wcw43921 Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 The Article At Jim Adler And Associates Saw this linked to on Facebook and thought I'd pass it along. While it includes a number of substances I hadn't heard of, and a number I had, there were a few missing items from the list, such as-- Dr. Jekyll's formula, for turning a person completely evil The Invisible Man's formula for invisibility The Scarecrow's fear toxins The Joker Venom, which kills its victim and twists the face into a huge, ugly smile The Terrigen compound, for unlocking superpowers in those with the right genetic code Velocity-9, a highly addictive compound that grants its users superspeed An argument could be made that the first four are proprietary in nature and not for sale, and that is why they were omitted. Or they were simply overlooked. I'm sure there were others they missed. There it is for anyone who's interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothere Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Tana leaves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Polydichloric Euthimol. It can be an explosive, an amphetamine-like drug, a fuel source, or anything else needed by the plot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 MGH (Marvel universe) - A substance exrated from dead mutants which give temporary powers in 'flatscans', and can also increase the power level of mutants. Can be addictive. Goblin Formula (Marvel) - A chemical which increase intelligence and strength (amoung other things), but leaves the user insain. Since the alterations are pertinent upon first use, this may not count. The Super Solider Formula. The Infinity Formula - increase life span when taken once per year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DShomshak Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 A pharmacist friend of mine worked out a combo of RL drugs that would have the effect of Serum 114. Chief ingredient was the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, which causes nausea and other unpleasantness so intense that patients must be given memory-blocking drugs with it or they would never allow it to be used twice. They'd rather die from the cancer. Dean Shomshak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted April 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Fictional Drugs On Wikipedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anaximander Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Melange for Dune - Increases lifespan and aids in mental powers but physically addictive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 What is the name of the Marvel Comics mutant whose sweat glands releases a adicticed drug which he can not control? From the Bishop series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weldun Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Just as I'm about to stat up some fictional street drugs for my Champion campaign. Thanks wcw43921! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrito Boy Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Wow. This is the last place I expected to see a reference to Jim Adler, the Texas Hammer. Man, I love that guy's commercials. Especially the ones in Spanish! Back on topic, the list on his website is missing "space coke" from Cheech and Chong's Next Movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 That wiki page is pretty comprehensive and well maintained. I'm impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of Sapho that thoughts acquire speed, the lips acquire stains, stains become a warning. It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted April 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Just as I'm about to stat up some fictional street drugs for my Champion campaign. Thanks wcw43921! You're welcome. I was kinda thinking that Dr. Jekyll's formula was the basis for crystal methamphetamine. Feel free to use that notion if you're so inclined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom 2009 Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 There's a particularly interesting drug mentioned in the David Weber novel In Fury Born called the Tick. This drug (actually a 'cocktail' of several different drugs, which is available only to members of an elite military unit called the Cadre) when taken somehow alters the user's perception of time, making it look -- from the user's viewpoint -- as if the world around him or her is suddenly moving in slow-motion, in effect giving the user more time to think about and react to situations more effectively than a non-user. What those other than the user see is the person under the drug's influence moving at speeds that, while not exactly superhuman, are faster than ordinary human beings are capable of. The downside to the Tick is that, once its performance-enhancing abilities are no longer needed and the counter- agent is taken, the user becomes physically ill for a brief time (losing their lunch, etc.). In the universe of In Fury Born, military personnel have an implanted device called a pharmacope, which is an internal drug reservoir that contains various medications -- anesthetics, stimulants, etc. -- that would be useful to soldiers in combat situations; the version used by the Cadre has these same drugs, but also includes the Tick as well, in addition to a neurotoxin that is automatically administered in the event that the Cadre member is captured and about to be subjected to interrogation and torture. Fortunately, the counteragent to the neuro- toxin is also included in the pharmacope's inventory of drugs. Except for the neurotoxin and its counteragent, the pharmacope's drugs can be consciously accessed by its user as needed. Major Tom 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clonus Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 The Article At Jim Adler And Associates Saw this linked to on Facebook and thought I'd pass it along. While it includes a number of substances I hadn't heard of, and a number I had, there were a few missing items from the list, such as-- Dr. Jekyll's formula, for turning a person completely evil The Invisible Man's formula for invisibility The Scarecrow's fear toxins The Joker Venom, which kills its victim and twists the face into a huge, ugly smile The Terrigen compound, for unlocking superpowers in those with the right genetic code Velocity-9, a highly addictive compound that grants its users superspeed An argument could be made that the first four are proprietary in nature and not for sale, and that is why they were omitted. Or they were simply overlooked. I'm sure there were others they missed. There it is for anyone who's interested. It was a tort lawyer website so first and foremost so he excluded substances that are only intended to harm victims, like the fear toxin, and the Joker venom. He wanted things people would actually be interested in buying for their own use if they really existed but which might have liability inducing side effects. H didn't want things you only need to take once in your lifetime. Also he apparently didn't want anything that only existed in written form (including comic books). A bigger issue is "Since when are magic mushrooms fictional?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weldun Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 There's a particularly interesting drug mentioned in the David Weber novel In Fury Born called the Tick. This drug (actually a 'cocktail' of several different drugs, which is available only to members of an elite military unit called the Cadre) when taken somehow alters the user's perception of time, making it look -- from the user's viewpoint -- as if the world around him or her is suddenly moving in slow-motion, in effect giving the user more time to think about and react to situations more effectively than a non-user. What those other than the user see is the person under the drug's influence moving at speeds that, while not exactly superhuman, are faster than ordinary human beings are capable of. The downside to the Tick is that, once its performance-enhancing abilities are no longer needed and the counter- agent is taken, the user becomes physically ill for a brief time (losing their lunch, etc.). In the universe of In Fury Born, military personnel have an implanted device called a pharmacope, which is an internal drug reservoir that contains various medications -- anesthetics, stimulants, etc. -- that would be useful to soldiers in combat situations; the version used by the Cadre has these same drugs, but also includes the Tick as well, in addition to a neurotoxin that is automatically administered in the event that the Cadre member is captured and about to be subjected to interrogation and torture. Fortunately, the counteragent to the neuro- toxin is also included in the pharmacope's inventory of drugs. Except for the neurotoxin and its counteragent, the pharmacope's drugs can be consciously accessed by its user as needed. Major Tom 2009 Sounds similar to the Juicer augmentation process from Palladium Books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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