# Mutagen Addiction

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutagen-addiction/4952>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [February 2, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutagen-addiction/4952 "2014-02-02T21:30:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![TheFlame52](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/theflame52/32/247_2.png) [@TheFlame52](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheFlame52)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutagen-addiction/4952/1 "2014-02-02T21:30:07Z")

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So, my last character got addicted to mutagen, but he died. My current character now has a ton of serums from raiding a science lab, plus about 4 gallons of regular mutagen. I’d like to avoid addiction this time, so what are the recommended amounts at a time?

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**Author:** ![Inquisitor\_Dust](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/inquisitor_dust/32/119_2.png) [@Inquisitor\_Dust](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Inquisitor_Dust)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutagen-addiction/4952/2 "2014-02-02T21:34:53Z")

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You can get addicted to mutagen? Woah, didn’t know that. That’s awesome. I guess just space out you doses of mutagen so you don’t become too dependent on it? I’m not entirely sure how addictions work.

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**Author:** ![John\_Candlebury](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/john_candlebury/32/6437_2.png) [@John\_Candlebury](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/John_Candlebury)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 9:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutagen-addiction/4952/3 "2014-02-02T21:35:57Z")

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Addictions as far as I am concerned, work by giving you a chance to become addicted every time you use them and that chance wont increase with the frequency you use them, you could become addicted to alcohol after drinking a lone beer (has happened to me before) or consume meth for a whole day and exit perfectly fine.

Conclusion, the RNG hates you. But don’t feel bad, it hates everyone

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**Author:** ![Inquisitor\_Dust](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/inquisitor_dust/32/119_2.png) [@Inquisitor\_Dust](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Inquisitor_Dust)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutagen-addiction/4952/4 "2014-02-02T21:38:53Z")

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Oh, is there an Addiction Resistant trait? I know there’s one that makes the negative effects of drugs not as bad, so your withdrawals won’t be as bad.

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutagen-addiction/4952/5 "2014-02-02T21:59:19Z")

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The thing about addiction is that while you indeed have a random chance of increasing your addiction level with each use, the first few levels don’t do anything, so if you wait long enough for a lvl 1 addiction to expire before taking the drug again, you’re safe from significant addiction. What that time is for various addiction types I don’t know offhand.

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**Author:** ![John\_Candlebury](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/john_candlebury/32/6437_2.png) [@John\_Candlebury](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/John_Candlebury)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 10:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutagen-addiction/4952/6 "2014-02-02T22:00:50Z")

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Damn I knew I should have mixed the beer with a sip of vodka then, they always told me mixing was terrible

Why dint i listen? WHY?

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**Author:** ![TheFlame52](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/theflame52/32/247_2.png) [@TheFlame52](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheFlame52)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutagen-addiction/4952/7 "2014-02-03T00:07:29Z")

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Actually the RNG doesn’t hate me - I got addicted after chugging/ injecting 2+ science labs worth of mutagen and serums.

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**Author:** ![Natures\_Witness](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/natures_witness/32/165_2.png) [@Natures\_Witness](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Natures_Witness)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutagen-addiction/4952/8 "2014-02-03T01:49:16Z")

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Even if you get addicted, I assume if you wait it out it’ll go away eventually.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/1X/21b5d044e8473b25d0bf905d60477e25f6fbe0cf.png) [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 1:55am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutagen-addiction/4952/9 "2014-02-03T01:55:12Z")

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> [@Natures Witness](#):
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> Even if you get addicted, I assume if you wait it out it’ll go away eventually.

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**Author:** ![HoundofDarkness](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/houndofdarkness/32/225_2.png) [@HoundofDarkness](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HoundofDarkness)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutagen-addiction/4952/10 "2014-02-03T02:32:44Z")

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Take it as a sign that the RNG has chosen you to ascend, beyond humanity. To become the new master race.

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**Author:** ![KA101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 2:53am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutagen-addiction/4952/11 "2014-02-03T02:53:56Z")

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Yeah. I put this in, due to popular demand, a mutagen-pack or two ago.

FWIW the addiction is primarily psychological. Anything that adds (or removes!) traits has 2 \* the amount of traits it can handle addiction power. IIRC, if you roll less than the addiction power on a d100, take a level of addiction.

Addictions only become noticeable at level 3.

FWIW there’s a trait that specifically exists to amp up the effects of mutagen addiction.

Purifier is more addictive than mutagen. Serums are worse. 😉