Altered Stars: 10 Sci Fi drugs for space faring games

Originally Published January 22nd 2021

This started out as a thing I used for scum and villainy where I played a mystic that was obsessed with figuring out the way via the use of mind-altering substances. Expect more of these as more sci fi drugs get invented.

Airlock Glue

One of the cheapest and possibly one of the worst drugs out there, it’s the bare minimum of getting you high. Huffing the fumings of drying air lock glue is reserved for people who are so miserable on a spaceship that they have no standards left.

Elysia

Used often by students in universities all over the galaxy it is primarily used to take the nerve off of things after important tests. Prices tend to go up around finals season. While it isn’t chemically addicting you find many frequent users.

Fung Paste

While incredibly potent and pleasantly hallucinatory this drug often isn’t used recreationally due to how much of a pain it is to use. There are many better drugs out there if you want to trip in the stars. It is instead used primarily by spiritual people as they believe it to be a way to communicate with higher powers.

Lank

One of the most powerful relaxants on the market lank will take someone out of commission for 8 whole hours. While under the influence of lank someone is hardly capable of anything other than lying down on something soft and daydreaming.

Oil

Used by the upper echelons of party-goers Oil is one of the most expensive drugs in the galaxy, not due to the production cost but because the dealers know they can fleece rich people.

Pitch 

One of the rarest drugs in the galaxy, pitch is highly sought out by people interested in exploring the psionic boundaries of the mind. Being relatively new, its long term impact on the mind is unknown.

Scratch

This thick liquid can be found in abundance anywhere where military presence is out in great numbers. It’s often used to take the mind off of things one doesn’t want to think about. While most of the trips are good when a bad trip happens it is nightmarish enough to take someone out of commission for a while.

Spacer Chew

Spacer Chew is a drug more powerful than caffeine that is used by cargo ship crew to stay awake to meet the demands of higher-ups at the shipping company. Some people have claimed to stay up for a week on chew. Spit buckets for the chew are found all over cargo ships but are usually put away before official inspections.

Stardust

As a purely synthetic drug, stardust became an incredibly popular replacement for cocaine among business executives because the small footprint required to produce it makes it incredibly easy to fit into a private space station.

Zap

Zap is widely considered to be one of the most versatile drugs due to its ability to be used in nearly any way one would like.