Alcohol and its effects

Drink enough alcohol and you get drunk, one stage at a time. Tipsy, you feel a touch luckier, a little tougher and too merry to fear anything. Drunk, you hit harder and take more, but aim, footwork and tongue go, and the first rush can throw you into a berserk rage. Wasted, you are easy prey for magic, you throw up, pass out, and sips start missing your mouth. Stronger drinks get you there faster. Your stage shows in affects and score.

Strong liquor on top of being wasted is alcohol poisoning, and if you ignore your body's warnings and keep pouring, it kills you. Beer and wine alone will not, and neither will a cup someone else poured for you or a drink you were ordered to take.

A heavy night ends in a hangover. Drinking often builds dependence, and a dependent drinker who stays sober goes through withdrawal. Vampires cannot stand alcohol at all, in a cup or in a victim's blood.

Beer and wine are closely tied to many words of the ancient arcadi language.