Anti-Radiation Drugs

[AnotherDilbert]

TL 8: Anti-rad: Anti-rad drugs must be administered before or immediately (within ten minutes) after radiation exposure. They absorb up to 100 rads per dose. A Traveller may only use anti-rad drugs once per day – taking any more causes permanent END damage of 1D per dose.

TL 10: Radiation Emergency Applicator: A type of emergency anti-rad drug cocktail, these one-use pneumatic syringes can be triggered to punch through clothing granting up to Armour 2, pumping seven different chemicals into the Traveller. So long as the applicator is used within one hour of receiving a dose of radiation, the Traveller’s rads are reduced by 1D x 10. No matter how much or quickly the applicator is used, intense and steady vomiting will occur for 1D minutes after use.

Is the "Radiation Emergency Applicator" intended to completely obsolete the "Anti-rad"? The emergency drug can be taken as many times as needed to completely eliminate the cumulative dose of radiation without penalties.

 

[Nerhesi]

The TL8 drug is a once per day absorb 100 rads. Must be taken BEFORE or within 10 minutes of exposure.

The TL10 drug (called emergency applicator - but really, it is just a syringe vs a pill/syrup/whatever) - must be used within 1-hour of radiation exposure. Reduces 10-60 rads.

It would seem the TL10 drug can be taken multiple times to reduce exposure but I dont think this is an issue. It won't reduce Endurance loss from massive exposure and it wont eliminate damage taken. So it's use is basically to ONLY reset accumulated rads.

Which really.. isn't such a huge deal.. right?

 

[ShawnDriscoll]

TL 8: Anti-rad: Anti-rad drugs must be administered before or immediately (within ten minutes) after radiation exposure. They absorb up to 100 rads per dose. A Traveller may only use anti-rad drugs once per day – taking any more causes permanent END damage of 1D per dose.

TL 10: Radiation Emergency Applicator: A type of emergency anti-rad drug cocktail, these one-use pneumatic syringes can be triggered to punch through clothing granting up to Armour 2, pumping seven different chemicals into the Traveller. So long as the applicator is used within one hour of receiving a dose of radiation, the Traveller’s rads are reduced by 1D x 10. No matter how much or quickly the applicator is used, intense and steady vomiting will occur for 1D minutes after use.

Is the "Radiation Emergency Applicator" intended to completely obsolete the "Anti-rad"? The emergency drug can be taken as many times as needed to completely eliminate the cumulative dose of radiation without penalties.

Check TL of items.

 

[AnotherDilbert]

It would seem the TL10 drug can be taken multiple times to reduce exposure but I dont think this is an issue. It won't reduce Endurance loss from massive exposure and it wont eliminate damage taken. So it's use is basically to ONLY reset accumulated rads.

Which really.. isn't such a huge deal.. right?

Not a problem. Given the massive radiation doses in space we need something like this.

 

[arcador]

I generous referee might rule that the permanent effects take place after some time of the exposure, thus those drugs, if taken in time, might protect from them.

But I agree, if the effects have already taken place, then those drugs can't fix them.

 

[AnotherDilbert]

I completely agree with you, but Nerhesi is correct by RAW.