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Alcohol

2020-10-11T01:28:50Z

2600:1010:B163:70C3:50A6:D632:C9F9:73A6: /* Alcohol Production and Terminology for Dummies */

[[Image:Rdicards2.jpg|thumb|right|Cards From The Red Dragon Inn]]
<blockquote>
Roll the [[dice]] to see if I'm getting drunk! — Dead Alewives D&D sketch.</blockquote>

==Alcohol==
In alcohol cultures, the term alcohol originally refereed to the primary alcohol ethyl alcohol (ethanol), the dominating alcohol in alcoholic beverages. However, since then, other alcohols have been identified, including the secondary alcohol isopropanol, and the tertiary alcohol tert-Amyl alcohol. Nowadays, the term alcohol in this context instead refers to the alcohol as a drug family (chemical class). It is a colorless, odorless liquid well known for it's intoxicating effects on carbon based life-forms.

==Alcoholism==
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing. It is medically considered a disease, specifically an addictive illness. In psychiatry several other terms have been used, specifically "alcohol abuse", "alcohol dependence," and "alcohol use disorder" which have slightly different definitions.

==Alcohol Table==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Alcohol Table
|'''Drinks in a row'''
|'''Will Save'''
|'''If failed will save Effected by'''
|'''Duration'''
|'''Addiction Rating'''
|-
|1st
|DC:2
|Spell: Dazed
|1d4 (- Con modifier) hours
|Negligible
|-

|2nd
|DC:4
|spell: Charm person “drinking buddy”
|1d4+1 (- Con modifier) hours
|Low
|-
|4th
|DC:8
|spell: Tasha’s hideous laughter
|1d4+2 (- Con modifier) hours
|Low
|-
|6th
|DC:16
|spell: Suggestion “in trusted person”
|2d4+ (- Con modifier) hours
|Medium
|-
|8th
|DC:32
|spell: Confusion
|3d4+ (- Con modifier) hours
|Medium
|-
|10th
|DC:64
|spell: Modify memory “blackout”
|4d4+ (- Con modifier) hours
|High
|-
|12th
|DC:128
|spell: Geas/ quest “get another drink”
|Intel unconsciousness
|High
|-
|14th
|DC:256
|spell: Insanity
|Permanent
|Extreme
|}

==Drink Size Table==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Drink Size Table''''''
|'''Creature Size'''
|'''1 drink Weight'''
|-
|Fine
|1/1024 lb.
|-
|Diminutive
|1/64 lb.
|-
|Tiny
|1/16 lb.
|-
|Small
|1/4 lb.
|-
|Medium
|1 lb.
|-
|Large
|4 lb.
|-
|Huge
|16 lb.
|-
|Gargantuan
|64 lb.
|-
|Colossal
|1024 lb.
|}

==Alcohol Poisoning==
As with all [[drug]]s and [[poison]]s, alcohol abuse deals ability damage rather than hit point damage.
The effects of [[drug]] addiction and a list of additional drugs can be found in the [[Book of Vile Darkness]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Vile_Darkness]

Creatures that are immune to Poison are immune to the effects of alcohol. A Detect Poison spell will not detect alcohol. However, a Purify Food and Drink spell will remove the alcohol from said drink

==Special==

For a [[DRUNKEN MASTER]] only as defined in the [[Complete Warrior]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_Warrior]

1 drink = 1 duration of his Drink Like a Demon (Ex):

DRUNKEN MASTER at 2nd level their Stagger (Ex): ability also means they cannot be Dazed by alcohol

----

One of a [[Wu jen]]’s possible taboos are that they cannot drink alcohol.

==Society Views on Drinking==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|[[Elf]]
|Elves are fully aware that they are lightweights and are very likely to say “no thank you” when offered a drink. On the very rare occasion when an elf would enjoy a drink, it would be for ceremonial purposes only.

|Elven wine is always a very fine wine with a vintage of over 100 years.
|+
|[[Dwarf]]
|Dwarves will find almost any excuse to have a drink. Whether celebrating a victory or mourning a defeat, dwarves love to drink. Because dwarves are heavyweights, it will take a large amount of alcohol to get a dwarf fully intoxicated.

|Dwarven ale tastes horrible but has a high alcohol content. A human would liken the alcohol content to be along the lines of 4-5 normal drinks.
|+
|[[Halfling]]
|Halflings do enjoy a good drink but always in moderation. Most halflings pride themselves on their knowledge of, or collection of, different types of alcoholic drinks. If a sober halfling finds a drunken halfling, he will always try to help his fellow kin to sleep it off and/or sober up.
|Halfling drinks have a wide variety of colours, tastes, testers and types.
|+
|[[Orcs]]
|Orcs drink to get as drunk as possible until they pass out on the floor, only to drink more the next day.
|Depending on the setting, Orcs either do not make their own alcohol or can only make crummy grog. Warcraft-style Orcs may make some sort of simple alcohol, while LOTR Orcs can make barely drinkable grog or just steal whatever they need.
|+
|[[Human]]
|Almost every human has a different viewpoint on drinking.
Most lawful humans view getting drunk as something only someone uncivilized would do, while most chaotic humans view drinking as a way to have fun.
|Human drinks can be found in the Food, Drink, and Lodging table of the [[Player's Handbook]]
|}

==Alcohol Production and Terminology for Dummies==
Alcohol is produced via ''fermentation'' (using bacteria - usually yeast - to convert organic material into alcohol). Fermenting alone produces a product that humans can metabolize, however it can be further enhanced by ''distillation'', which uses vapor evaporation to concentrate the amount of alcohol. Because alcohol kills microbes, it allowed farmers to turn excess crops into spoilage-resistant foodstuffs and a "safe" source of hydration. If its a plant that has some form of sugar in it, chances are that someone's tried to make alcohol out of it. People have even made alcohol out of animal products like milk.

'''Beer''' is brewed from starchy source material (grains), in a fermentation process that converts starch into sugar (usually by caramelizing the starch) and then sugar into alcohol. This process is not very efficient, and most beer is only able to reach 3-9% alcohol before the bacterial reaction dies out, although various tricks can be used to push it a bit higher. Alcohol has been brewed since the dawn of civilization and it has been argued that the production of beer was one of the driving factors in the agricultural revolution.

Beer is typically made from malted barley and flavored with an herb called hops, though older beer recipes used whatever local herbs and spices were available, and there is great variety in what other starchy material may be mixed in with barley (corn and oats are common). Beer typically takes a couple weeks to ferment.

Within the beer family, there are two major groups, ''ales'' and ''lagers'', the distinction being whether the yeast floats in a warm mixture (ale) or sinks in a cool mixture (lager). The darkest beers are generally ales (stouts & porters), but otherwise there is considerable variability in color and clarity of various types of beer. Most American canned beers are lagers, specifically ''pilsners'', a bavarian/czech type brought over by immigrants who settled in the midwest; although American brewers tend to use a corn & barley mix which you can't call a pilsner in Europe.

'''Sake''' is made by a very similar process as beer but using rice and is able to reach up to 18% alcohol because of the way rice ferments compared to other starches. The rice used in sake is broken down into sugar using koji mold. Unlike in beer, the process of saccharification and fermentation take place at the same time instead of in separate steps.

'''Wine''' is produced from sugary material, and because there is no intermediate starch-to-sugar step, the reaction happens more efficiently. Wine is typically made with grapes and is usually found in warmer climates; '''Cider''' is a common fruit wine made from apples which can be more easily grown in colder climates. '''Mead''' or honeywine is one of the oldest alcoholic beverages and is made with watered-down honey. Wine fermentation can naturally reach 10-15% alcohol. Wines made from grapes can take years to fully mature after fermenting, and fine wines put a lot of care in selecting quality grapes and the right fermentation conditions; for this reason wine tends to be more expensive and viewed as a finer drink compared to Beer, Cider or Mead. Though cheap wines have certainly existed and made easily enough by amateur brewers.

'''Liquor''' is any distilled product, of which ''rum'' is one of the simplest, made from pure sugarcane, fermented and then distilled. Close to it in terms of potency is ''vodka'', which uses beets or potatoes, both which also can ferment down very efficiently. Cereal grains such as corn, barley, or rye don't ferment as effectively, and are used to make ''whiskey'', which unlike rum and vodka has some flavor because of the inefficient fermentation. ''Brandy'' is distilled wine; sometimes brandy is made from the leftover pulp of grapes, called pomace brandy. ''Tequilia'' is the odd duck of distilled beverages, or alcohol in general, in that its made from a desert succulent called Agave. (The less popular, non-distilled version of Tequila is called ''Pulque''.)

