Rolling Your Own Cigarettes in the OSR

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(the record pictured in my photo is The Boston To Little Rock Connection Split 7" by The Shyness Clinic / Everyone Asked About You, the latter being a legendary female-fronted 90's emo band.)

my friend said his first character sheet for Troika was written on a rolling paper.

this got me thinking about magical cigarettes in games (for the second time).

settings should have fucked up roads, trash, and cigarette butts floating in deep puddles.

all that is required is a rare item (or not [whatever]) crushed and ground up mixed with the tobacco, paper (or something paper-like [and smokeable]), a spark, and lungs (I think?).

bad guys also smoke cigarettes; add cigarettes you've created to your loot tables.

warning: smoking leads to vampirism, addiction, stankiness, iron deficiency, and bad taste in music  

 🎀  𝕕1҉0҉   𝔠𝔦𝔤𝔰  🎀 

1 putting the cigarette out on a metal item no larger than 1meter x 1meter rusts it immediately 

2 cigarette of vomiting 

3 this cigarette allows the smoker to imitate the last human/creature they slew 

4 smoking this cigarette will allow you to throw a web-spell once a day

5 cigarette that steals d8 hp from the smoker

6 cigarette that stops burning 30 meters from undead

7 cigarette that makes the last 7 minutes never happen 

8 cigarette of perfect hair, tuck it behind your ear and your hair is always perfect

9 this cigarette summons a pet tarantula (crawling out of your mouth [popular in many nightclubs across the city])

10 second hand smokers of this cigarette [redacted]

 

1x new background and 4x new items (troika exclusive)

I got home from work last night and was bored.
I checked everything I check online in about 3 minutes. 
Tony was on Discord. 
He said, "today I achieved a level of boredom that I haven't felt for a long time, maybe ever." 
We both typed "I'm bored" or variations of that a lot of times. 
I told Tony I wrote him into my novel. 
He said, "send it to me, it might relieve boredom."
He read it and felt less bored. 
We talked more on discord and then logged into our 'office' on gather to video chat. 
I showed him some things I have been working on and now I will share them here:

Masked DJ

Your music is being played in the background of all MTV shows now. It is easier for beings from other spheres to get into songs where someone says ‘fashion’ over and over again because it is one of the only English words that everyone knows. There’s no such thing as too many remixes, you say to the journalists every time you are interviewed. You create 4dimensional experiences for your fans bringing the joy of love, music, and dance to people around the spheres.  Possessions:

-a cd binder full of electro mixes (they all kinda sound the same but trust me, each one of them is very special and meaningful ok?) -a complete multimedia experience with lights and dancers, fireworks, projector -one of the most ‘relevant’ and ‘organically created + released mp3s of the year' -an inflatable heart to represent the human spirit -a blurb about being ‘the next big thing’ in some notable magazine that will go out of business next year -a mask Advanced Skills: 1 dancing 2 meaningful Live DJ set 3 twisting knobs, mixing levels, filtering sounds, and remix theory 4 staying relevant + interesting. Special: You can make people throw their hands in the ayer and wave them like they just don’t cayer for 1d6 rounds.
4x Magic Items:

Shin Guards

Shin guards that Match your personal brand (+1 armor).

The shins are where the souls of your legs reside, treat them with care.

Gladiator Sandals

Fashionable and practical (+2 fighting).

Ready to gladiate?

Beard-Bandada 

I suggest wearing this while you rob a bank, then they'll all be looking for a man with a beard, not you.

Perfect for your friend who can't grow facial hair and seriously funny on anyone who already has a big beard.

A win-win kerchief.

(Not useful for scene stars who leave a bandana hanging out of their back pocket)

Summoning Cigs

A 50/50 chance to summon the spirit of a random background.

Mien:
1. Helpful
2. Evil
3. Unpredictable

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