Glimmer
Hive sensory amplifier.
Hive pleasure-den cocktail that amplifies sensory input and emotional response. Grants +2 Perception, +2 initiative, and +2 Charisma for 1 hour as the world becomes vivid and intense. Crash is brutal: sensory overload causes -3 Perception, -2 Charisma, and -1 initiative for 3 hours as the nervous system shuts down to recover. Each dose requires a DC 14 Fortitude save; on failure the user develops Glimmer dependency (sensory dullness, -1 Perception when clean). Popular in Hive entertainment districts.
Rules Reference
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Addiction / Risk | each use |
| Addiction / Save Dc | 14 |
| Addiction / Withdrawal | sensory dullness; -1 Perception when not dosed |
| Category | drug |
| Crash / Charisma Penalty | -2 |
| Crash / Duration | 3 hours |
| Crash / Initiative Penalty | -1 |
| Crash / Perception Penalty | -3 |
| Effect / Charisma Bonus | 2 |
| Effect / Duration | 1 hour |
| Effect / Initiative Bonus | 2 |
| Effect / Perception Bonus | 2 |
| Kadiss Signature | ghost |
| Manufacturer | Hive labs |
| Overdose | sensory seizure; DC 15 Fortitude or stunned for 1d4 rounds |
| Pharmaceutical / Complexity | 1 |
| Pharmaceutical / Fate | craftable-formula |
| Pharmaceutical / Formula Id | FORMULA-DRUG-REC-GLIMMER |
| Rek Cost | 45 |
| Tech Tier | industrial |
| Weight | 0.05 |