually relaxes the muscle groups and targets chronic pain. Provides moderate relief for athletes with tight muscles or cramps from menstruation. Blood flow and flexibility improves around the joints. |
| Appearance | A clear, teal syrup. It smells strongly herbal, tastes bittersweet. and has the consistency of honey. |
| Qualifications | No history of heart disease. |
| Interactions | If the character consumes alcohol within an hour of taking the real medication, add a second side effect. |
Aether Stimulant
| Payment | 50k gil |
| Risk | ⭕️⭕️⚫️⚫️⚫️ |
| Description | Facilitates aether flow in and out of the body, primarily boosting healing abilities. Takes effect within minutes. |
| Appearance | This white powder feels increasingly suspicious, especially when it must be nasally inhaled, but the representative insists it was concocted in their own lab. It hits like expected, sharp and bitter. |
| Qualifications | No history of anxiety disorders. |
| Interactions | Characters with EDHD (Eorzean adhd) may have their attention boosted instead. |
Performance Steroids
| Payment | 200k gil |
| Risk | ⭕️⭕️⭕️⚫️⚫️ |
| Description | An array of enhancements are available: |
| - | Dexterity: Reduces reaction time by half |
| - | Strength: Lift capacity doubles for twelve hours. |
| - | Endurance: Abundant energy. User feels no need to sleep. |
| Appearance | Glows in either green, blue, or purple hues. Leaves a glowing dot at point of injection that may map out veins in paler users. The glow fades in several hours as the effects start to kick in. |
| Qualifications | Cannot be pregnant or nursing. No history of addiction. |
| Interactions | Fatigue equivalent to the energy used catches up to user after twenty four hours. |
Soul Fluxor
| Payment | 500k gil |
| Risk | ⭕️⭕️⭕️⭕️⭕️ |
| Description | Primitive in its development and even appearance, this drug attempts to dissolve metaphysical boundaries. Your pysche reaches out to others and can send emotions, short strings of words, and memory flashes. Ascians were harmed in the making of this product. |
| Appearance | A purple, pungent, grainy salve that is applied to the forehead. It seems to evaporate instantly, but in truth the skin absorbs it on contact. The only visible tell is a soft glow of the iris. |
| Qualifications | No self-reporting Echo users. |
| Interactions | Roll twice. End up with no side effects, one, or possibly both! Pure-blooded Garleans experience no side effects. Echo users suffer two effects with twice the intensity. |
Medical Effects
Feeling lucky? Type the corresponding die for your medicine of choice
(Example: Type
/random 50or/random 200inSay)You can choose to give your character a placebo. It will taste the same but provide no effects.
You can also choose a specific side effect you want, but the canonical rarity of your chosen effect will remain the same.
(Example: rolling for a d50 drug means you can only pick symtpms between 0-50.)
All effects cease within 24 hours
| Roll | Effect | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 - | 5 | Placebo |
| 6 - | 10 | random sneezing fits and headaches |
| 11 - | 15 | Placebo |
| 16 - | 20 | surge of self-confidence and reduced inhibitions |
| 21 - | 25 | Placebo |
| 26 - | 30 | lowered guard. open and trusting to the point of gullible |
| 31 - | 35 | Placebo |
| 36 - | 40 | feeling very warm. wearing clothes feels suffocating |
| 41 - | 45 | Placebo |
| 46 - | 50 | levin-aspected. metal tends to cling to you like magnets |
| 51 - | 55 | Placebo |
| 56 - | 60 | bloodshot eyes and constant nose bleeds |
| 61 - | 64 | Placebo |
| 65 - | 69 | nice. increased libido and touch sensitivity |
| 70 - | 75 | Placebo |
| 76 - | 80 | muscle spasms and localised paralysis in arms or legs |
| 81 - | 85 | Placebo |
| 86 - | 90 | Prosopagnosia and Phonagnosia (face/voice blindness) |
| 91 - | 95 | Placebo |
| 96 - | 100 | paranoia and increased anxiety |
| Roll | Effect | |
|---|---|---|
| 100 - | 105 | Placebo |
| 106 - | 110 | you feel fine but will forget the next 24 hours |
| 111 - | 115 | Placebo |
| 116 - | 120 | see perfectly in the dark, but sunlight blinds you |
| 121 - | 125 | Placebo |
| 126 - | 130 | compulsion to speak whatever is on your mind |
| 131 - | 135 | Placebo |
| 136 - | 140 | silences pain receptors. feel no pain... for now |
| 141 - | 145 | Placebo |
| 146 - | 150 | auditory and visual hallucinations. good or bad |
| 151 - | 155 | Placebo |
| 156 - | 160 | mental reversion to a younger version of self |
| 161 - | 165 | Placebo |
| 166 - | 170 | loss of aether sense and control. lose the Echo |
| 171 - | 175 | Placebo |
| 176 - | 180 | physical touch burns you and leaves physical scars |
| 181 - | 185 | Placebo |
| 186 - | 190 | convincing flashbacks to traumatic events |
| 191 - | 195 | Placebo |
| 196 - | 200 | violent temper and barely restrained bloodlust |
Legal Disclaimer
If asked to provide documentation, the representative looks at you with genuine surprise. Eventually they bring out a wrinkled document that reads: "You acknowledge you received relevant information about potential risks, benefits, and interactions. By signing this form you absolve Alkhemical Labs of any legal responsibility regarding your....." The legal jargon drones on and it's unclear if it carries any weight or if it's just for show.
OOC Disclaimer
No in-game gil is exchanged. Only IC/roleplay money!
These are RP hooks to spark interesting scenarios for your character and others. Please do not verbally or physically threaten my characters, or embroil them in any acts of revenge. Practice etiquette by not forcing side effects and erratic behaviour on fellow roleplayers without consent!
Can my character take a certain drug even if they don't qualify? Yes! Phoenix, the head alchemist, secretly counts on people to not follow directions. The data is far more useful than anything she could have acquired legally. However, Kof will use discretion to refuse servicing characters who may seriously endanger themselves.