'''Moonshine''' typically refers to illegally made distilled alcohol that can have varying levels of purity; moonshine distilleries have a habit of exploding ''(ethanol is flammable and as its concentration increases its flash point decreases until eventually it will flash at room temperature)'', hence why its illegal to make outside of licensed commercial operations.

'''Grog''' is watered down alcohol, typically rum. In the Navy, grog kills two birds with one stone; making stagnant water rations more palatable, and preventing sailors from getting drunk on their alcohol ration. Grog in fantasy often has the connotation of cheap, gross-tasting alcohol, though the two ideas are not mutually exclusive; if you're going to supply an army with libations, you're not going to bother buying the expensive stuff in bulk ''(even as late as the world wars it was pretty normal for soldiers to be brewing hooch on the sly)'', and watering it down will help stretch the supply out and keep the boys from getting too rowdy.

[[Category:Food and Drink]][[Category:Dungeons & Dragons]]

Alcohol

2020-10-11T01:17:06Z

2600:1010:B163:70C3:50A6:D632:C9F9:73A6: /* Alcohol Production and Terminology for Dummies */

[[Image:Rdicards2.jpg|thumb|right|Cards From The Red Dragon Inn]]
<blockquote>
Roll the [[dice]] to see if I'm getting drunk! — Dead Alewives D&D sketch.</blockquote>

==Alcohol==
In alcohol cultures, the term alcohol originally refereed to the primary alcohol ethyl alcohol (ethanol), the dominating alcohol in alcoholic beverages. However, since then, other alcohols have been identified, including the secondary alcohol isopropanol, and the tertiary alcohol tert-Amyl alcohol. Nowadays, the term alcohol in this context instead refers to the alcohol as a drug family (chemical class). It is a colorless, odorless liquid well known for it's intoxicating effects on carbon based life-forms.

==Alcoholism==
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing. It is medically considered a disease, specifically an addictive illness. In psychiatry several other terms have been used, specifically "alcohol abuse", "alcohol dependence," and "alcohol use disorder" which have slightly different definitions.

==Alcohol Table==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Alcohol Table
|'''Drinks in a row'''
|'''Will Save'''
|'''If failed will save Effected by'''
|'''Duration'''
|'''Addiction Rating'''
|-
|1st
|DC:2
|Spell: Dazed
|1d4 (- Con modifier) hours
|Negligible
|-

|2nd
|DC:4
|spell: Charm person “drinking buddy”
|1d4+1 (- Con modifier) hours
|Low
|-
|4th
|DC:8
|spell: Tasha’s hideous laughter
|1d4+2 (- Con modifier) hours
|Low
|-
|6th
|DC:16
|spell: Suggestion “in trusted person”
|2d4+ (- Con modifier) hours
|Medium
|-
|8th
|DC:32
|spell: Confusion
|3d4+ (- Con modifier) hours
|Medium
|-
|10th
|DC:64
|spell: Modify memory “blackout”
|4d4+ (- Con modifier) hours
|High
|-
|12th
|DC:128
|spell: Geas/ quest “get another drink”
|Intel unconsciousness
|High
|-
|14th
|DC:256
|spell: Insanity
|Permanent
|Extreme
|}

==Drink Size Table==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Drink Size Table''''''
|'''Creature Size'''
|'''1 drink Weight'''
|-
|Fine
|1/1024 lb.
|-
|Diminutive
|1/64 lb.
|-
|Tiny
|1/16 lb.
|-
|Small
|1/4 lb.
|-
|Medium
|1 lb.
|-
|Large
|4 lb.
|-
|Huge
|16 lb.
|-
|Gargantuan
|64 lb.
|-
|Colossal
|1024 lb.
|}

==Alcohol Poisoning==
As with all [[drug]]s and [[poison]]s, alcohol abuse deals ability damage rather than hit point damage.
The effects of [[drug]] addiction and a list of additional drugs can be found in the [[Book of Vile Darkness]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Vile_Darkness]

Creatures that are immune to Poison are immune to the effects of alcohol. A Detect Poison spell will not detect alcohol. However, a Purify Food and Drink spell will remove the alcohol from said drink

==Special==

For a [[DRUNKEN MASTER]] only as defined in the [[Complete Warrior]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_Warrior]

1 drink = 1 duration of his Drink Like a Demon (Ex):

DRUNKEN MASTER at 2nd level their Stagger (Ex): ability also means they cannot be Dazed by alcohol

----

One of a [[Wu jen]]’s possible taboos are that they cannot drink alcohol.

==Society Views on Drinking==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|[[Elf]]
|Elves are fully aware that they are lightweights and are very likely to say “no thank you” when offered a drink. On the very rare occasion when an elf would enjoy a drink, it would be for ceremonial purposes only.

|Elven wine is always a very fine wine with a vintage of over 100 years.
|+
|[[Dwarf]]
|Dwarves will find almost any excuse to have a drink. Whether celebrating a victory or mourning a defeat, dwarves love to drink. Because dwarves are heavyweights, it will take a large amount of alcohol to get a dwarf fully intoxicated.

|Dwarven ale tastes horrible but has a high alcohol content. A human would liken the alcohol content to be along the lines of 4-5 normal drinks.
|+
|[[Halfling]]
|Halflings do enjoy a good drink but always in moderation. Most halflings pride themselves on their knowledge of, or collection of, different types of alcoholic drinks. If a sober halfling finds a drunken halfling, he will always try to help his fellow kin to sleep it off and/or sober up.
|Halfling drinks have a wide variety of colours, tastes, testers and types.
|+
|[[Orcs]]
|Orcs drink to get as drunk as possible until they pass out on the floor, only to drink more the next day.
|Depending on the setting, Orcs either do not make their own alcohol or can only make crummy grog. Warcraft-style Orcs may make some sort of simple alcohol, while LOTR Orcs can make barely drinkable grog or just steal whatever they need.
|+
|[[Human]]
|Almost every human has a different viewpoint on drinking.
Most lawful humans view getting drunk as something only someone uncivilized would do, while most chaotic humans view drinking as a way to have fun.
|Human drinks can be found in the Food, Drink, and Lodging table of the [[Player's Handbook]]
|}

==Alcohol Production and Terminology for Dummies==
Alcohol is produced via ''fermentation'' (using bacteria - usually yeast - to convert organic material into alcohol). Fermenting alone produces a product that humans can metabolize, however it can be further enhanced by ''distillation'', which uses vapor evaporation to concentrate the amount of alcohol. Because alcohol kills microbes, it allowed farmers to turn excess crops into spoilage-resistant foodstuffs and a "safe" source of hydration. If its a plant that has some form of sugar in it, chances are that someone's tried to make alcohol out of it.

'''Beer''' is brewed from starchy source material (grains), in a fermentation process that converts starch into sugar (usually by caramelizing the starch) and then sugar into alcohol. This process is not very efficient, and most beer is only able to reach 3-9% alcohol before the bacterial reaction dies out, although various tricks can be used to push it a bit higher. Alcohol has been brewed since the dawn of civilization and it has been argued that the production of beer was one of the driving factors in the agricultural revolution.

Beer is typically made from malted barley and flavored with an herb called hops, though older beer recipes used whatever local herbs and spices were available, and there is great variety in what other starchy material may be mixed in with barley (corn and oats are common). Beer typically takes a couple weeks to ferment.

Within the beer family, there are two major groups, ''ales'' and ''lagers'', the distinction being whether the yeast floats in a warm mixture (ale) or sinks in a cool mixture (lager). The darkest beers are generally ales (stouts & porters), but otherwise there is considerable variability in color and clarity of various types of beer. Most American canned beers are lagers, specifically ''pilsners'', a bavarian/czech type brought over by immigrants who settled in the midwest; although American brewers tend to use a corn & barley mix which you can't call a pilsner in Europe.

'''Sake''' is made by a very similar process as beer but using rice and is able to reach up to 18% alcohol because of the way rice ferments compared to other starches. The rice used in sake is broken down into sugar using koji mold. Unlike in beer, the process of saccharification and fermentation take place at the same time instead of in separate steps.

'''Wine''' is produced from sugary material, and because there is no intermediate starch-to-sugar step, the reaction happens more efficiently. Wine is typically made with grapes and is usually found in warmer climates; '''Cider''' is a common fruit wine made from apples which can be more easily grown in colder climates. '''Mead''' or honeywine is one of the oldest alcoholic beverages and is made with watered-down honey. Wine fermentation can naturally reach 10-15% alcohol. Wines made from grapes can take years to fully mature after fermenting, and fine wines put a lot of care in selecting quality grapes and the right fermentation conditions; for this reason wine tends to be more expensive and viewed as a finer drink compared to Beer, Cider or Mead. Though cheap wines have certainly existed and made easily enough by amateur brewers.

