=== Races | Technology ===

====== LEGAL DRUGS & MEDICINE IN THE BETA AGE ======

===== Overview =====

During the [[beta_age|Beta Age]] [[the_humans|ExoHumans]] on [[the_planet_voi_700_d|VOI 700 D]] could visit a local Medical Station or the [[hospital_of_new_kourou|Hospital of New Kourou]] free of charge — but every vial, pill, or patch had to be purchased.

All medicinal production was monopolised by [[Schreder Pharma Inc.|Schreder Pharma]], whose factory supplied state-owned pharmacies and field dispensaries. A valid prescription (issued by a [[medical_bots|Medical Bot]] or the Chief Physician) was mandatory; no price discounts were offered for chronic care.

===== Medication on the Last Frontier (Alpha Age) =====

  * Universal, free, bot-dispensed.
  * Produced entirely by Manual-Labor Bots in sterile pods.
  * Wiped out when the ship crashed and the cargo-bay fires spread.

===== Re-Establishing Supply (2624 – 2626) =====

  * Dr Dennis Schreder salvaged intact bioreactors and, with a seven-year state licence, built the Industrial-Ring factory.
  * Early output focused on broad-spectrum antibiotics, trauma sealant, and pain nano-vials to stop post-crash infections.
  * Lack of spare Bots forced Schreder to create human-run production lines, a low-energy model later copied by other Beta-Age industries.

==== Prescription & Payment Rules ====

  * **Prescription-Only:** Butler Bot at each pharmacy scans the script and charges the patient.
  * **No Subsidy:** Patients pay full price in [[kourou|Kourou]]; only military or Guarding-Trooper depots received free stock.
  * **Black-Market Danger:** Counterfeit labels or diluted nano-vials became common in fringe settlements—risk of paralysis, organ failure, or inert placebo.

===== Legal Product Portfolio (Beta Age) =====


  * **SP-AMP Broad-Spectrum**	
  * **Format:** 10-tab blister
  * **Primary Use:** Bacterial infections
  * **Dose / On-Table Effect:** Restores 1 HP per hour for 6 h;  advantage on disease saves
  * **Avg. Price:** 10 Kourou
  * **Note for DMs:** Supply staple; scarcity during outbreaks is a great plot hook

  * **NeuroCalm Nano-Vial**
  * **Format:** 2 mL auto-injector
  * **Primary Use:** Moderate pain & field anaesthetic
  * **Dose / On-Table Effect:** Cancels pain penalties; –2 Perception for 6 h
  * **Avg. Price:** 12 Kourou
  * **Note for DMs:** Often diluted for resale — check authenticity or risk inert doses

  * **DeepSleep-X Anaesthetic**
  * **Format:** 20 mL IV vial
  * **Primary Use:** Full surgical knock-out
  * **Dose / On-Table Effect:** Target unconscious (save DC 14) for 1 h
  * **Avg. Price:** 80 Kourou
  * **Note for DMs:** Valuable to heist crews for silent take-downs or hostage extractions

  * **Hemobond Trauma-Seal**
  * **Format:** 30 g paste tube
  * **Primary Use:** Rapid clot & wound sealing
  * **Dose / On-Table Effect:** Stabilises a dying PC; heals 1d4 HP instantly
  * **Avg. Price:** 35 Kourou
  * **Note for DMs:** Counterfeit versions have a 50 % failure chance — great tension hook

  * **OncoSolve Nano-Agent**
  * **Format:** 5 mL suspension
  * **Primary Use:** Early-stage tumour reduction
  * **Dose / On-Table Effect:** Removes one “disease” condition after three weekly doses
  * **Avg. Price:** 120 Kourou
  * **Note for DMs:** Kept under lock at the [[hospital_of_new_kourou|Hospital of New Kourou]] — ideal objective for a stealth mission

  * **RegenPatch-D Dermal Matrix**
  * **Format:** 15 cm sterile patch
  * **Primary Use:** Accelerated burn & laceration healing
  * **Dose / On-Table Effect:** Heals 2d4 HP over 24 h; halves scar chance
  * **Avg. Price:** 30 Kourou
  * **Note for DMs:** Loses efficacy if applied in dirty environments (apply at disadvantage)

