Healing/Medical Items

Inevitably, in the eternal struggle of the Nexus, your character will be wounded and will encounter wounded characters. There are many traditional and non-traditional ways of repairing this damage, as well as ways to use medical items to prevent further damage. Each type of healing item has its own effect, but some come with consequences.

Those who become Demons lose the benefit of other people being able to heal them. Advocates state this is not only because no one would want to get close enough to a demon to give it medical care, but that the demon’s sense of Pride doesn’t allow them to accept such healing from others, lest they be thought weak. Demons, of course, have adapted to their selfish ways, and have developed alternative sources of healing for themselves. Regardless, no one is questioning why such items of healing lie scattered around the battlefield of Nexus: many will require succor from wounds sustained during the eternal struggle.

Currently, the healing and medical items found around the Nexus are:

Blood Ice

This is a small red-colored gem. Micro-fine cracks cover its surface, and it appears to contain some sort of liquid.

Weight: 1

Number of Uses: 1

Crafted: By Dark Oppressors by using the Life Vampire skill on a victim, or by Desecrating a corpse (one of several random results).

Found: See Blood Ice on the Components page.

Additional Effect: Good-aligned or Neutral-aligned characters lose 1 point of Morality with each use.

Status Effect: None.

Healing: 20 Hit Points.

Can be used as Alchemical Crafting Components. May also be used to trigger the Bloodlust ability, and used to be used as ammo for a Crown of Pain.

Dose of Amphetamines

This is a single dose of an amphetamine. It will energize you.

Weight: 1

Number of Uses: 1

Effect: Gives 2 Action Points, at cost of 1 Action Point. (I.e., nets you +1 AP.) Amphetamines allow you to go over your normal AP limit, up to twice your normal limit.

Inside

Location	Find Weight	% Chance	% Chance / AP
Hospital	8	19.5	5.85
Pharmacy	3	23.1	6.92
Ward of Respite	10	6.4	1.91

Twitchy
Status Effect Status Effect Text You feel more alert and energized. Effect -5% to hit Duration 2 Minutes Notes Taking a Dose of Amphetamines will make the character feel twitchy.

Dose of Painkillers

This is a single dose of a painkiller. It will increase your resistance to damage.

Weight: 1

Number of Uses: 1

Effect: Gives +1 to Soak values for 6 minutes.

Inside

Location	Find Weight	% Chance	% Chance / AP
Hospital	8	19.5	5.85
Pharmacy	3	23.1	6.92
Ward of Respite	10	6.4	1.91

on Painkillers
Status Effect Status Effect Text You feel less vulnerable to pain. Effect -5% to hit; +1 Soak (all) Duration 6 minutes Notes This status effect will not stack

First Aid Kit

This is a standard first aid kit. It contains bandages, salves, and small amounts of medicine.

Weight: 2

Number of Uses: 1 (May be used on others)

Experience: 1 Experience Point per Hit Point healed on others. Experience will not be gained from healing someone you just attacked.

Inside

Location	Find Weight	% Chance	% Chance / AP
Apartment Building	1	1	0.26
Fire Station	2	8	2
Hospital	20	48.8	14.63
House	1	0.9	0.19
Mall	3	2.6	0.78
Pharmacy	5	38.5	11.54
Supermarket	1	1.4	0.43
Ward of Respite	5	3.2	0.96

Those with the Surgery skill may craft FAKs in Hospitals.

Status Effect: None.

Healing:

First Aid Kit
Healing Effect Skill Level/Type Value Additional Effect None 5 Hit Points None First Aid 10 Hit Points Allows user to see the current Hit Points values of other players Surgery 15 Hit Points Character can create a new First Aid Kit for 5 Action Points, provided they are inside a Hospital

Food

Weight: 1

Number of Uses: 1

Found in: Varies - See Food for details.

Healing:

Food
Healing Effect Skill Level/Type Value Additional Effect Bottle of Alcohol 2 Hit Points Drunk Candy Bar 1 Hit Points None Canned Food/Field Ration Pack/Fruit 3 Hit Points None

Status Effect of Alcohol:

Drunk
Status Effect Status Effect Text You are drunk. Effect -5% to hit; + 1 damage with Hand to Hand and Melee attacks Duration 4 AP Notes Drinking more Alcohol will cause the duration to stack.

Healing Herb

This is a handful of herbs known to have healing properties.