'''Liquor''' is any distilled product, of which ''rum'' is one of the simplest, made from pure sugarcane, fermented and then distilled. Close to it in terms of potency is ''vodka'', which uses beets or potatoes, both which also can ferment down very efficiently. Cereal grains such as corn, barley, or rye don't ferment as effectively, and are used to make ''whiskey'', which unlike rum and vodka has some flavor because of the inefficient fermentation. ''Brandy'' is distilled wine; sometimes brandy is made from the leftover pulp of grapes, called pomace brandy. ''Tequilia'' is the odd duck of distilled beverages, or alcohol in general, in that its made from a desert succulent called Agave. (The less popular, non-distilled version of Tequila is called ''Pulque''.)

'''Moonshine''' typically refers to illegally made distilled alcohol that can have varying levels of purity; moonshine distilleries have a habit of exploding ''(ethanol is flammable and as its concentration increases its flash point decreases until eventually it will flash at room temperature)'', hence why its illegal to make outside of licensed commercial operations.

'''Grog''' is watered down alcohol, typically rum. In the Navy, grog kills two birds with one stone; making stagnant water rations more palatable, and preventing sailors from getting drunk on their alcohol ration. Grog in fantasy often has the connotation of cheap, gross-tasting alcohol, though the two ideas are not mutually exclusive; if you're going to supply an army with libations, you're not going to bother buying the expensive stuff in bulk ''(even as late as the world wars it was pretty normal for soldiers to be brewing hooch on the sly)'', and watering it down will help stretch the supply out and keep the boys from getting too rowdy.

[[Category:Food and Drink]][[Category:Dungeons & Dragons]]

Alcohol

2020-10-11T01:16:09Z

2600:1010:B163:70C3:50A6:D632:C9F9:73A6: /* Alcohol Production and Terminology for Dummies */

[[Image:Rdicards2.jpg|thumb|right|Cards From The Red Dragon Inn]]
<blockquote>
Roll the [[dice]] to see if I'm getting drunk! — Dead Alewives D&D sketch.</blockquote>

==Alcohol==
In alcohol cultures, the term alcohol originally refereed to the primary alcohol ethyl alcohol (ethanol), the dominating alcohol in alcoholic beverages. However, since then, other alcohols have been identified, including the secondary alcohol isopropanol, and the tertiary alcohol tert-Amyl alcohol. Nowadays, the term alcohol in this context instead refers to the alcohol as a drug family (chemical class). It is a colorless, odorless liquid well known for it's intoxicating effects on carbon based life-forms.

==Alcoholism==
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing. It is medically considered a disease, specifically an addictive illness. In psychiatry several other terms have been used, specifically "alcohol abuse", "alcohol dependence," and "alcohol use disorder" which have slightly different definitions.

==Alcohol Table==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Alcohol Table
|'''Drinks in a row'''
|'''Will Save'''
|'''If failed will save Effected by'''
|'''Duration'''
|'''Addiction Rating'''
|-
|1st
|DC:2
|Spell: Dazed
|1d4 (- Con modifier) hours
|Negligible
|-

|2nd
|DC:4
|spell: Charm person “drinking buddy”
|1d4+1 (- Con modifier) hours
|Low
|-
|4th
|DC:8
|spell: Tasha’s hideous laughter
|1d4+2 (- Con modifier) hours
|Low
|-
|6th
|DC:16
|spell: Suggestion “in trusted person”
|2d4+ (- Con modifier) hours
|Medium
|-
|8th
|DC:32
|spell: Confusion
|3d4+ (- Con modifier) hours
|Medium
|-
|10th
|DC:64
|spell: Modify memory “blackout”
|4d4+ (- Con modifier) hours
|High
|-
|12th
|DC:128
|spell: Geas/ quest “get another drink”
|Intel unconsciousness
|High
|-
|14th
|DC:256
|spell: Insanity
|Permanent
|Extreme
|}

==Drink Size Table==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Drink Size Table''''''
|'''Creature Size'''
|'''1 drink Weight'''
|-
|Fine
|1/1024 lb.
|-
|Diminutive
|1/64 lb.
|-
|Tiny
|1/16 lb.
|-
|Small
|1/4 lb.
|-
|Medium
|1 lb.
|-
|Large
|4 lb.
|-
|Huge
|16 lb.
|-
|Gargantuan
|64 lb.
|-
|Colossal
|1024 lb.
|}

==Alcohol Poisoning==
As with all [[drug]]s and [[poison]]s, alcohol abuse deals ability damage rather than hit point damage.
The effects of [[drug]] addiction and a list of additional drugs can be found in the [[Book of Vile Darkness]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Vile_Darkness]

Creatures that are immune to Poison are immune to the effects of alcohol. A Detect Poison spell will not detect alcohol. However, a Purify Food and Drink spell will remove the alcohol from said drink

==Special==

For a [[DRUNKEN MASTER]] only as defined in the [[Complete Warrior]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_Warrior]

1 drink = 1 duration of his Drink Like a Demon (Ex):

DRUNKEN MASTER at 2nd level their Stagger (Ex): ability also means they cannot be Dazed by alcohol

----

One of a [[Wu jen]]’s possible taboos are that they cannot drink alcohol.

==Society Views on Drinking==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|[[Elf]]
|Elves are fully aware that they are lightweights and are very likely to say “no thank you” when offered a drink. On the very rare occasion when an elf would enjoy a drink, it would be for ceremonial purposes only.

|Elven wine is always a very fine wine with a vintage of over 100 years.
|+
|[[Dwarf]]
|Dwarves will find almost any excuse to have a drink. Whether celebrating a victory or mourning a defeat, dwarves love to drink. Because dwarves are heavyweights, it will take a large amount of alcohol to get a dwarf fully intoxicated.

|Dwarven ale tastes horrible but has a high alcohol content. A human would liken the alcohol content to be along the lines of 4-5 normal drinks.
|+
|[[Halfling]]
|Halflings do enjoy a good drink but always in moderation. Most halflings pride themselves on their knowledge of, or collection of, different types of alcoholic drinks. If a sober halfling finds a drunken halfling, he will always try to help his fellow kin to sleep it off and/or sober up.
|Halfling drinks have a wide variety of colours, tastes, testers and types.
|+
|[[Orcs]]
|Orcs drink to get as drunk as possible until they pass out on the floor, only to drink more the next day.
|Depending on the setting, Orcs either do not make their own alcohol or can only make crummy grog. Warcraft-style Orcs may make some sort of simple alcohol, while LOTR Orcs can make barely drinkable grog or just steal whatever they need.
|+
|[[Human]]
|Almost every human has a different viewpoint on drinking.
Most lawful humans view getting drunk as something only someone uncivilized would do, while most chaotic humans view drinking as a way to have fun.
|Human drinks can be found in the Food, Drink, and Lodging table of the [[Player's Handbook]]
|}

==Alcohol Production and Terminology for Dummies==
Alcohol is produced via ''fermentation'' (using bacteria - usually yeast - to convert organic material into alcohol). Fermenting alone produces a product that humans can metabolize, however it can be further enhanced by ''distillation'', which uses vapor evaporation to concentrate the amount of alcohol. Because alcohol kills microbes, it allowed farmers to turn excess crops into spoilage-resistant foodstuffs and a "safe" source of hydration. If its a plant that has some form of sugar in it, chances are that someone's tried to make alcohol out of it.

'''Beer''' is brewed from starchy source material (grains), in a fermentation process that converts starch into sugar (usually by caramelizing the starch) and then sugar into alcohol. This process is not very efficient, and most beer is only able to reach 3-9% alcohol before the bacterial reaction dies out, although various tricks can be used to push it a bit higher. '''Sake''' is made by a very similar process as beer but using rice and is able to reach up to 18% alcohol because of the way rice ferments compared to other starches. The rice used in sake is broken down into sugar using koji mold. Unlike in beer, the process of saccharification and fermentation take place at the same time instead of in separate steps. Alcohol has been brewed since the dawn of civilization and it has been argued that the production of beer was one of the driving factors in the agricultural revolution.

Beer is typically made from malted barley and flavored with an herb called hops, though older beer recipes used whatever local herbs and spices were available, and there is great variety in what other starchy material may be mixed in with barley (corn and oats are common). Beer typically takes a couple weeks to ferment.