  * **BioShield Vaccine Set**
  * **Format:** Five-shot card
  * **Primary Use:** Immunisation vs. Terran & local pathogens
  * **Dose / On-Table Effect:** Advantage on saves vs. listed disease for one year
  * **Avg. Price:** 50 Kourou
  * **Note for DMs:** Cold-chain sensitive—ruined if kept > 8 h unrefrigerated

  * **RespiraClear Inhalant**
  * **Format:** 250 mL nebuliser
  * **Primary Use:** Dust-lung & smoke inhalation relief
  * **Dose / On-Table Effect:** Removes choking/suffocation; advantage on Con saves vs. smoke for 1 h
  * **Avg. Price:** 20 Kourou
  * **Note for DMs:** Common barter item in mining towns — can substitute for cash in [[Firetown|Firetown]]

  * **NanoClean Anti-Toxin Kit**
  * **Format:** Dual-chamber auto-injector
  * **Primary Use:** Venom & fungal toxin neutralisation
  * **Dose / On-Table Effect:** Cures “poisoned” condition; neutralises venom (one use)
  * **Avg. Price:** 60 Kourou
  * **Note for DMs:** Fake kits deal 1d6 poison damage instead—nice twist for shady dealers

  * **ShockStop E-Boost**
  * ** Format:** 1 mL stab-pen
  * **Primary Use:** Cardiac-arrest bailout / anaphylaxis
  * **Dose / On-Table Effect:** Revives target to 1 HP; target gains one level of Exhaustion
  * **Avg. Price:** 75 Kourou
  * **Note for DMs:** [[guarding_troopers|Guarding Troopers]] carry two — stealing them invites official retaliation

  * **Serenica Neuro-Stabilizer**
  * **Format:** 20-tab blister (slow-release nano-caps)
  * **Primary Use:** Anxiety, panic attacks, mild depression
  * **Dose / On-Table Effect:** Removes “Frightened” condition; grants advantage on Wisdom saves vs. fear for 8 h — but inflicts -2 Initiative while active
  * **Avg. Price:** 40 Kourou
  * **Note for DMs:** Highly sought in frontier settlements; black-market fakes produce hallucinations (roll DC 12 Wis save or suffer Confusion for 1 h)

*Price in Kourou at state pharmacy (Beta Age). Black-market markup 1.5–2× in frontier settlement.


===== Tactical Advice for Dungeon Masters =====

  * **Prescription Hunt:** PCs need OncoSolve but the hospital is out; tracking a rogue shipment into bandit territory can anchor an adventure.
  * **Counterfeit Crisis:** Fake NeuroCalm floods Morningstar, causing overdoses. Players must trace the source before panic spreads.
  * **Vaccine Convoy Escort:** A BioShield batch bound for a plague-hit reservation requires protection against raiders or energy ration riots.
  * **Surgical Time-Bomb:** Player must hold a location for 8 in-game hours while a DeepSleep-X operation occurs—defend the ward, power the QFB line, stop sabotage.

===== Related Pages and Further Information =====

  * [[beta_age|Beta Age]]
  * [[free_state_of_settlers|Free State of Settlers]]
  * [[schreder_pharma_inc|Schreder Pharma Inc.]]
  * [[frontier_quickdraw_network|Frontier Quickdraw Network]]

**Healthcare institutions of the Free State of Settlers:** 

  * [[medical_station_of_new_kourou|Medical Station of New Kourou]]
  * [[Hospital of New Kourou|Hospital of New Kourou]]
  * [[factory_of_the_schreder_pharmacy_inc|Factory of Schreder Pharma Inc.]]
  * [[pharmacy_of_new_kourou|Pharmacy of New Kourou]]
  * [[pharmacy_of_morningstar|Pharmacy of Morningstar]]
  * [[pharmacy_of_hope|Pharmacy of Hope]]
  * [[pharmacy_of_firetown|Pharmacy of Firetown]]