# Bug Repellant

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-repellant/14035>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [July 26, 2017, 3:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-repellant/14035 "2017-07-26T03:43:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Alec\_White](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/alec_white/32/509_2.png) [@Alec\_White](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Alec_White)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 3:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-repellant/14035/1 "2017-07-26T03:43:42Z")

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Talking about adding more giant insects, specially the [assassin bug](http://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.asp?identification=Assassin-Bug), which I think looks awesome. And a bug repellent type item came up, something along the lines of this [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Repel](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Repel). That would either make the bugs flee or just ignore you.

What would be better, making them flee from you or just ignore you?  
What level of chemistry and what stuff should the recipe have?

A recipe could looks like this:

1x thyme oil  
1x mugwort oil  
1x vinegar  
1x water/clean water

1 tool with boiling quality of 2  
surface\_heat (10 charges)

5 survival  
3 cooking

And uses cooking skill.

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**Author:** ![deoxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@deoxy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/deoxy)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-repellant/14035/2 "2017-07-26T15:54:41Z")

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> [@Alec White](#):
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> What would be better, making them flee from you or just ignore you?

Depends on the bug, depends on the repellent.

> [@Alec White](#):
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> What level of chemistry and what stuff should the recipe have?

I would suggest something like what you gave (“natural” stuff) that just makes them treat you like you are farther away (don’t pay attention to you until you are closer, don’t become hostile to you until you are even closer).

I would also suggest something “harsher” that actively makes them flee (and perhaps actually does them damage if they spend time too close to you), but also is somehow unpleasant for the character - damages health, fumes that could be implemented as mouth encumbrance, mildly hallucinogenic, etc, possibly even occasional damage if it’s sufficiently nasty stuff.

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**Author:** ![Alec\_White](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/alec_white/32/509_2.png) [@Alec\_White](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Alec_White)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 9:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-repellant/14035/3 "2017-07-26T21:44:23Z")

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> [@deoxy](#):
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> Depends on the bug, depends on the repellent.

Please elaborate.

[quote=“deoxy, post:2, topic:14035”]I would suggest something like what you gave (“natural” stuff) that just makes them treat you like you are farther away (don’t pay attention to you until you are closer, don’t become hostile to you until you are even closer).

I would also suggest something “harsher” that actively makes them flee (and perhaps actually does them damage if they spend time too close to you), but also is somehow unpleasant for the character - damages health, fumes that could be implemented as mouth encumbrance, mildly hallucinogenic, etc, possibly even occasional damage if it’s sufficiently nasty stuff.[/quote]

So one to have ignore you unless you are on its face. And another one to make them flee?

The making damage part I think would damage horribly the player too. And I like the idea of giving hallucinogenic effects when applied.

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**Author:** ![ZoneWizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c6cbf5/32.png) [@ZoneWizard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ZoneWizard)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 11:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-repellant/14035/4 "2017-07-26T23:53:58Z")

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Permethrin.

Done \>\_\>

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**Author:** ![\_k1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/_k1/32/1335_2.png) [@\_k1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/_k1)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2017, 12:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-repellant/14035/5 "2017-07-28T12:40:21Z")

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Tear gas should probably harm bug as well.

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**Author:** ![Lazy\_lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f475e1/32.png) [@Lazy\_lizard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lazy_lizard)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 7:24am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-repellant/14035/6 "2017-07-31T07:24:25Z")

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Liquid nicotine is also an effective insecticide.