Idk if this is a shit post or discussing but is there any equivalents to illcet substances in FF14. I know we have booze and tobacco but is there any other substances mentioned or they have an analogue. I know Moogles have an equivalent to catnip. Also can Mi'quite get messed up on cat nip?
there's a drug mentioned in one of the introductory cutscenes called Somnus. i don't know what it does but it's a controlled substance.
also Sylphs get high on something called Milkroot.
It struck me as a stand in for Opium but I could be wrong
There are a few NPC's that further comment on it, it seems to be a stand-in for Opium and is smoked.
We also know from some NPC's that it's addictive to the point it has ruined at least some peoples lives
It's very reminiscent of Soma from Way of the Samurai 2 (god I liked this series so much). Soma is made from a flower, opium is made from poppys. Soooo it's opium technically. Also ruined several people's lives in that game. Safe to say Somnus is opium adjacent.
Somnus was also a vital part of some quest... I dont remember if it was a crafter quest or class quest though and since I have done all I can narrow it down.
It was in Ul Dah and one of the parents almost died from it I think. we help them quit and care for their child again afaik. Tze parent started using it to cope with the death of their spouse as somnus gives you a warm and flufffy happy feeling and good dream like status or something the like.
Dont quote me on all that it has been years... :)
I actually think that specific one was the Gunbreaker leveling quests was it not? It featured in the Blue Mage quests briefly as well.
Its mentioned somewhere that somnus puts you in a dream-like haze but if you overdose you sleep forever
Could also be nightshade which does that as well. Or that one plant in South American that they make phenegram and Zofran out of
I remember Pluto from the pugilist questline. It's not stated to be addictive, but I have to assume it's dangerous in some way otherwise everybody would be smoking it since it makes your body tougher.
Somnus is actually a major part in the Blue Mage quest line. Early on you witness Martyn try to buy ingredients for the drug. Turns out he uses it to make medicine for the people of Tural.
There are quite a lot actually! There was a large thread about the many drug substances and references in the game compiled by the RP Lore community
https://www.tumblr.com/fourteenadventures/160349363110/can-sounsyy-do-a-lore-post-on-the-various-drugs-of
And why exactly did the RP community want this information 🧐
To get zoinked out of their minds obviously brother
Because it adds flavor for people who played character types who might be involved with these in world substances?
This person compiled a list of mentions but it is outdated by this point
Generally speaking the most commonly mentioned one is Somnus, and while the RP community tends to RP it as if it was the same as smoking pot, the lore depicts it far more like opium...Which is pretty standard for a medieval setting in eastern games.
For the most part though, especially the further you stray from 1.0 and ARR, substances are almost entirely removed from the game as well as any mention of them outside of the standard smoking and drinking. Even those are sparse.
This game has to sell in lots of regions of the world where these things are highly illegal, as well as depicting them, so by not adding any more they appease a wider client base.
Using Somnus as a marijuana stand in when Fogweed exists, that seems silly.
Fogweed is just tobacco. Moko is the weed stand in and was always RP’d as such historically. I have no idea what the community is like now, but the difference was understood previously
Fogweed is pot. It is most noted in g'nath questline. Some of the chocobo hunters talk about getting a dry herb from the g'nath and smoking it to ease the pains of the job.
there's the energy drink compounds in DT. some of them are banned in the arcadion as seem by the M3 fight. there's a good chances there's also actual illegal stuff that people use to dope
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Wish we could get more of that stuff.
You can, it drops from treasure maps. It's called DAM, can also buy it on the mb
…..I honestly can’t tell if you’re messing with me, given the sub we’re on lol
https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/DAM
How the fuck did I miss that
I’m gonna surprise my DD static tomorrow with this lmao. Thank you for sharing this, makes my week tbh.
The stuff Brute bomber uses is a prop since he really likes to play the heel
ye but the fact that they mention banned compounds means it probably does exist in other sports
True I think it's more like a performance enhancer that is probably only banned by the Arcadian and not something that is straight up illegal.
To that one person...( you know who you are ) you need Jesus.
Oh thank god, did they get banned or finally delete their account? They were a miserable person
I mean coke exists...just not the fun kind (that I am aware of currently). Black Rose is probably fent.
I think it's more a chemical weapon like mustard gas or probably a reference to a ceartin no no German that was famous for being used for bad things. As far as I know you can't aerosol fent.
The lethality of fent is why I brought it up and compared it to Black Rose. Would wager if used in the same way as BR is supposed to be used, it would achieve the same results....granted I can't measure safety after with fent, if used in the same way as BR, but it is something that has crossed my mind.
Disclaimer: Fent is bad kids. Don't do it, don't look at it, don't even think about it. This message brought to you by, that one guy on reddit. DO NOT fent even once.
Fentanyl IS terrible but I don't think you can aerosolize it to use as a mass strategic weapon. Black Rose is definitely Magic Nerve Gas.
Fentanyl can be used "recreationally" though. Black Rose kills everything without ruining the body, no aether left at all. Seems more like WW2 chemical weapons that have no upside.
Coke is probably the same in both our worlds lol
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those that know how can get high on pure aether. too much causes an imbalance and you;re more likely to be enthralled.
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