Within the beer family, there are two major groups, ''ales'' and ''lagers'', the distinction being whether the yeast floats in a warm mixture (ale) or sinks in a cool mixture (lager). The darkest beers are generally ales (stouts & porters), but otherwise there is considerable variability in color and clarity of various types of beer. Most American canned beers are lagers, specifically ''pilsners'', a bavarian/czech type brought over by immigrants who settled in the midwest; although American brewers tend to use a corn & barley mix which you can't call a pilsner in Europe.

'''Wine''' is produced from sugary material, and because there is no intermediate starch-to-sugar step, the reaction happens more efficiently. Wine is typically made with grapes and is usually found in warmer climates; '''Cider''' is a common fruit wine made from apples which can be more easily grown in colder climates. '''Mead''' or honeywine is one of the oldest alcoholic beverages and is made with watered-down honey. Wine fermentation can naturally reach 10-15% alcohol. Wines made from grapes can take years to fully mature after fermenting, and fine wines put a lot of care in selecting quality grapes and the right fermentation conditions; for this reason wine tends to be more expensive and viewed as a finer drink compared to Beer, Cider or Mead. Though cheap wines have certainly existed and made easily enough by amateur brewers.

'''Liquor''' is any distilled product, of which ''rum'' is one of the simplest, made from pure sugarcane, fermented and then distilled. Close to it in terms of potency is ''vodka'', which uses beets or potatoes, both which also can ferment down very efficiently. Cereal grains such as corn, barley, or rye don't ferment as effectively, and are used to make ''whiskey'', which unlike rum and vodka has some flavor because of the inefficient fermentation. ''Brandy'' is distilled wine; sometimes brandy is made from the leftover pulp of grapes, called pomace brandy. ''Tequilia'' is the odd duck of distilled beverages, or alcohol in general, in that its made from a desert succulent called Agave. (The less popular, non-distilled version of Tequila is called ''Pulque''.)

'''Moonshine''' typically refers to illegally made distilled alcohol that can have varying levels of purity; moonshine distilleries have a habit of exploding ''(ethanol is flammable and as its concentration increases its flash point decreases until eventually it will flash at room temperature)'', hence why its illegal to make outside of licensed commercial operations.

'''Grog''' is watered down alcohol, typically rum. In the Navy, grog kills two birds with one stone; making stagnant water rations more palatable, and preventing sailors from getting drunk on their alcohol ration. Grog in fantasy often has the connotation of cheap, gross-tasting alcohol, though the two ideas are not mutually exclusive; if you're going to supply an army with libations, you're not going to bother buying the expensive stuff in bulk ''(even as late as the world wars it was pretty normal for soldiers to be brewing hooch on the sly)'', and watering it down will help stretch the supply out and keep the boys from getting too rowdy.

[[Category:Food and Drink]][[Category:Dungeons & Dragons]]

Alcohol

2020-10-11T01:14:38Z

2600:1010:B163:70C3:50A6:D632:C9F9:73A6: /* Alcohol Production and Terminology for Dummies */

[[Image:Rdicards2.jpg|thumb|right|Cards From The Red Dragon Inn]]
<blockquote>
Roll the [[dice]] to see if I'm getting drunk! — Dead Alewives D&D sketch.</blockquote>

==Alcohol==
In alcohol cultures, the term alcohol originally refereed to the primary alcohol ethyl alcohol (ethanol), the dominating alcohol in alcoholic beverages. However, since then, other alcohols have been identified, including the secondary alcohol isopropanol, and the tertiary alcohol tert-Amyl alcohol. Nowadays, the term alcohol in this context instead refers to the alcohol as a drug family (chemical class). It is a colorless, odorless liquid well known for it's intoxicating effects on carbon based life-forms.

==Alcoholism==
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing. It is medically considered a disease, specifically an addictive illness. In psychiatry several other terms have been used, specifically "alcohol abuse", "alcohol dependence," and "alcohol use disorder" which have slightly different definitions.

==Alcohol Table==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Alcohol Table
|'''Drinks in a row'''
|'''Will Save'''
|'''If failed will save Effected by'''
|'''Duration'''
|'''Addiction Rating'''
|-
|1st
|DC:2
|Spell: Dazed
|1d4 (- Con modifier) hours
|Negligible
|-

|2nd
|DC:4
|spell: Charm person “drinking buddy”
|1d4+1 (- Con modifier) hours
|Low
|-
|4th
|DC:8
|spell: Tasha’s hideous laughter
|1d4+2 (- Con modifier) hours
|Low
|-
|6th
|DC:16
|spell: Suggestion “in trusted person”
|2d4+ (- Con modifier) hours
|Medium
|-
|8th
|DC:32
|spell: Confusion
|3d4+ (- Con modifier) hours
|Medium
|-
|10th
|DC:64
|spell: Modify memory “blackout”
|4d4+ (- Con modifier) hours
|High
|-
|12th
|DC:128
|spell: Geas/ quest “get another drink”
|Intel unconsciousness
|High
|-
|14th
|DC:256
|spell: Insanity
|Permanent
|Extreme
|}

==Drink Size Table==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Drink Size Table''''''
|'''Creature Size'''
|'''1 drink Weight'''
|-
|Fine
|1/1024 lb.
|-
|Diminutive
|1/64 lb.
|-
|Tiny
|1/16 lb.
|-
|Small
|1/4 lb.
|-
|Medium
|1 lb.
|-
|Large
|4 lb.
|-
|Huge
|16 lb.
|-
|Gargantuan
|64 lb.
|-
|Colossal
|1024 lb.
|}

==Alcohol Poisoning==
As with all [[drug]]s and [[poison]]s, alcohol abuse deals ability damage rather than hit point damage.
The effects of [[drug]] addiction and a list of additional drugs can be found in the [[Book of Vile Darkness]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Vile_Darkness]

Creatures that are immune to Poison are immune to the effects of alcohol. A Detect Poison spell will not detect alcohol. However, a Purify Food and Drink spell will remove the alcohol from said drink

==Special==

For a [[DRUNKEN MASTER]] only as defined in the [[Complete Warrior]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_Warrior]

1 drink = 1 duration of his Drink Like a Demon (Ex):

DRUNKEN MASTER at 2nd level their Stagger (Ex): ability also means they cannot be Dazed by alcohol

----

One of a [[Wu jen]]’s possible taboos are that they cannot drink alcohol.

==Society Views on Drinking==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|[[Elf]]
|Elves are fully aware that they are lightweights and are very likely to say “no thank you” when offered a drink. On the very rare occasion when an elf would enjoy a drink, it would be for ceremonial purposes only.

|Elven wine is always a very fine wine with a vintage of over 100 years.
|+
|[[Dwarf]]
|Dwarves will find almost any excuse to have a drink. Whether celebrating a victory or mourning a defeat, dwarves love to drink. Because dwarves are heavyweights, it will take a large amount of alcohol to get a dwarf fully intoxicated.

|Dwarven ale tastes horrible but has a high alcohol content. A human would liken the alcohol content to be along the lines of 4-5 normal drinks.
|+
|[[Halfling]]
|Halflings do enjoy a good drink but always in moderation. Most halflings pride themselves on their knowledge of, or collection of, different types of alcoholic drinks. If a sober halfling finds a drunken halfling, he will always try to help his fellow kin to sleep it off and/or sober up.
|Halfling drinks have a wide variety of colours, tastes, testers and types.
|+
|[[Orcs]]
|Orcs drink to get as drunk as possible until they pass out on the floor, only to drink more the next day.
|Depending on the setting, Orcs either do not make their own alcohol or can only make crummy grog. Warcraft-style Orcs may make some sort of simple alcohol, while LOTR Orcs can make barely drinkable grog or just steal whatever they need.
|+
|[[Human]]
|Almost every human has a different viewpoint on drinking.
Most lawful humans view getting drunk as something only someone uncivilized would do, while most chaotic humans view drinking as a way to have fun.
|Human drinks can be found in the Food, Drink, and Lodging table of the [[Player's Handbook]]
|}

==Alcohol Production and Terminology for Dummies==
Alcohol is produced via ''fermentation'' (using bacteria - usually yeast - to convert organic material into alcohol). Fermenting alone produces a product that humans can metabolize, however it can be further enhanced by ''distillation'', which uses vapor evaporation to concentrate the amount of alcohol. Because alcohol kills microbes, it allowed farmers to turn excess crops into spoilage-resistant foodstuffs and a "safe" source of hydration. If its a plant that has some form of sugar in it, chances are that someone's tried to make alcohol out of it.

