Sundren's Affliction System

[Iceshard5]

Well Ill have to tell you, the Dust and Dust pipe work well as I was the guinea pig behind this.
Graphics include what the does per the spell (mirror image gives you the globes, ect) and green eyes (glowing I believe) will also be a sign of you being "high".

Be aware that he speaks the truth on addiction, fail your check and boom! your an insta junkie, and the only way to get rid of withdraw is to do more.

[Rhifox]

Not sure I really like the glowing eyes. Feels a bit too... overt for me.

The high is also not nearly long enough, in my opinion. Feels like about 20-30 seconds before it's over. And doing it multiple times to maintain a consistent high or alleviate the symptoms temporarily is not good, as the negative ability scores stack (and at -3 to every ability, those are some VERY harsh penalties. Bestow Curse is only -2, in comparison. One puff is worse for your body than a magical curse! xP). If these are the withdrawal things, first off they come too rapidly for something that costs several hundred gold a 'puff', and they are not removed when taking more Dust (as said, they'll just stack on one another within a minute).

As far as the addiction... is it just negative stats? What else is there? The negative ability scores can be removed by restoration, though I've noticed a negative mod to attack that doesn't seem to go away (goes away temporarily with restoration but comes back after logging in), not sure if that is intended or not.

[Vichtor]

This idea is hawt.

Going to make things interesting.

[Saulus]

Not sure I really like the glowing eyes. Feels a bit too... overt for me.

The high is also not nearly long enough, in my opinion. Feels like about 20-30 seconds before it's over. And doing it multiple times to maintain a consistent high or alleviate the symptoms temporarily is not good, as the negative ability scores stack (and at -3 to every ability, those are some VERY harsh penalties. Bestow Curse is only -2, in comparison. One puff is worse for your body than a magical curse! xP). If these are the withdrawal things, first off they come too rapidly for something that costs several hundred gold a 'puff', and they are not removed when taking more Dust (as said, they'll just stack on one another within a minute).

As far as the addiction... is it just negative stats? What else is there? The negative ability scores can be removed by restoration, though I've noticed a negative mod to attack that doesn't seem to go away (goes away temporarily with restoration but comes back after logging in), not sure if that is intended or not.

The negative abilities shouldn't be removed by restoration, I specifically coded them not too, if they did it could be another Obsidian bug. As for the criticisms... well this is copied right out of the books so I don't plan on changing it, it's just a nasty drug. Which is what I wanted to make.

[Rhifox]

Well they are being removed by restoration. Potions of Lesser Restoration, in fact. Note that this is for the Unrefined Dust, rather than other things. Shame if that's a bug.

Also, it is intended that continuing to take the drug does *not* remove (even temporarily) the withdrawal stats, and in fact stacks them? If so, then I don't see why there'd be any point to an addiction, as you'd kill yourself from 3 drags.

[Blue_Wyrm]

You can see american stars on TV who have Int 3 Wis 3 because of drugs XD

[Rhifox]

After years of use, that's fine, but not two drags! xD

[Saulus]

Post it in the new bug tracker I setup. I'll take a look when I can.

[Rhifox]

Right-o!