Suggestion: Traitor Item-Poisonous Lipstick

[Kane]

Poisonous Lipstick, just what it says in the title. All of that (E)RP traitor potential, and more subtle way to kill your mark, and in a classier fashion than shooting them in the face point-blank, or sleepy-penning them and throwing them out an airlock. How this would work, I have some unrefined ideas: Either using the mouth selector with the lipstick applied, or possibly a special Kiss verb. For balance reasons, and utility, having a slow-acting, low-detection poison that paralyzes the target may be best, (especially for the Detectives who are syndicate savvy, and want to hit on that dame from medbay) it creates a special tension, with unique roleplay potential.

[Susan]

Except you'd ingest the poison yourself, most likely through your lips or by subconsciously licking them to keep them moist.

Not practical. Or smart.

[Gollee]

Comes with a vial of antidote? That lasts an hour or so?

[PsychoBear]

I concur with Susan. Sounds like something from a James Bond book that's not really practical at all.

[ForgottenTraveller]

Firefly 'Our Mrs Reanolds' anyone? the goodnight kiss plastic lip covers and a lipstick that knocks people out and laves them groggy. You could have a mask item for the fake lips that do not show on examine. Apply lipstick to them. And rework the vamp code for a target face hostile attack to turn into a passionate kiss.

[Chaznoodles]

Instead of it being poisonous, I'd say use sleep toxin. Meaning people aren't going to get wrecked and complain. Also gives the kissee a further chance to roleplay with the kisser before they snuff it due to other means. I like the idea of this, being in keeping with SS13's fun themes.

[Carver]

As long as this 'kiss verb' isn't instant (And can be resisted) so I can't just have a traitor run up and smooch me in a fight, shouldn't be able to go through breath masks/gas masks/riot helmets/hardsuits/etc as well.

If it works with a verb, might as well make it a little more innocent with a non-lethal version of the verb for for ERPers lovebirds, so it's harder to meta it.

[Rusty]

I concur with Susan. Sounds like something from a James Bond book that's not really practical at all.

 

We're talking about SS13 here, there are quite a few lists of things that are not practical. I think we could make space for another syndie weapon.

That's one of the few things I hate about the SS13 community, how quickly people are to throw ideas into the ground because it's hard to see them truly existing. Meanwhile you've got an item that can disguise you as a pen, a small handheld device that can be set to 'Airlock', 'Wall' or 'Floor' and within seconds replicate whatever you like AND a singularity that you can visibly see.

Let people have their geeky fantasies damnit, most of them are cool.

I think it's a grand idea if I'm honest with you. Maybe you could have a thin layer of plastic over your lips, with the poison facing outwards? You 'apply' the weapon like an implant to the mouth, and then after using a special verb on someone next to you, you'll poison them.

Of course, I like the idea that they can resist this also, don't want no Rambo Lovers. I like the idea of the poison being kind of lethal, maybe paralyzing if not lethal? Sleep toxin just seems boring when compared to sleepy pens which are far more efficient. If the lipstick is going to have sleep toxin in it, I don't think it should cost as much as a sleepy pen, maybe make it cheaper?

Overall I think this is a bloody good idea and I can see it being used without any problem.

[Susan]

Just because we already have stupid shit in the code doesn't justify adding more stupid shit to the code.

You have parapens. Its the exact same thing.

[Rusty Shackleford]

Fucking.

Doeet.

[Rusty]

If great ideas like this one isn't allowed, then in my opinion the 'stupid shit' should be removed from the code.

Just in-case we break yuh immuhrshun.

[TishinaStalker]

Except you'd ingest the poison yourself, most likely through your lips or by subconsciously licking them to keep them moist.

Not practical. Or smart.

 

Sue pretty much ended the suggestion with that.

[Rusty Shackleford]

Except neither you nor Sue are the people in charge of developing such things. So hue. Still in the running.

[TishinaStalker]

Except neither you nor Sue are the people in charge of developing such things. So hue. Still in the running.

 

Except that generally things that seem more realistic are what's favored? There's no point in having sleep toxin laced lipstick if you have:

1) A subconscious tick that will make you ingest said poison.

2) A sleepy pen.

[Guest]

Imagine a hairy, manly syndicate pirate dodging an ERT member's gunfire only to pounce on him and pull him into a passionate french kiss.

I approve.

[K0NFL1QT]

[Guest]

Except neither you nor Sue are the people in charge of developing such things. So hue. Still in the running.

 

Except that generally things that seem more realistic are what's favored? There's no point in having sleep toxin laced lipstick if you have:

1) A subconscious tick that will make you ingest said poison.

2) A sleepy pen.

 

"hurka hurka sleepypens are bad rp"

That's the argument I often see. Nobody ever uses parapens. It's crazy.

[Farcry11]

"Idea is shit because my immersion."

Loosen up. Last I checked, we were all playing this game to have fun, not simulate sooperserious ultra-dark spacemans.

The silliness of the game is what hooks a lot of people, including me. That's because silliness is fun. If you can't handle silliness, well, yknow, you've kind of got a massive stick up your ass and are making things a drag for people around you.

As for the item: I think more traitor-item alternatives are good, and this idea seems pretty hilarious. Would make for some pretty goofy RP.

+1

[Ian The Corgi]

bum bum buuuuump

[Chaznoodles]

Gimmicky and funny, in the true spirit of SS13.