'''Beer''' is brewed from starchy source material (grains), in a fermentation process that converts starch into sugar (usually by caramelizing the starch) and then sugar into alcohol. This process is not very efficient, and most beer is only able to reach 3-9% alcohol before the bacterial reaction dies out, although various tricks can be used to push it a bit higher. '''Sake''' is made by the same process as beer but using rice and is able to reach up to 18% alcohol because of the way rice ferments compared to other starches. The rice used in sake is broken down into sugar using koji mold. Unlike in beer, the process of saccharification and fermentation take place at the same time instead of in separate steps. Alcohol has been brewed since the dawn of civilization and it has been argued that the production of beer was one of the driving factors in the agricultural revolution.

Beer is typically made from malted barley and flavored with an herb called hops, though older beer recipes used whatever local herbs and spices were available, and there is great variety in what other starchy material may be mixed in with barley (corn and oats are common). Beer typically takes a couple weeks to ferment.

Within the beer family, there are two major groups, ''ales'' and ''lagers'', the distinction being whether the yeast floats in a warm mixture (ale) or sinks in a cool mixture (lager). The darkest beers are generally ales (stouts & porters), but otherwise there is considerable variability in color and clarity of various types of beer. Most American canned beers are lagers, specifically ''pilsners'', a bavarian/czech type brought over by immigrants who settled in the midwest; although American brewers tend to use a corn & barley mix which you can't call a pilsner in Europe.

'''Wine''' is produced from sugary material, and because there is no intermediate starch-to-sugar step, the reaction happens more efficiently. Wine is typically made with grapes and is usually found in warmer climates; '''Cider''' is a common fruit wine made from apples which can be more easily grown in colder climates. '''Mead''' or honeywine is one of the oldest alcoholic beverages and is made with watered-down honey. Wine fermentation can naturally reach 10-15% alcohol. Wines made from grapes can take years to fully mature after fermenting, and fine wines put a lot of care in selecting quality grapes and the right fermentation conditions; for this reason wine tends to be more expensive and viewed as a finer drink compared to Beer, Cider or Mead. Though cheap wines have certainly existed and made easily enough by amateur brewers.

'''Liquor''' is any distilled product, of which ''rum'' is one of the simplest, made from pure sugarcane, fermented and then distilled. Close to it in terms of potency is ''vodka'', which uses beets or potatoes, both which also can ferment down very efficiently. Cereal grains such as corn, barley, or rye don't ferment as effectively, and are used to make ''whiskey'', which unlike rum and vodka has some flavor because of the inefficient fermentation. ''Brandy'' is distilled wine; sometimes brandy is made from the leftover pulp of grapes, called pomace brandy. ''Tequilia'' is the odd duck of distilled beverages, or alcohol in general, in that its made from a desert succulent called Agave. (The less popular, non-distilled version of Tequila is called ''Pulque''.)

'''Moonshine''' typically refers to illegally made distilled alcohol that can have varying levels of purity; moonshine distilleries have a habit of exploding ''(ethanol is flammable and as its concentration increases its flash point decreases until eventually it will flash at room temperature)'', hence why its illegal to make outside of licensed commercial operations.

'''Grog''' is watered down alcohol, typically rum. In the Navy, grog kills two birds with one stone; making stagnant water rations more palatable, and preventing sailors from getting drunk on their alcohol ration. Grog in fantasy often has the connotation of cheap, gross-tasting alcohol, though the two ideas are not mutually exclusive; if you're going to supply an army with libations, you're not going to bother buying the expensive stuff in bulk ''(even as late as the world wars it was pretty normal for soldiers to be brewing hooch on the sly)'', and watering it down will help stretch the supply out and keep the boys from getting too rowdy.

[[Category:Food and Drink]][[Category:Dungeons & Dragons]]

Alcohol

2020-10-11T00:50:13Z

2600:1010:B163:70C3:50A6:D632:C9F9:73A6: /* Alcohol Production and Terminology for Dummies */

[[Image:Rdicards2.jpg|thumb|right|Cards From The Red Dragon Inn]]
<blockquote>
Roll the [[dice]] to see if I'm getting drunk! — Dead Alewives D&D sketch.</blockquote>

==Alcohol==
In alcohol cultures, the term alcohol originally refereed to the primary alcohol ethyl alcohol (ethanol), the dominating alcohol in alcoholic beverages. However, since then, other alcohols have been identified, including the secondary alcohol isopropanol, and the tertiary alcohol tert-Amyl alcohol. Nowadays, the term alcohol in this context instead refers to the alcohol as a drug family (chemical class). It is a colorless, odorless liquid well known for it's intoxicating effects on carbon based life-forms.

==Alcoholism==
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing. It is medically considered a disease, specifically an addictive illness. In psychiatry several other terms have been used, specifically "alcohol abuse", "alcohol dependence," and "alcohol use disorder" which have slightly different definitions.

==Alcohol Table==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Alcohol Table
|'''Drinks in a row'''
|'''Will Save'''
|'''If failed will save Effected by'''
|'''Duration'''
|'''Addiction Rating'''
|-
|1st
|DC:2
|Spell: Dazed
|1d4 (- Con modifier) hours
|Negligible
|-

|2nd
|DC:4
|spell: Charm person “drinking buddy”
|1d4+1 (- Con modifier) hours
|Low
|-
|4th
|DC:8
|spell: Tasha’s hideous laughter
|1d4+2 (- Con modifier) hours
|Low
|-
|6th
|DC:16
|spell: Suggestion “in trusted person”
|2d4+ (- Con modifier) hours
|Medium
|-
|8th
|DC:32
|spell: Confusion
|3d4+ (- Con modifier) hours
|Medium
|-
|10th
|DC:64
|spell: Modify memory “blackout”
|4d4+ (- Con modifier) hours
|High
|-
|12th
|DC:128
|spell: Geas/ quest “get another drink”
|Intel unconsciousness
|High
|-
|14th
|DC:256
|spell: Insanity
|Permanent
|Extreme
|}

==Drink Size Table==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Drink Size Table''''''
|'''Creature Size'''
|'''1 drink Weight'''
|-
|Fine
|1/1024 lb.
|-
|Diminutive
|1/64 lb.
|-
|Tiny
|1/16 lb.
|-
|Small
|1/4 lb.
|-
|Medium
|1 lb.
|-
|Large
|4 lb.
|-
|Huge
|16 lb.
|-
|Gargantuan
|64 lb.
|-
|Colossal
|1024 lb.
|}

==Alcohol Poisoning==
As with all [[drug]]s and [[poison]]s, alcohol abuse deals ability damage rather than hit point damage.
The effects of [[drug]] addiction and a list of additional drugs can be found in the [[Book of Vile Darkness]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Vile_Darkness]

Creatures that are immune to Poison are immune to the effects of alcohol. A Detect Poison spell will not detect alcohol. However, a Purify Food and Drink spell will remove the alcohol from said drink

==Special==

For a [[DRUNKEN MASTER]] only as defined in the [[Complete Warrior]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_Warrior]

1 drink = 1 duration of his Drink Like a Demon (Ex):

DRUNKEN MASTER at 2nd level their Stagger (Ex): ability also means they cannot be Dazed by alcohol

----

One of a [[Wu jen]]’s possible taboos are that they cannot drink alcohol.

==Society Views on Drinking==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|[[Elf]]
|Elves are fully aware that they are lightweights and are very likely to say “no thank you” when offered a drink. On the very rare occasion when an elf would enjoy a drink, it would be for ceremonial purposes only.

|Elven wine is always a very fine wine with a vintage of over 100 years.
|+
|[[Dwarf]]
|Dwarves will find almost any excuse to have a drink. Whether celebrating a victory or mourning a defeat, dwarves love to drink. Because dwarves are heavyweights, it will take a large amount of alcohol to get a dwarf fully intoxicated.

|Dwarven ale tastes horrible but has a high alcohol content. A human would liken the alcohol content to be along the lines of 4-5 normal drinks.
|+
|[[Halfling]]
|Halflings do enjoy a good drink but always in moderation. Most halflings pride themselves on their knowledge of, or collection of, different types of alcoholic drinks. If a sober halfling finds a drunken halfling, he will always try to help his fellow kin to sleep it off and/or sober up.
|Halfling drinks have a wide variety of colours, tastes, testers and types.
|+
|[[Orcs]]
|Orcs drink to get as drunk as possible until they pass out on the floor, only to drink more the next day.
|Depending on the setting, Orcs either do not make their own alcohol or can only make crummy grog. Warcraft-style Orcs may make some sort of simple alcohol, while LOTR Orcs can make barely drinkable grog or just steal whatever they need.
|+
|[[Human]]
|Almost every human has a different viewpoint on drinking.
Most lawful humans view getting drunk as something only someone uncivilized would do, while most chaotic humans view drinking as a way to have fun.
|Human drinks can be found in the Food, Drink, and Lodging table of the [[Player's Handbook]]
|}

==Alcohol Production and Terminology for Dummies==
Alcohol is produced via ''fermentation'' (using bacteria - usually yeast - to convert organic material into alcohol). Fermenting alone produces a product that humans can metabolize, however it can be further enhanced by ''distillation'', which uses vapor evaporation to concentrate the amount of alcohol. Because alcohol kills microbes, it allowed farmers to turn excess crops into spoilage-resistant foodstuffs and a "safe" source of hydration. If its a plant that has some form of sugar in it, chances are that someone's tried to make alcohol out of it.

