pharmacopeia

Belladonna (Nightshade)

• Save: Strong stomach -4   
• Type: Ingestive
• Onset: 3 turns   
• Run: 1-24 hours
• Result: Debilitating/Death  
• Cost Per Dose:

Fruits are purple-black berries; flowers (June-September) are dull, pale purple-blue. All parts of the plant are poisonous, particularly the roots, leaves, and berries. Effects are listed in order of appearance: Dilated pupils; blurred vision (-2 to hit with missile weapons); increased heart rate; dry mouth; disorientation (-4 to all attack rolls, +4 to armor class); hallucinations; impaired vision; loud heart beat (audible at several feet); aggressive behavior; rapid pulse and respiration; convulsions; coma; and death via heat attack. 

Belladonna takes its name from the practice of certain women who would use eye drops of the substance to dilate their pupils.  This was thought to enhance their beauty, hence "bella donna" or beautiful woman.  It is a common cosmetic in large cities, and can be purchased there without comment for about 5 gp a dose.

Deadman

• Save: Strong Stomach -5   
• Type: Contact
• Onset: 2-5 rounds   
• Run: Instantaneous
• Result: Nil/Death   
• Cost Per Dose:

A pale white plant which thrives only in darkness, deadman is commonly found in caves, the hollows of rotting trees, and so forth. The leaves of this plant exude a lethal toxic contact poison, a single touch often being sufficient to cause death within two to five minutes' time. Deadman sells for over two hundred gold per dram on the black market, and is a favorite of assassins.

Morphius

• Save: -3   
• Type: Inhalant
• Onset: Immediate   
• Run: 2-20 rnds
• Result: Nil/Sleep   
• Cost Per Dose:

Morphius is a parasitic plant which grows amidst the branches of trees and bushes.  The fragrance exuded by its deep blue blossoms induces sleep in most types of living creatures, usually of fairly short duration (2 to 20 rounds, on the average) - can be powdered for inhalation.

Seven drams of morphius blossom, distilled as an elixir, will cause sleep of a much longer duration (2 to 12 hours, generally speaking) if taken orally.

Sun Orchid extract

• Save: - # apps. in the last 2 weeks.
• Type: Contact       
• Run: 6hrs.
• ADDICTIVE 1d6 – (1 x # apps. since last sleep period)        

Appearance: bright orange liquid.  Has a distinctive and pleasant smell. Is an extract of the Sun Orched found only in the rain forests of the Sunset Islands.  Effect: +1 to all skills requiring alertness and/or clarity of mind, character will not feel tired while effects last.  There are no side effects until it wears off.

Side Effect: Leaves small orange spot on skin which will disappear after 2 weeks.  Player has 5rnds after it wears off to take another dose.  After that character takes 1d4 x (#rnds since drug wore off) subdual damage every round until next dose is taken or character sleeps.