Celestial Cocaine (Resources •••••)

Cocaine extracted from coca trees grown in Yu-Shan possesses a greater and more dangerous power than the mortal drug. A person who snorts the glittering, luminous white powder gains one dot each of Dexterity, Stamina and Intelligence for at least five hours and can perceive Essence flows as if he were using All-Encompassing Sorcerer’s Sight (see Exalted, p. 222). The celestial drug is nonetheless a poison with these traits: Damage 5A/hour, Toxicity 2 (4 for mortals), Tolerance – / – , Penalty -0, or -3 for the rest of the day after the high fades. Multiple doses extend both the benefits and the length of time the user takes damage. (See Exalted, p. 130, for complete rules about poisons.)

While she is high on celestial cocaine, a person can try to activate her latent Essence. Doing so requires a simple success on a (Stamina + Awareness) roll, difficulty 2. The user’s player also has to succeed at a Willpower roll for the character to avoid addiction, at +1 difficulty for every other dose of celestial cocaine taken in the last year. If this roll fails, the character is addicted to both celestial cocaine and its mundane counterpart, though he will prefer the celestial variety.