'''Beer''' is brewed from starchy source material (grains), in a fermentation process that converts starch into sugar (usually by caramelizing the starch) and then sugar into alcohol. This process is not very efficient, and most beer is only able to reach 3-9% alcohol before the bacterial reaction dies out, although various tricks can be used to push it a bit higher. '''Sake''' is made by the same process as beer but using rice and is able to reach up to 18% alcohol because of the way rice ferments compared to other starches. Sake originally was made using human saliva to break down the starches. Most modern sake uses koji mold instead. Alcohol has been brewed since the dawn of civilization and it has been argued that the production of beer was one of the driving factors in the agricultural revolution.

Beer is typically made from malted barley and flavored with an herb called hops, though older beer recipes used whatever local herbs and spices were available, and there is great variety in what other starchy material may be mixed in with barley (corn and oats are common). Beer typically takes a couple weeks to ferment.

Within the beer family, there are two major groups, ''ales'' and ''lagers'', the distinction being whether the yeast floats in a warm mixture (ale) or sinks in a cool mixture (lager). The darkest beers are generally ales (stouts & porters), but otherwise there is considerable variability in color and clarity of various types of beer. Most American canned beers are lagers, specifically ''pilsners'', a bavarian/czech type brought over by immigrants who settled in the midwest; although American brewers tend to use a corn & barley mix which you can't call a pilsner in Europe.

'''Wine''' is produced from sugary material, and because there is no intermediate starch-to-sugar step, the reaction happens more efficiently. Wine is typically made with grapes and is usually found in warmer climates; '''Cider''' is a common fruit wine made from apples which can be more easily grown in colder climates. '''Mead''' or honeywine is one of the oldest alcoholic beverages and is made with watered-down honey. Wine fermentation can naturally reach 10-15% alcohol. Wines made from grapes can take years to fully mature after fermenting, and fine wines put a lot of care in selecting quality grapes and the right fermentation conditions; for this reason wine tends to be more expensive and viewed as a finer drink compared to Beer, Cider or Mead. Though cheap wines have certainly existed and made easily enough by amateur brewers.

'''Liquor''' is any distilled product, of which ''rum'' is one of the simplest, made from pure sugarcane, fermented and then distilled. Close to it in terms of potency is ''vodka'', which uses beets or potatoes, both which also can ferment down very efficiently. Cereal grains such as corn, barley, or rye don't ferment as effectively, and are used to make ''whiskey'', which unlike rum and vodka has some flavor because of the inefficient fermentation. ''Brandy'' is distilled wine; sometimes brandy is made from the leftover pulp of grapes, called pomace brandy. ''Tequilia'' is the odd duck of distilled beverages, or alcohol in general, in that its made from a desert succulent called Agave. (The less popular, non-distilled version of Tequila is called ''Pulque''.)

'''Moonshine''' typically refers to illegally made distilled alcohol that can have varying levels of purity; moonshine distilleries have a habit of exploding ''(ethanol is flammable and as its concentration increases its flash point decreases until eventually it will flash at room temperature)'', hence why its illegal to make outside of licensed commercial operations.

'''Grog''' is watered down alcohol, typically rum. In the Navy, grog kills two birds with one stone; making stagnant water rations more palatable, and preventing sailors from getting drunk on their alcohol ration. Grog in fantasy often has the connotation of cheap, gross-tasting alcohol, though the two ideas are not mutually exclusive; if you're going to supply an army with libations, you're not going to bother buying the expensive stuff in bulk ''(even as late as the world wars it was pretty normal for soldiers to be brewing hooch on the sly)'', and watering it down will help stretch the supply out and keep the boys from getting too rowdy.

[[Category:Food and Drink]][[Category:Dungeons & Dragons]]

Alcohol

2020-10-11T00:36:34Z

2600:1010:B163:70C3:50A6:D632:C9F9:73A6: /* Alcohol Production and Terminology for Dummies */

[[Image:Rdicards2.jpg|thumb|right|Cards From The Red Dragon Inn]]
<blockquote>
Roll the [[dice]] to see if I'm getting drunk! — Dead Alewives D&D sketch.</blockquote>

==Alcohol==
In alcohol cultures, the term alcohol originally refereed to the primary alcohol ethyl alcohol (ethanol), the dominating alcohol in alcoholic beverages. However, since then, other alcohols have been identified, including the secondary alcohol isopropanol, and the tertiary alcohol tert-Amyl alcohol. Nowadays, the term alcohol in this context instead refers to the alcohol as a drug family (chemical class). It is a colorless, odorless liquid well known for it's intoxicating effects on carbon based life-forms.

==Alcoholism==
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing. It is medically considered a disease, specifically an addictive illness. In psychiatry several other terms have been used, specifically "alcohol abuse", "alcohol dependence," and "alcohol use disorder" which have slightly different definitions.

==Alcohol Table==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Alcohol Table
|'''Drinks in a row'''
|'''Will Save'''
|'''If failed will save Effected by'''
|'''Duration'''
|'''Addiction Rating'''
|-
|1st
|DC:2
|Spell: Dazed
|1d4 (- Con modifier) hours
|Negligible
|-

|2nd
|DC:4
|spell: Charm person “drinking buddy”
|1d4+1 (- Con modifier) hours
|Low
|-
|4th
|DC:8
|spell: Tasha’s hideous laughter
|1d4+2 (- Con modifier) hours
|Low
|-
|6th
|DC:16
|spell: Suggestion “in trusted person”
|2d4+ (- Con modifier) hours
|Medium
|-
|8th
|DC:32
|spell: Confusion
|3d4+ (- Con modifier) hours
|Medium
|-
|10th
|DC:64
|spell: Modify memory “blackout”
|4d4+ (- Con modifier) hours
|High
|-
|12th
|DC:128
|spell: Geas/ quest “get another drink”
|Intel unconsciousness
|High
|-
|14th
|DC:256
|spell: Insanity
|Permanent
|Extreme
|}

==Drink Size Table==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Drink Size Table''''''
|'''Creature Size'''
|'''1 drink Weight'''
|-
|Fine
|1/1024 lb.
|-
|Diminutive
|1/64 lb.
|-
|Tiny
|1/16 lb.
|-
|Small
|1/4 lb.
|-
|Medium
|1 lb.
|-
|Large
|4 lb.
|-
|Huge
|16 lb.
|-
|Gargantuan
|64 lb.
|-
|Colossal
|1024 lb.
|}

==Alcohol Poisoning==
As with all [[drug]]s and [[poison]]s, alcohol abuse deals ability damage rather than hit point damage.
The effects of [[drug]] addiction and a list of additional drugs can be found in the [[Book of Vile Darkness]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Vile_Darkness]

Creatures that are immune to Poison are immune to the effects of alcohol. A Detect Poison spell will not detect alcohol. However, a Purify Food and Drink spell will remove the alcohol from said drink

==Special==

For a [[DRUNKEN MASTER]] only as defined in the [[Complete Warrior]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_Warrior]

1 drink = 1 duration of his Drink Like a Demon (Ex):

DRUNKEN MASTER at 2nd level their Stagger (Ex): ability also means they cannot be Dazed by alcohol

----

One of a [[Wu jen]]’s possible taboos are that they cannot drink alcohol.

