Tiered drug kits
Cook me some hobo grade vee

Instead of paying almost 200k or whatever for a drug lab, we should tier that shit off.

Keep the expensive labs as a requirement for making primo drugs.

Have equipment for each grade of drugs.

For example, the bottom tier, a 2-liter Ebola cola bottle and some Sudafed and random other shit to make some hobo grade v-202, total cost to assemble, 10k. Churns our trash v-202 but it’s v-202 right?

I think this will give chemists at all levels work, and project that testing equipment will also see a rise in sales. Thoughts?

A way for mixers to start getting dirty, without having to drop a big wad up front.

Start slow, maybe only make THC-2 to start. Add a component and now you can make Marcy, etc.

Make the next component proportionally more expensive. Maybe Grizzly's Ebola cola bottle setup is 5k. Need another 10k to be able to make the next drug up. 15-20k for the next one up from there? Just throwing out numbers for examples.

I think that would generate a lot more RP, including competition, grudges, and move money around a bit.

Could probably do something similar with other archetypes that have a big bill needed to get into the game. Low quality cyber tools for rippers (and +1 to rippers needed to pull chrome from corpses), maybe a some cheap single purpose tools/gear for electronics/secure_tech/rigger types .. I'm sure there are more archtypes that with a little bit of coded love could really boost RP.

Also I just noticed the cyberware talk. Could you make a separate thread on that? Great idea and I agree I just don’t want it distracting from this.

One thing I forgot to suggest in the OP, another idea for this too could be to drop the prices drastically on current equipment and require supplies like how kitchenettes require groceries. I don’t think that would be as cool though.

Also I just noticed the cyberware talk. Could you make a separate thread on that? Great idea and I agree I just don’t want it distracting from this.

One thing I forgot to suggest in the OP, another idea for this too could be to drop the prices drastically on current equipment and require supplies like how kitchenettes require groceries. I don’t think that would be as cool though.

To me, the drawbacks of drugs outweigh some of the cool things, like lanavision, which I love. I think something like this to get more people involved in production and the culture is a good first step.

"Let me get some Vee and a lager."

Cheap drugs should be there to hold off the withdrawal symptoms.

"Bath tub Lana? Sure, whatever. Just make my muscles stop cramping!"

> cook v-202 with ebola-cola kit

You made garbage v-202! You hope nobody will notice the difference!

> scrut v-202

This v-202 looks like it was made by someone desperate to make any chy at all.

You suspect its longevity is significantly reduced.

You suspect its toxicity is significantly increased.

You suspect its potency is marginally reduced.

You suspect its withdrawal time is greatly increased.

You suspect its withdrawal severity is unfathomably increased.

But, seriously. I give it a +1.

Maybe add some tiered description flavor to each quality when you scrut? Here's a random example --

Zero knowledge: (No message)

Barely passing knowledge: You notice glowing green flecks.

Somewhat passing knowledge: You notice glowing green flecks, many of which seem out of the ordinary.

Below curve knowledge: You notice unusual green flecks, indicating its potency has been modified.

Above curve knowledge: You notice unusual green flecks, indicating its potency has been increased.

Skilled+ knowledge: You notice unusual green flecks, indicating its potency has been significantly increased.