Pesh

[trellian]

Has anyone made up effects and price for pesh yet? Or is this covered in a product which I do not have?

[James Jacobs]

trellian wrote:

Has anyone made up effects and price for pesh yet? Or is this covered in a product which I do not have?

I suspect the rules and prices for pesh and pesh addiction will appear in "Dark Markets: A Guide To Katapesh" which is coming out early next year.

[Shadowborn]

I haven't had to do so, but given the region it's from and the terminology used to describe it, my initial impression is that it is comparable to hashish.

[Paris Crenshaw]

I'm not an expert in these matters, so I'm not sure how addictive hashish is. The impression I got was that pesh functions more like an opium derivative.

[trellian]

I also envisioned it as something like marihuana. I tried to find a substitute for it in Book of Vile Darkness, also taking into consideration the cost. The cheapest drug in BoVD is 6 gp, which is really expensive for the downtrodde of Falcon's Hollow. I'll try to come up with something cheap that impairs one mind. Maybe something which gives a penalty to dex and initiative.

[Lilith]

trellian wrote:

The cheapest drug in BoVD is 6 gp, which is really expensive for the downtrodden of Falcon's Hollow. I'll try to come up with something cheap that impairs one mind. Maybe something which gives a penalty to dex and initiative.

Check out shiver from Guide to Korvosa/Curse of the Crimson Throne. That might work.

[Michael Gear]

According to the PFCS description on page 217, it strikes me as a cross between Opium and Cocaine. It's a euphoric psychedelic stimulant that is snorted.

[James Jacobs]

Michael Gear wrote:

According to the PFCS description on page 217, it strikes me as a cross between Opium and Cocaine. It's a euphoric psychedelic stimulant that is snorted.

Correct. Pesh is very much an opium analogue.