I don't know what the focus of the next release is going to be on. So I'll just throw some science at the wall. What's the worst that could happen?

Here's some random stuff.

* Diseases : Common Cold and Flu etc. Don't know what I'll do with it or how they will spread.
* Boosters : I've been looking at Deon's Post-Apocalypse (LINK) and I'm fascinated by the drug system he's set up. So I've been working on some of my own, they will be made in the Lab (don't know how yet), but they will be used in a new workshop. The reaction will require the Alchemy skill, and will create a boulder that will give the person the effects. Here's what I got so far.

• Adrenaline Shot : Increases speed, prevents sleep, and makes the user numb.
• Hibernation Shot : Makes the person go into a deep sleep for an entire season. Doesn't need food or drink. Could be used if the fortress is dying of starvation/dehydration and you want to save someone.
• Vitamin : Provides a 25% boost to all physical attributes.

Shots will probably require something along the lines of
glass + fuel -> syringe
syringe + {something} -> medicine
medicine -> syringe + boulder of effect

Vitamin may be a bunch of plants or extracts or something.

Other medicine that I'm thinking of (names are WIP)

Mettle Shot : Increases strength+endurance, lowers speed by 25% and prevents skill gain for a season.
Raving Frenzy Shot : Adds CRAZED tag and a whole bunch of other things to make the user a fearsome wrecking ball. May not be reversible.
Knowledge Retention : Prevents rusting for a year.
Precision Shot :  Increases chance to hit by 50% for a season. After though, they'll sleep for a little while.
Apathetic Shot : Adds a lot of numbness for an entire season. Essentially makes the user feel no pain. Needs a negative.


Random thoughts : Perhaps the Enlightened could get involved somehow, they'd bring some tool called 'syringe needle' that is necessary to put together the syringe. They could also provide you with 'metal vials of x' that would contain the boosts. Warlords would provide you with more aggressive but dangerous boosts such as Raving Frenzy and Mettle.

I kind of like the idea of traders being the sole source for the medicine. You'll get multiple shots per vials.