Can Prometheans smoke?

[gaaahhhh]

They could smoke if you set them on fire.

[Aramanthus]

You could let them smoke. BUt what is the point in that? A big purple skinned being smoking a cigar. He isn't Hannibal Smith! And he isn't Thanos of Titan either.

[KLM]

Smoking gives a "social advantage" for the smoker - things like he can bother his smokestick
gaining time for an answer, having his hands occupied and such. That is one thing.

The other thing is the fact that some smokers quit when they lost their eyesight, because
it wasn't half the fun without seeing the smoke... (Well, still not the most tempting way to
quit smoking ).

All in all, a Promethean could smoke and has a few reasons to do it, but nicotine
is probably not amongs them.

Adios
KLM

[Aramanthus]

It makes it harder to sneak around when you smell like a cigar or cigarette.

[KLM]

This brings up another question:

How do they smell? (Yeah, awfull... )

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And of course its the question whether or not people (or at least some species/cultures/subcultures)
smoke or not in the 3 Galaxies?

Adios
KLM

[Aramanthus]

That is a good question. But somehow I'm sure that there are people there that smoke. Might have a large number of things considering the number of planets that exist in the Three Galaxies that possess life.

[AzathothXy]

That is a good question. But somehow I'm sure that there are people there that smoke. Might have a large number of things considering the number of planets that exist in the Three Galaxies that possess life.

Maybe they have deathsticks too.

[Aramanthus]

That is some interesting little sploogie treat, Gadrin. Another nice little treat. I agree about that one being an oddball too.

[mellowmaveric]

Well if they are going to smoke to stall for time they might as well paste on a beard for stroking and looking wise while thinking.

[Aramanthus]

Actually I agree with Gadrin on this. According to the book itself which list them as supernatural. As with any OCC or RCC it depends on the people running it. There are people out there who could play this one character and the character could interact with beings far above his own power levels and you couldn't tell, because the player is playing it far above what it was first envisioned by it's creators. And then you take another player who is considered another great player who plays this character and never comes even close to playing it near where it's creators envisioned it. Of course the GM they play with could heavily influence how it is played.

[taalismn]

Book says they don't need to breathe. Does this mean that they don't, or just that they don't require oxygen anymore? I assume they still use air to talk. Can they smoke? Cigars and such?

While we're here, what about drinking?

Well, one of the major trade items I use in my PW uni is Splugorth Tobacco, it's just like cuban cigars, illegal in most CCW ports o'call, ALL TGE ports and likewise in most other places (UWW, Altess).

However it's not a drug or poison or anything, it's just really good, so a lot of people smoke it, because it's good and it's a status (danger) symbol.
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"Yes, supposedly Igor rolls them between his thighs...or someone's thighs...I really don't ask..."(Terry Pratchett; The Fifth Elephant)

"The tobacco is rolled between the thighs of young maidens who don't have souls...or so I've heard."(Terry Practhett; Jingo)

Either one could apply...

A rune cigar cutter?

[Aramanthus]

It gives the smuggler in Phase World something to begin with and to expand on.

[Rallan]

I can't really see Prometheans smoking at all, since even the First Stage ones are kinda... well, fey and enlightened and such. Some of them might dabble in recreational drugs (including tobacco) just to see what all the fuss is about and get a bit of perspective, but I imagine a promethean appreciating the experience enough to develop a habit since it's just so trivial compared to what they usually do. And with their high ME and PE, they'll also be less susceptible to addiction and feel less of the physiological effects than ordinary people.

Basically smoking or drinking would be at best just a phase (no pun intended) they go through on their search for experience and understanding, and at worst a rather silly affectation.

[KLM]

People don't smoke cigars because they're addicted to nicotine.

At least not only because of it...

Adios
KLM

[taalismn]

Vices, large or small, don't necessarily have to be pleasant in the traditional sense....social pressure, force of habit, addiction...somewhere along the line, even if you initially find it repulsive, pointless, or bland, you become accustomed to having a drink in your hand, a cigar stuck between your lips, as part of routine, or you acquire a psychosomatic need for it....
Prometheans might take up smoking(or a facsimile of it) to fit in socially with other species, or it may have some other effect on them rather than 'smoke in the lungs, nicotine in the blood)...there might be some surface skin/tissue reaction, or maybe they absorb some chemical through their eye membranes(in which case 'puffers' or aerosol sprayers might be a Promethean vogue)...

[Aramanthus]

Because I know people like Rogue_Scienctist mentioned. They aren't addicted to those things. They like the pleasures of some things once in awhile.

[Rallan]

I can't really see Prometheans smoking at all, since even the First Stage ones are kinda... well, fey and enlightened and such. Some of them might dabble in recreational drugs (including tobacco) just to see what all the fuss is about and get a bit of perspective, but I imagine a promethean appreciating the experience enough to develop a habit since it's just so trivial compared to what they usually do. And with their high ME and PE, they'll also be less susceptible to addiction and feel less of the physiological effects than ordinary people.

People don't smoke cigars because they're addicted to nicotine. I haven't smoked cigarettes in over 10 years. I smoke something like 1d6 cigars a year. You think I do it for the nicotine? It's not an addiction. Its a pleasurable activity.

Same deal with people who appreciate fine wine, good scotch, etc. The guys who order 50 year old Scotch (yes, it exists) usually aren't doing it to get hammered, or because they're alcoholics. I'm not saying there aren't some people who go for those things who are alcoholic, but usually the cost/reward ratio keeps these people buying in bulk.

You're describing an extremely small minority of smokers and drinkers. An even smaller minority once you turf out all the afficionados who developed a taste for the finer stuff as a result of some much more indiscriminate indulgence in their youth.

You're also describing what's basically an affectation.

[Aramanthus]

I guess that even they if they are PCs can choose to do things that seem to go against the grain of their race and be an oddball. Sometimes that can be fun!

[drewkitty ~..~]

well.... when they get shot with Plasma weapons or get fire-balled they'd be smoking.

[Aramanthus]

I always support the one absolute about gaming. The GM has the last say what can and can not be in his game. It's also up to the players to work within the bound of these little restrictions set by the GM. Team work by both is what usually creates the best results. So if your GM and you agree that the Prometheans like smoking that might be what differs your particular version of the universe with someone elses. It just adds to the variety of universes out there!