Weight: 2

Number of Uses: 1

Inside

Location	Find Weight	% Chance	% Chance / AP
Vault of Enlightenment	10	5.3	1.59
Ward of Respite	80	51	15.29

Outside

Location	Find Weight	% Chance	% Chance / AP
Idyllic Forest	15	5.3	1.05

Healing Herb
Healing Effect Skill Level/Type Value Additional Effect None 5 Hit Points None First Aid 10 Hit Points None Surgery 15 Hit Points None

Potion of Healing

This is an opaque dark green liquid in a simple bottle.

Basic Appearance: Green Potion

Weight: 1

Number of Uses: 1

Crafted: By the Alchemy skill.

Found: See the page on Potions

Status Effect: Removes Defiler Poison and Mild Poison.

Healing: 30 Hit Points.

Potion of Magic Recovery

This is an opaque dark green liquid in a simple bottle.

Basic Appearance: Clear Blue Potion

Weight: 1

Number of Uses: 1

Crafted: By the Alchemy skill.

Found: See the page on Potions

Healing: 15 Magic Points.

Potion of Regeneration

This is a viscous, black liquid in a simple bottle.

Basic Appearance: Thick Black Potion

Weight: 1

Number of Uses: 1

Crafted: By the Alchemy skill.

Found: See the page on Potions

Status Effect: Regenerating

Healing: 3 Hit Points per tick for 15 Status Ticks.

Soul Ice

This is a small green-colored gem. Micro-fine cracks cover its surface, and appears to contain some sort of liquid.

Weight: 1

Number of Uses: 1

Crafted: By Defilers by using the Soul Vampire skill on a victim, or by Desecrating a corpse (one of several random results).

Found: See Soul Ice on the Components page.

Additional Effect: Good-aligned or Neutral-aligned characters lose 2 points of Morality with each use. If the character has the Illuminated status effect this status effect is removed, but no Magic Points are recovered.

Healing: 10 Magic Points.

Can be used as Alchemical Crafting Components. May also be used as ammo for a Marrakunian Soul Cannon.

Stygian Bone Leech

This is a small glass vial filled with a viscous, blood-red liquid. Floating within the vial is what appears to be a bloated, milk-colored, maggot-like insect.

Weight: 1

Number of Uses: 1 (May be used on others)

Inside

Location	Find Weight	% Chance	% Chance / AP
Black Prison	5	3.2	0.64
Damned Library	10	6.3	2.19
Dark Alehouse	1	2.2	0.43
Dark Harem	10	5.6	1.12
Dark Sanitarium	10	8.4	1.68
Ebony Tower	10	11.6	3.49
Great Ziggurat	10	3.9	0.78
Hall of Reconstruction	100	49	14.71
Iron Fortress	10	3.8	1.13
Iron Garrison	15	5.2	1.56
Iron Keep	10	4.2	1.27
Soul Orchard	5	4.5	0.9

Status Effect: None.

Healing:

Stygian Bone Leech
Healing Effect Skill Level/Type Value Additional Effect None 5 Hit Points None First Aid 10 Hit Points None Surgery 15 Hit Points None

Surgeon's Kit

This is a black bag filled with various surgical implements. It may be used to perform surgeries.

Weight: 4

Number of Uses: Healing does not use up the Surgeon's Kit. It remains in your inventory until dropped.

Inside

Location	Find Weight	% Chance	% Chance / AP
Hospital	2	4.9	1.46
Ward of Respite	5	3.2	0.96

Status Effect: Removes Defiler Poison and Minor Poison, provided that the user has Surgery.

Healing: 15 Hit Points provided the user has Surgery at the cost of 5 Action Points. May only be used on others.

Can be created in a Hospital for 10 Action Points, provided that the user has Surgery.

Vial of Angel's Tears

This is a small rose-colored bottle of a transparent liquid. It smells slightly salty.

Basic Appearance: Vial of Clear Liquid

Weight: 1

Number of Uses: 1

Inside

Location	Find Weight	% Chance	% Chance / AP
Euphoria Asylum	1	0.9	0.17
Ivory Tower	1	1.4	0.41
Panopticon	1	1	0.20
Vault of Enlightenment	2	1.1	0.32
Ward of Respite	1	0.6	0.19

Status Effect: Removes Defiler Poison, Minor Poison, and Agony Curse, as well as various other debuffs (but not Sorcerer's Might). (Note: does not cure Agony Curse for demons.)

Additional Effect: Demons lose Hit Points with each use. Lots and lots of Hit Points. One gulp can potentially kill a healthy demon.