==Society Views on Drinking==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|[[Elf]]
|Elves are fully aware that they are lightweights and are very likely to say “no thank you” when offered a drink. On the very rare occasion when an elf would enjoy a drink, it would be for ceremonial purposes only.

|Elven wine is always a very fine wine with a vintage of over 100 years.
|+
|[[Dwarf]]
|Dwarves will find almost any excuse to have a drink. Whether celebrating a victory or mourning a defeat, dwarves love to drink. Because dwarves are heavyweights, it will take a large amount of alcohol to get a dwarf fully intoxicated.

|Dwarven ale tastes horrible but has a high alcohol content. A human would liken the alcohol content to be along the lines of 4-5 normal drinks.
|+
|[[Halfling]]
|Halflings do enjoy a good drink but always in moderation. Most halflings pride themselves on their knowledge of, or collection of, different types of alcoholic drinks. If a sober halfling finds a drunken halfling, he will always try to help his fellow kin to sleep it off and/or sober up.
|Halfling drinks have a wide variety of colours, tastes, testers and types.
|+
|[[Orcs]]
|Orcs drink to get as drunk as possible until they pass out on the floor, only to drink more the next day.
|Depending on the setting, Orcs either do not make their own alcohol or can only make crummy grog. Warcraft-style Orcs may make some sort of simple alcohol, while LOTR Orcs can make barely drinkable grog or just steal whatever they need.
|+
|[[Human]]
|Almost every human has a different viewpoint on drinking.
Most lawful humans view getting drunk as something only someone uncivilized would do, while most chaotic humans view drinking as a way to have fun.
|Human drinks can be found in the Food, Drink, and Lodging table of the [[Player's Handbook]]
|}

==Alcohol Production and Terminology for Dummies==
Alcohol is produced via ''fermentation'' (using bacteria - usually yeast - to convert organic material into alcohol). Fermenting alone produces a product that humans can metabolize, however it can be further enhanced by ''distillation'', which uses vapor evaporation to concentrate the amount of alcohol. Because alcohol kills microbes, it allowed farmers to turn excess crops into spoilage-resistant foodstuffs and a "safe" source of hydration. If its a plant that has some form of sugar in it, chances are that someone's tried to make alcohol out of it.

'''Beer''' is brewed from starchy source material (grains), in a fermentation process that converts starch into sugar (usually by caramelizing the starch) and then sugar into alcohol. This process is not very efficient, and most beer is only able to reach 3-9% alcohol before the bacterial reaction dies out, although various tricks can be used to push it a bit higher. '''Sake''' is made by the same process as beer but using rice and is able to reach up to 18% alcohol because of the way rice ferments compared to other starches. Alcohol has been brewed since the dawn of civilization and it has been argued that the production of beer was one of the driving factors in the agricultural revolution.

Beer is typically made from malted barley and flavored with an herb called hops, though older beer recipes used whatever local herbs and spices were available, and there is great variety in what other starchy material may be mixed in with barley (corn and oats are common). Beer typically takes a couple weeks to ferment.

Within the beer family, there are two major groups, ''ales'' and ''lagers'', the distinction being whether the yeast floats in a warm mixture (ale) or sinks in a cool mixture (lager). The darkest beers are generally ales (stouts & porters), but otherwise there is considerable variability in color and clarity of various types of beer. Most American canned beers are lagers, specifically ''pilsners'', a bavarian/czech type brought over by immigrants who settled in the midwest; although American brewers tend to use a corn & barley mix which you can't call a pilsner in Europe.

'''Wine''' is produced from sugary material, and because there is no intermediate starch-to-sugar step, the reaction happens more efficiently. Wine is typically made with grapes and is usually found in warmer climates; '''Cider''' is a common fruit wine made from apples which can be more easily grown in colder climates. '''Mead''' or honeywine is one of the oldest alcoholic beverages and is made with watered-down honey. Wine fermentation can naturally reach 10-15% alcohol. Wines made from grapes can take years to fully mature after fermenting, and fine wines put a lot of care in selecting quality grapes and the right fermentation conditions; for this reason wine tends to be more expensive and viewed as a finer drink compared to Beer, Cider or Mead. Though cheap wines have certainly existed and made easily enough by amateur brewers.

'''Liquor''' is any distilled product, of which ''rum'' is one of the simplest, made from pure sugarcane, fermented and then distilled. Close to it in terms of potency is ''vodka'', which uses beets or potatoes, both which also can ferment down very efficiently. Cereal grains such as corn, barley, or rye don't ferment as effectively, and are used to make ''whiskey'', which unlike rum and vodka has some flavor because of the inefficient fermentation. ''Brandy'' is distilled wine; sometimes brandy is made from the leftover pulp of grapes, called pomace brandy. ''Tequilia'' is the odd duck of distilled beverages, or alcohol in general, in that its made from a desert succulent called Agave. (The less popular, non-distilled version of Tequila is called ''Pulque''.)

'''Moonshine''' typically refers to illegally made distilled alcohol that can have varying levels of purity; moonshine distilleries have a habit of exploding ''(ethanol is flammable and as its concentration increases its flash point decreases until eventually it will flash at room temperature)'', hence why its illegal to make outside of licensed commercial operations.

'''Grog''' is watered down alcohol, typically rum. In the Navy, grog kills two birds with one stone; making stagnant water rations more palatable, and preventing sailors from getting drunk on their alcohol ration. Grog in fantasy often has the connotation of cheap, gross-tasting alcohol, though the two ideas are not mutually exclusive; if you're going to supply an army with libations, you're not going to bother buying the expensive stuff in bulk ''(even as late as the world wars it was pretty normal for soldiers to be brewing hooch on the sly)'', and watering it down will help stretch the supply out and keep the boys from getting too rowdy.

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Furry

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[[Image:BAWWW.jpg|right|thumb|Fig. a: This furry is not making any friends here.]]
{{Topquote|I have run with the tigers and I know wild beasts better than the priests. Animals are neither gods nor fiends, but men in their way without the lust and greed of man.|Kull, Exile of Atlantis}}
''If you're looking for actual /tg/ races that are based on the principle of "humanoid animal", see [[Beastfolk]].''

A '''Furry''' (not to be confused with '''fury''', which they tend to create) are people who are (often obsessive) fans of anthropomorphic animals. Some furries are merely keen on Disney, the Rats of NIMH, [[My Little Pony]], or Usagi Yojimbo (these are the tolerable ones); at the other end of the spectrum lie the Otherkin, people who [[What|genuinely believe]] that they are animals or dragons trapped inside human bodies. Some furries make and wear fursuits in an attempt to resemble their avatars in real life, which tends to make the participants look ridiculous most of the time unless the costume is well made (which, credit where credit is due, happens extraordinarily often) or they're at a con full of them (and even then...).

The Furry community is ostensibly based mostly in meritocratic elitism, with good [[drawfags]] in the upper levels of their social pyramid and the average Disney/Warner Brothers' animation fanboy in the lowest. Drama, misanthropy and other emo behaviors are very common in the hierarchy, often representing humankind as sociopathic or genocidal in their literary works or comics. Many furry comics have a homosexual or bisexual theme, not unlike anime; while there are many LGBTQ+ individuals and supporters in the furry community, there are also many [[Tumblr|"safe havens"]] that are host to furries often overlap with those accepting of gay communities. For what it's worth, the non-furry parts of those communities only consider them a problem when they go ''bashit fucking crazy''. There's also a vocal 'minority' of furries who ''are'' right wing, if not full-on [[/pol/]] themselves, though [[Derp|they're usually all the more ridicule-worthy for it]].

[[Image:FurryInANutshell.jpg|left|thumb|The diverse constituencies of the furry community in a nutshell.]]
Furries get a lot of hate in a lot of places on the internet, which stems form several sources; a big one is the really insecure subtype of furry who posts their "fursona" on deviantART and proceeds to spew bile at anyone who doesn't kiss their ass about it. Another big part of it is the type of furry most commonly referred to by /tg/ and 4chan, which is the erotic furry, also known as the "furvert", which is a specific sexual fetish for anthropomorphic animals. Erotic furries are fond of [Ccybering|cybersex]], which they refer to as "yiffing", supposedly for the sound a fox makes while copulating. There are fewer erotic furries in the furry community than the average fa/tg/uy believes, but also more of them than the average furry will admit to. While sexual attraction to anthropomorphic animals *by itself* isn't too deviant or disturbing, the problem is that like many fetishes it has an odd tendency to occur in conjunction with other, more extreme ones (more on that in a bit). Because of these various factors, this type of furry is considered by 4chan, out of all possible factions, as the vilest and most nauseating form of [[heresy]] in all of existence, with only the ultimate [[Exterminatus|Banhammer]] as the solution. [[What|Even to the point where *all* forms of furry porn are banned on /d/, a board that accepts pretty much everything else, even outright felonies like rape.]]

Antipathy toward furries on /tg/ and 4chan runs high principally due to a profound weariness with thin-skinned furries complaining of persecution (but the irony that this has partially legitimized their claims has not gone wholly unnoticed). If you are a furry and feel the need to talk about it, the best way to survive on /tg/ is to admit from the outset that you are a sick bastard and that you don't expect anyone to praise you for it. (Addendum: Since 40k has very little to do with the fandom, it's generally safe to just not refer to yourself as one, lest ye call down the collective nerd rage of the fa/tg/uys on you, as shown in fig. a.) Furry threads make for very effective [[troll]]ing experience, especially if erotic furry art is involved.

