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--- dry_shampoo_and_soap_kit [2025/07/24 04:44] – created admin
+++ dry_shampoo_and_soap_kit [2025/07/26 05:42] (current) – [Adventure Hook Example:] admin
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 ===== Overview & Game Mechanics =====
+| **Origin**                                                            | **Type**                                   | **Impact (on‑table rules)**                                                                                                          | **Cost ([[beta_age|Beta Age]])** | **Cost ([[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]])**                                | **Availability for Players**                                                                   |
+| Sourced from [[last_frontier|Last Frontier]] passenger hygiene stock; issued by the [[free_state_of_settlers|Free State of Settlers]] after the 2625 crash | Travel‑sized dry shampoo & soap sachets    | Removes one level of the “Filthy” condition (normally imposing disadvantage on Stealth or social checks in civilized areas). PC gains advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks for the next hour — senses feel sharper after cleaning. | 6 K per combo pack               | Stockpiled by the [[federal_allotment_agency|Federal Allotment Agency]] for future crises; black‑market pack ≈ 15 K | Common in [[frontier_quickdraw_network|Frontier Quickdraws]] (Beta Age); Gamma Age PCs need crisis authorization or illicit sources |
 ===== Context & Historical Background =====
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 By early 2626, the [[frontier_supply_company|Frontier Supply Company]] secured a revenue‑share deal to dispense the kits via its [[frontier_quickdraw_network|Frontier Quickdraw Network]], turning personal hygiene into a 24/7 Quickdraw staple. Settlers could “pull clean” any hour, waging filth with a simple lever‑click.
-In the [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]], the [[federal_allotment_agency|Federal Allotment Agency]] reserved the remaining kits as emergency hygiene reserves — public distribution ceased, and settlers resorted to the black market.
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+In the [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]], public distribution ceased. The [[federal_allotment_agency|Federal Allotment Agency]] stockpiled remaining sachets as emergency hygiene reserves — releasing them only under crisis directives. Under [[peace_treaty|Peace Treaty]] mandates, the [[federal_confederation|Federal Confederation]] then commissioned its New Kourou [[federal_personal_care_plant|Federal Personal Care Plant]] to develop a sustainable, locally sourced line of fully biodegradable dry shampoos and soaps, ensuring that disposable kits could be phased out in favor of long‑lasting, eco‑friendly products.
 ===== Contents & Usage =====
-  * **Dry Shampoo Sachet (5 g):** Powdered surfactant blend—absorbs oil, lifts dirt; fragrance‑neutral.
+  * **Dry Shampoo Sachet (5 g):** Powdered surfactant blend — absorbs oil, lifts dirt; fragrance‑neutral.
   * **Soap Bar Sachet (10 g):** Compressed glycerin‑soap flakes — lather‑on water; gentle on skin.
   * **Disposable Wash Pad:** Biodegradable wipe infused with mild antiseptic (for hands/face).
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 ===== Legacy & Impact =====
-Frontier Freshness: Brought personal care back to dusty outposts—settlers reported morale boosts after a quick wash.
+  * **Frontier Freshness:** Brought personal care back to dusty outposts — settlers reported morale boosts after a quick wash.
+  * **Quickdraw Icon:** “Pull Clean” became a rallying cry for hygiene and focus on long routes..
-  * **Quickdraw Icon:** “Pull Clean” became a rallying cry for hygiene and focus on long routes.
-  * **Collectible Sachets:** Empty packs used as barter tokens or pressed into signal mirrors when polished.
 ===== Tactical Advice for Dungeon Masters =====
-Stealth Boost: PCs use a sachet before infiltration; advantage on Stealth or Investigation in civilized sectors.
+==== Adventure Hook Example: ====
-Soap Sabotage: Foil‑sachet reagent swapped for slippery compound—guards and horses take Dexterity saves to avoid slipping.
-Barter Crisis: A starving settlement hoards kits; PCs must negotiate or smuggle hygiene into the starving camp.
-Contaminated Pack: Someone tampers with antiseptic pads—causes rash or temporary blindness (Con save DC 12).
+  * **Poisoned Bottle Blackmail:** [[talia_quickshot_maren|Talia "Quickshot" Maren]], founder of the [[frontier_supply_company|Frontier Supply Company]], is in full panic mode. She just got a ransom note demanding 10.000 [[Kourou|Kourou]] by next Friday — or more [[frontier_quickdraw_network|Quickdraw]] goods will turn lethal. One water bottle’s already been tainted, and every vending‑machine staple could be next: the [[starshine_schnapps|Starshine Schnaps]], [[chew_meat_strips|Chew Meat Strips]], even the [[emergency_space_nutrition-pack|Emergency Space Nutrition Packs]] and [[dry_shampoo_and_soap_kit|Dry Shampoo & Soap Kits]].Talia hires the PC to Intercept the poisoned bottle before it reaches a customer, trace the breach in her supply chain and to unmask the saboteur …
 ===== Related Pages & Further Information =====
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   * [[new_kourou|New Kourou]]
   * [[federal_allotment_agency|Federal Allotment Agency]] (owner, [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]])
+  * [[federal_personal_care_plant|Federal Personal Care Plant]] (producer, Gamma Age)