# Ability to take addictions at character creation

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ability-to-take-addictions-at-character-creation/10501>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [September 10, 2015, 2:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ability-to-take-addictions-at-character-creation/10501 "2015-09-10T02:15:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Croooow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/41988e/32.png) [@Croooow](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Croooow)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 2:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ability-to-take-addictions-at-character-creation/10501/1 "2015-09-10T02:15:11Z")

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Not as part of a class package, but rather independently, to earn the player more creation points for their character. Plus it’d be a good feature for self-imposed challenges.

Sorry for wasting your time if the experimental versions already have this or something like it.

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**Author:** ![Sehn\_Knight](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/sehn_knight/32/404_2.png) [@Sehn\_Knight](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sehn_Knight)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 7:37am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ability-to-take-addictions-at-character-creation/10501/2 "2015-09-10T07:37:45Z")

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Very nice idea. Addictions are nice roleplay elements and can have some pretty serious symptoms while in withdrawal. I usually wait out addictions as soon as I get them so I have very little actual playtime with severe withdrawal.

To add to this how about the ability to start with:  
-broken limbs  
-deep bite  
-drunk  
-dehydrated  
-starving  
-exhausted  
-high on drugs (for tweakers)  
-on fire 😉  
-grabbed  
-poisoned  
-smoke inhalation

Starting with short and long term negative effects in cities is fairly seriously challenging. RBD challenge is fun for me, but a way to mix and match the challenge would be nice.

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**Author:** ![Muaddib](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/muaddib/32/392_2.png) [@Muaddib](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Muaddib)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 8:36am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ability-to-take-addictions-at-character-creation/10501/3 "2015-09-11T08:36:08Z")

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Sehn Knight, I like your idea.

![](https://media.giphy.com/media/gmPdrCD5nTHag/giphy.gif)

Don’t do what that guy in my image does. Please. I did that once and I spend an hour on the toilet with a block of ice on my forehead.