Panacea

The Military Cure-All


Life ***
Base Diff: 6 (coincidental); threshold: 2
Focus: Pill bottle / capsules

Take two of these now, two more before bedtime, and call me in the morning if symptoms persist.

According to prevailing military medical wisdom, it would seem that acetaminophen and ibuprofen are dietary supplements. All physical ailments can be traced to a traced to a deficiency of these chemicals in the body. Headaches, ear aches, flu symptoms, joint pain, toothache, even certain cases of high-speed lead poisoning (after the bullet has been removed, of course) can all be treated with a couple of white pills or a gel-cap bearing certain trademarked markings.

In all but the most severe cases, symptoms will vanish in anywhere from an hour to overnight.

Life downgrades the current damage type ailing the patient damage type. Thus, aggravated damage becomes lethal damage. Lethal damage becomes bashing damage, and bashing damage is healed at an accelerated rate. For each success, reduce the severity of 1 die of damage.

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