Picrotoxin

Source book: Bullets & Bandages

Picrotoxin is a powerful poison made from the fruit of the climbing plant Anamirta cocculus. Victims unlucky enough to ingest the toxin are wracked with powerful convulsions, which lead to incapacitation if unresisted, mean- ing the victim cannot act until the toxin’s Power is reduced to 0. Once the Power is reduced to 0, the victim needs two Combat Turns to shake off the effects, so they still cannot act. The following Combat Turn the victim can act, though with a –3 penalty to all actions. This penalty is reduced by 1 each Combat Turn until it his 0.