Slags Poisoning

Effect

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Description	Seems you've been exposed to some of the awful radiation in the Slags. Your entire body feels like it's crackling with energy, but that certainly doesn't carry over to your physical well-being.
Hidden Flags	Etheric Effect
Effects	+2 Etheric Power -5 Strength

Sources

Using items:

• polluted fish (X energy, where X=number of these foods previously eaten today)
• oily balm, toxic bandage (X energy: uses and adds to same 'polluted' scale as fish)
• lab mouse feed (5 energy)
• buttery spider legs (10 energy)

Resting in a polluted area:

• anywhere in the Slags (5 energy)††
• Lake Metroplex (south) (5 energy)ª

 
Encounters:

• Fifth Floor: Two Roads: failing a test (10 energy)††
• Lake Metroplex (South):
  • Dodging the Slodge (20 energy)†
  • Out of Breath (15 energy) (ª?)
• Tainted Shoreline:
  • Freak Storm (5 energy)††
  • Lungs of Lead: "Dive in!" (20 energy)ª
  • Massive Oil Slick:
    • "Meditate in it" (20 energy) (ª?)
    • (randomly determined option) (20 energy) (ª)
    • (other randomly determined option) -> "Jump in" with Ocean Sight (20 energy)ª
• Third Floor: Acid Rain (10 energy)††

 
Combat:

• Taking damage from the Toxic Sludge technique (5 energy)ª

 
† effect can be avoided with Diving Ability≥3
†† effect or encounter can be avoided with an air filter equipped
ª effect can be avoided with a full containment suit

Uses

This unlocks special encounters in the same way etheric does, but cannot be used to fuel item-summoning skills or etheric techniques.

Removing the effect with the skill Slags Eater can grant healing and a Healthy Glow.

Interacts with the Massive Clam.

Removed by

• Slags antidote
• Resting with a street doc
• Winning a combat with a Slags IV equipped
• Using Slags Eater