Steroids (no ontology)
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The name "steroids" in Mazeworld refers to the pill containing anabolic steroids. It is an anabolic and androgenic drug, destined to increasing muscle mass, cell growth, and masculine characteristics on the body. It is considered a performance enhancer as the increased muscle mass it provides subsequently increases physical strength and power. It has known adverse effects; mostly dependant on dosage. The most well-known is colloquially known as roid rage (a pun on road rage), significantly increasing aggressiveness, causing psychiatric trouble such as mania and psychosis, as well as violent mood disorders.
Strategy
Steroids may be considered a mild combat enhancing drug, although its negative effects are somewhat lessening the benefits provided by the only positive one.
Consumption of steroids temporarily increase the user's strength by no less than 20%, which is quite significant and may make a difference in melee combat. However, it also induces the infamous roid rage, which causes the user to be so aggressive and consumed by rage it forgets technique and accuracy, focusing completely on raw strength; this results in an increase of the Failure Threshold by 2, which counters the +20% strength bonus.
Lastly and most importantly, they induce the infamous steroid rage effect. It is a mainly negative effect, as it will distort the judgment and cloud the emotions of the user with anger and incoherence. It has limited uses in melee combat - all successful hits are treated as critical hits, which can have situational benefits, though it is generally an undesirable effect.
Being a blue pill, it is strongly required the drug is kept until the contestant finds a medic or a peaceful scientist to identify the pill, as it shares its appearance with amphetamines, the dangerous pentobarbital, and a form of placebo.
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