Secreted by the mysterious Mugwumps of Interzone, Mugwump Jism is a colorless liquid that produces intoxicating effects on humans.
| In fact, Mugwump Jism actually comes in two finely distinguished varieties, with similar effects. Strangely, what excites the Mugwumps (who are sentient bipeds of about the same size as humans, and appear to be some form of amphibian) to produce this drug is artistic creation, especially of a literary variety.
However, they do produce it even without this inspiration, albeit at a slower rate, and it is a sad but not uncommon sight in Interzone to see a chained Mugwump surrounded by a small circle of addicts sucking upon its excretions. |
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Related drugs: The Black Meat, Bug Powder and The Drug That Does Not Exist.
Deadly and dangerous, Nightmare is a drug that, as the name suggests, causes nightmares in the user. Perhaps more disturbingly, it implants pre-recorded nightmares in them. Continue reading Nightmare
Described as a “recreational mindbender”, Red Skeezix is most likely an hallucinogen, a stimulant or both.
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Scolopendium is a highly addictive plant extract native to the world known as The Fourlands. It is a potent hallucinogen, and strong enough doses will translate the mind of the user into another reality known as the Shift (which is apparently some form of dimensional nexus). Indeed, if the body of the user should die while the Scolopendium remains in effect, the mind of the user will live on in the Shift.
| Scolopendium is illegal – although it does have some medical uses – and is known by several different street names, of which Cat is the most widely used.
Aside from its hallucinogenic effects, the physical effects of using this drug resemble those of heroin fairly closely, both in terms of the swoon it sends users into and also the effects of withdrawal. |
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Technically, that should be SomnambutolTM, which is how it inevitably appears when mentioned – even when a character says it name in dialogue (I always wondered if they actually said the TM’s or not – Mr Chaykin, if you’re reading, please let us know  ).
| A recreational barbituate and hallucinogen, SomnambutolTM, is sold in pill form by the Plex, and is soluble in most common drinks. It does not seem to have much of a taste when in drinks, so it’s presumably a popular date-rape drug in the Chicago of the 2030′s.
It is also available in a more concentrated aerosolised form, in which it is commonly used by law enforcement and private security agencies for crowd control, since it knocks people out for about an hour, and does so quickly and mostly harmlessly – although use does seem to lead to slight hangover-like symptoms afterwards. |
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Related drugs: Mañanacillan.
Space is a drug that replicates the experience of super-modernity. Which is to say, it creates the feeling of being endlessly between places in space, always between moments in time. It is a hallucination of the emotions one feels while trapped in an airport lounge waiting for a terrifyingly overdue flight, only with less interesting decor.
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Made from the sundried meat of the giant aquatic Brazilian centipede, the Black Meat is a rare delicacy even among drug users.
| Little is known of the giant aquatic Brazilian centipede, and indeed, conventional taxonomies do not list it. It is unclear whether it the insect inhabits freshwater or the seas, although the former is more likely.
The centipedes are harvested by Interzone Inc., and taken to Interzone in North Africa where the flesh is dried by the hot Saharan sun. It is then ground up to form a light black powder, which can be injected or snorted by the user. Its effects are largely undocumented, although one user who was using it mixed with Bug Powder described the experience as ‘a Kafka high’, in reference to his story, Metamorphosis.
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Related drugs: Bug Powder, Mugwump Jism and The Drug That Does Not Exist.
A purple powder of unbelievable potency, Thionite is one the most addictive and valuable illicit drugs yet known. Paradoxically, user’s first dose is often free, since the drug is so addictive that subsequent doses can be priced at any figure the dealer chooses: the user will pay.
| Thionite is so potent that a regular dose in only half a microgram. It can be snorted, swallowed, injected or even absorbed directly through the skin. While under the effects of the drug, the user has the convincing impression that their every need, want and desire is being fulfilled.
Thionite< is, unsurprisingly, illegal in almost all jurisdictions. |
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Related Drugs:: Bentlam, Fayalin, Hadive, Ladolian, Nitrolabe, Vee-Two Gas and VXN Gas.
A simulation of the hallucingenic experience designed for intelligent household appliances, Tripwire 7.0 is the latest in a series of such cyberdrugs.
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Wings is a cheap marketing stunt disguised as the high of tomorrow. While many of the drugs that are found in Al Amarja are unique and potent, the same is not true of Wings. Continue reading Wings
X-Drugs are like a stronger form of LSD. So strong, in fact, that they grant the user a certain amount of superpowers – including telekinesis, teleportation, intangebility, reversal of personal gravity and super-speed – while they last. A standard dose lasts a short time – an hour or so – and reportedly, the experience is quite a rush. Despite the name, there is in fact only one X-Drug, although it is often tailored to the DNA of the user for maximum effectiveness.
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