Drugs are a type of consumable in Pillars of Eternity. They can be used to get a bonus for a long time, but most of them also give some penalty to the user. Drugs can be found or bought.
When the duration of drugs fades out, they inflict a negative effect to the user (“drug crash”), which can only be removed by proper rest or by taking another dose of the same drug.
Drug mechanics[ | ]
Each drug effect has two phases:
- The first phase is a “proper” drug effect.
- In this phase, each drug gives bonuses to its user, but also inflicts some negative effects.
- The duration of this phase is not affected by Intellect, but can be increased by resting with the Consumable duration Camping Bonus unlocked by a sufficient level of the Survival skill.
- The second phase is a “drug crash” effect.
- This starts the moment when the duration of the first phase ends. The drug bonuses from the first phase disappear and the negative effects get worse.
- The duration of this phase is unlimited, meaning that in order for the drug user to get rid of the “drug crash”, either the whole party must get a proper rest, or the drug user needs to get another dose of the same drug (taking a different kind of drug won't help).
Types of drugs[ | ]
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