[Proposal] Perk: That Time Of Month

[formdk]

I'm thinking of putting together a 'joke' mod & wanted to gauge interest. Any ideas or comments are welcome!

 

Here's what I'm thinking:

 

1 new perk for female characters: That Time of Month

New status effects: Cravings, Cramps, Bloating, Toxic Shock Syndrome.

3 new items: Clean RadPad (napkin model), Dirty RadPad (dishrag model), Radvil

 

 

 

That Time of Month:

- Every 30-so days, female players gain That Time of Month status effect.

- The status effect lasts several days and is then removed.

 

Positive effects:
- Bonus damage against male characters.

- Increased success chance for intimidation checks when speaking to male characters.

Negative effects:

- -1 charisma when interacting with female characters.

- Reduced success chance for intimidation checks when speaking to female characters.

- Female followers can 'sync' with player character: any action that would result in a female follower liking a player action will instead result in the them hating the action.

- Any negative affinity gained as above is removed when That Time of Month is.

 

 

Other status effects with That Time of Month:

Cravings:

- Players have a high chance of gaining one of a set of Craving status effect. Each status effect is targeted to one type of food (such as Sugar Bombs).

- Once enough of the specified type of food is consumed, the negative perk effects are temporarily reduced or removed.

- The targeted foods are restricted to 'junk foods'.

 

Cramps:

- After sleeping, character has a chance of gaining the Cramps status effect.

- This effect temporarily applies the same effects as taking damage (screen blur, grunting noise) but no damage is received.

 

Bloating:

- After consuming liquids, character has a chance of gaining the 'Bloated' status effect.

- This effect reduces carry weight by a relatively small percentage of total.

- -1 charisma.

- After enough time, the status effect will disappear.

 

Toxic Shock Syndrome:

- Has a chance of being gained when using Dirty RadPad item (see below).

- Similar to gaining Infection in survival mode, deals periodic damage to character. This effect deals more damage than Infection.

- Can be cured when being healed by a doctor.

 

New Items:
Clean RadPad:

- This item, when used/equipped, will remove all negative effects of That Time of Month.

- Sometimes found in Super Duper Marts.

- Otherwise, can be bought from female merchants for a substantial amount of caps.

- Once used, becomes a Dirty RadPad.

Dirty RadPad:

- Like Clean RadPad, when used/equipped removes all negative effects of That Time of Month.

- Gives an ever-increasing chance of gaining Toxic Shock Syndrome status effect.

- Commonly found on ghouls & female raiders.

Radvil:

- When consumed, temporarily removes/reduces Cramps side effect.

- Consuming too much is lethal. Legality increases if alcohol is consumed after consuming Radvil.

- Can be commonly bought from doctor.


Again, any comments or suggestions are appreciated! I'm also thinking of creating a counterpart It's a Man perk for male characters, somewhat equivalent to having a bruised male ego. Still trying to think how that would work.