Heroin (no ontology)
From Mazeworld
Heroin (also known as diacetylmorphine or diamorphine), is an analgesic drug. It is an opiate, like morphine, as the two substances are coming from the same plant (opium poppy), they are closely related. In real-life, heroin is a well-known drug, and is known by many street names, such as dragon, dope, brown, H, and many more. The drug is used both medically and recreationally.
Heroin is commonly mixed or consumed alongside other drugs for more powerful recreational purposes (the H&C is a combination of cocaine and heroin, for example).
Because heroin is a derivative of morphine, it is a prodrug of the latter; meaning that the human body will metabolically convert it into morphine after consumption. Medically, heroin is used to treat severe acute pain, chronic pain and other severe trauma.
Strategy
In Mazeworld, heroin is particularly interesting because of its main effects: not only it is a powerful painkiller (-60%), it is also a source of Pain sensitivity negation, and a potentially long-lasting one, with a maximum duration of 24 turns. This drug may allow a contestant to endure brutal attacks for an extended period of time.
However, it does not prevent other forms of injuries, and heroin comes with its battery of negative effects: strength is lowered by 20% and the Failure Threshold is increased by 2.
Unless countered with accuracy enhancers (which may come with their own effects), heroin is a poor choice for offensive scenarios and is best saved when there is no other painkiller available.
Being a syringe, 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 Cyanide, Epinephrine, Lorazepam, Morphine and a form of Placebo.
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