With the reservation that I have deleted this from my account here at
Chalmers, so it is from memory:
In my latest campaign I had one base type of tranq and three add-on
characteristics for it: Dose control, Cocktail and Broadspectrum.
'Standard' tranq only worked on a single metabolic system, had no guarantee
that it wouldn't kill by overdose even those it was optimised for, had
unpredictable effects on all others and was cheap and lowtech. It is sold for
all major races Imperiumwide, and for common minor races in a sector, and for
uncommon ditto within a subsector (unless the race in question is planetbound).
Dose control removes the danger of overdose. It is an add-on that multiplies
the cost of the tranq by two and available on TL11 and up ('?' for the TL). It
also removes the chance of too low a dose for beings with very large masses.
Cocktail has guaranteed effect for less than a dozen races, and unpredictable
on all others. Most versions sold encompass the major races and a few local
ones. It's cost-multiplier is 3 and it's TL 13 (or 14?).
And finally, Broadspectrum has guaranteed effect on one metabolic system and
a straight 30%+ chance of working on other metabolic systems. It is only
available on TL 15 (TL16 for percentages over 50%) and it's cost is based on
the percentage of effectiveness. The multiplier is 3 plus one for each 10% over
30% (maximum percentage is 90%). Against beings originating on planets with
atmosphere-codes 0-1 and A+ it has lower chance of working: -50% for 0,
- -30% for 1, -30% for A, -50% for B and -80% for C. Add Referee-imposed
penalties to taste.
In this system, people could walk in to a gun-shop and buy, for example,
"Dosecontrol, Cocktail against all major, Ael-Yael, Prt' and Newts,
Broadspectrum 90% agains the rest"...
...if they were on TL16 and were willing to shell out for something that costs
54 times what normal 'dumb' tranq costs.
And then we had the normal multipliers for tranq-gas, persistent or non-
persistent, and with different ability to prenetrate masks and mopp-suits, and
all that:)
(As for the PBEM, I suggest that the tranq carried is Dosecontrol, Cocktail
against all majors and those local to Hinterworlds, and Broadspectrum 30%.)
- -bertil-
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"ninetythree prentenders to the throne
ninetythree prentenders to the throne
shoot one down
fight for the crown
ninetytwo prentenders to the throne"