18.3 DRINKING
Consuming alcohol in Aetolia can be, much like in real life, either a
pleasurable or a rather detrimental experience. Many Aetolians enjoy
celebrating a particularly stunning victory with a flute of champagne,
or perhaps just knocking back a few flagons of ale with the lads. A few
brave souls even take pleasure in doing shots of tequila or whiskey,
though what enjoyment can be found in that is beyond this humble writer.
It must be pointed out that the effects of drinking alcohol range from
simple slurred speech to serious alcohol poisoning and death. When you
type STAT, the second line will show you your level of sobriety.
The amount that a given quantity of alcohol will affect you is
determined by your tolerance. Tolerance is based on two things: your
player level and how much you drink on a regular basis. Among
non-drinkers, the player with the higher level will have the higher
tolerance, but a low-level player could easily out-drink a high-level
player if the low-level player is a regular drinker.
To increase your tolerance, you need to get fairly drunk (however,
drinking to the point of vomiting is not necessary) on a regular basis.
Every real-time day, your tolerance goes down by a certain amount, but
each day that you get fairly drunk, your tolerance will go up by more
than that.
