HYPERBOREA / Radiation?

**Posted by JRR** 6/04/2024 1:02 am

I'm about to run "Ghost Ship of the Desert Dunes."

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There's a ton of radiation in the desert. Is there any way to deal with it? Does "Draw Poison" or Neutralize poison work? Some instances describe "radiation poisoning", so I assume poison is poison;' however, the radioactive ants, merely state "delivers a lethal dose of radiation." Is there any way of dealing with this?

Thanks.

Last edited by JRR (6/04/2024 1:03 am)

**Posted by gizmomathboy** 6/04/2024 8:28 am

The desert itself is not radioactive.

Only the green diamonds.

As for radiation sickness itself you can use the entry for green diamonds as a starting point. No green diamond craving but the other effects would be sufficient

**Posted by JRR** 6/04/2024 12:32 pm

I didn't mean that the desert was literally radioactive - but there's a lot of creatures that are. Is it just a death sentence to get bitten by one with absolutely no way to cure it?

**Posted by Ghul** 6/04/2024 1:43 pm

Consider it form of poison, for gaming purposes.

**Posted by Blackadder23** 6/05/2024 9:27 am

I probably wouldn't allow draw poison to work against something as exotic as radiation, but cellular adjustment and all relevant spells would work. And I could even see an argument for allowing draw poison to work against a radioactive bite.

Last edited by Blackadder23 (6/05/2024 9:27 am)