[[File:Unconventional Armour.jpg|250px|right|thumb|/tg/ bitches about anthropomorphic animals all the time in sci-fi and fantasy settings, yet they have a insatiable fetish for cat women in skimpy armor. The irony is real.]]
In a somewhat [[Irony|ironic twist]], /tg/'s burning hatred for furries is what allowed /tg/ to come into being; [[Warhammer Wednesday]] was created as a direct response to furries attempting to spam /b/ every day of the week. The popularity of this day caught Moot's attention, leading to the creation of the /tg/ board.

Furries have their own RPGs, most notably ''[[Ironclaw]]'', and its Asian themed companion book ''Jadeclaw'', as well as ''[[Furry Pirates]]'' and ''[[Albedo]]''.

/tg/, /v/, /x/ and other boards (not really /b/, because half of them are furfags anyways) have a profound hatred for all things furry and will [[Exterminatus|rage, sage, kill, maim and ultimately burn]] the thread into the desolate wastelands of 404. (Any thread you may happen to see featuring monstergirls, centaurs, gnolls, or other sexualized sapient creatures is merely a figment of your imagination.)

Note: some furfags like to take it to the extreme and have recently tried to take /tg/ for themselves, only to have to resort to copious amounts of samefagging after the majority of fa/tg/uys got bored of saging their threads into oblivion. It is also theorized that furfags that invade /tg/ usually come from the bottomless pit of horror called tgchan.

Scalies are anthropomorphic creatures of the reptile and amphibian variety. As furries are nicknamed such for their humanoid shape covered in fur, scalies tend to have a coating of scales much like the animals they represent. However, some scalies, including draconids, have very light or no true scales, but flesh more like a human's.

Scalies are also furry fans with a preference for lizard, reptile, dragon and dinosaur characters and themes. It is also a self-moniker for the users of alt.fan.dragons, a Usenet discussion group for all things drakōn. They are not to be confused with [[dragonborn]] (because they don't ask to be fucked and raped constantly).

==Yiffing==
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[[File:Damn Furry DMs.JPG|thumb|right|A 'typical' furry [[/d/M]] in action.]]
Yiffing refers to sex between furries, and is most commonly used outside the fandom in the form of "Yiff in Hell", indicating to publicly erotic furries that they or their sexual practices are not welcome in a given locale. As mentioned before, it frequently ventures into [[/d/|absolutely wild territory guaranteed to squick even the most hardened of internet users.]] For the most part, furries might have been tolerated had the fandom simply left it at "animal people fucking" and not become host to an array of utterly fucked up shit: watersports, adult babies, various forms of vore (most not even from natural orifices), ''actual bestiality'', and scat are all just scratching the surface.

Of course /tg/, being /tg/, knows everyone gets off to ''something'' that would be considered fucked up by at least a significant amount of people - after all, we have to let loose somehow and not all of us are the same. Plus, there's no fetish amongst furries that isn't already expressed in plenty amongst non-furries - [[8chan]] has ''an entire fucking board'' dedicated to non-furry vore, for example, and that's not counting the fetishes ranging from bondage to guro in the 'non-furry' world [[Roman Empire|since the fucking Romans]]. Furries are simply the poster child for people who take it to completely unfathomable heights, due to the frequent overlap between furries and other /d/-tier fetishes, such that one may feel an insatiable urge to drink bleach afterward. It's not uncommon to see even other furries giving [[Chakat|the worst parts of their fandom]] a wide berth, although many onlookers [[Exterminatus|would make no distinction in that regard anyway]].

Some people like to joke that the influx of furries into hell drove the immortal Prince of Darkness into attempting suicide (and succeeding), and he was replaced with the [[Slaanesh|Prince of Pleasure]], because it turns out Chaos accepts pretty much anyone.

==You might be considered a furry (by some) if...==
As the only attribute consistently required to be considered a furry is an interest in anthropomorphic animals (def: having human characteristics, such as human speech, clothes, etc) you might be a furry if you identify with and/or are a devoted fan of:

*[[Beastmen]]
*[[Skaven]]
*[[Lizardmen]]
*[[Minotaur]]
*[[Centaur]]
*[[Satyr]]
*Some subspecies of [[Demon]]

(Clarification: Just because you are interested in any of these does NOT force you to become a furry. It's a fandom like anime is. You can like something without associating with the ravening horde of crazy fanboys/girls.)

==Things That are Not Furry==
[[Image:Furry chart.jpg|thumb|right|[[Meme|100% is fine too]].]]
[[Image:Cheesy.jpg|thumb|right|DANGEROUSLY CHEESY]]

Distaste for furries often backfires on /tg/ when overly zealous anons cannot find any furries to abuse and turn their attention to people involved in innocuous practices. In particular, you should check yourself if you find you are calling someone a furry for any of the following:

*Playing [[Bunnies and Burrows]] (without masturbating).
*Discussing ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness'' (without masturbating).
*Watching Disney movies and other movies with anthropomorphic characters (again, without masturbating). Disney movies may cause anthropomorphic animals to pique your interest, but does not, by default, MAKE you a furry.
*[[Monstergirls]]. Suggesting they count as furry to any stray weeaboo on /tg/ will result in them [[Eversor|broiling over with rage]].
*Playing [[gnoll]]s, [[minotaur]]s, [[Ork]]s, [[kobolds]] and in some extreme cases [[Eldar|elves]] (without masturbating).
*Discussing something such as ''Ruby Quest'' (without masturbating), which primarily has given the characters animal features in order to easily differentiate between them within its simple style.
*Discussing [[Werewolves]], playing [[Werewolf: The Apocalypse]] or [[Werewolf: The Forsaken]] (without masturbating) as, despite the frequent overlap, they are not furry by themselves.
*Playing [[Space Wolves]] (without masturbating).
*Playing [[Tyranids]] (without masturbating).
*Playing [[Beastfolk]] in general (without masturbating).
*Sexual attraction to actual, real-world animals (as in not the cute catgirl you just drew up, but your actual neighbor's cat). This is known as Bestiality, and unlike everything else on this list is ''worse'' than being a furry<ref>We're listing it here purely because the two tend to get confused</ref>, although it is also one of the aforementioned deviances that "Furry" tends to overlap with.

Dispute rages over what exactly constitutes furry. As a general guideline "If it has a snout, it's out" works well-enough; however (and especially on /tg/) fantasy races complicate that particular equation a bit. [[Gnoll]]s, [[Minotaur]]s, [[Beastmen]] and their ilk are a well-established part of many a RPG/Wargame setting and have been there long before the furry craze. It's important to note the difference however: Beastmen, Wulfen and the like are clearly set out in the lore as monsters-they aren't sexualised and aren't really tolerated. There's no Beastman-Human relationships in Warhammer, because the lore is quite clear on them being hated and reviled, with every interaction starting and ending at the tip of a sword.

There are two major schools of thought on the subject. [[Skub|One holds that catgirls and other essentially near-hairless human characters with only one or two animal features]] (such as ears, minute resemblance of claws/fur on the body or a tail) [[Skub|are not furry, and the boundary of furry is only breached when you start sighting other obviously animal characteristics]] such as an altered skeletal structure, a face that resembles an actual animal and full-body-fur (this does not stop trolls from calling [[Horo]] furry, however). On the other hand, the second school of thought maintains that nobody fucking cares. There are hints of a still forming third school developing around the idea of [[Exterminatus|exterminating]] all of them and let [[Gary Gygax]] sort it out.

=== Monstergirls vs. Furries ===
One will note that the above doesn't constitute a strong defense of [[Monstergirls]] as not being Furry (as, unlike the other non-furry fur-adjacent-fandoms<ref>Bestiality is not a fandom.</ref> mentioned above, the two do share a rather ''*ahem*'' one-handed approach to things). This is because, sadly, Monstergirls has some overlap with furrydom. There are a few distinctions that may be worth making between the two, though:

* Monstergirls are usually an attempt to make monsters '''more''' human, usually due to a desire for something "exotic" and/or the fa/tg/uy or fa/tg/irl in question having poor luck with ''actual'' humans. Furries are frequently driven by a desire to make people '''less''' human, at least in appearance (with the target of dehumanization usually being the furry fan themselves), though the desire for the exotic still plays a similar role.
* Monstergirl settings usually make a point of having humans be present. Furry works are frequently describable as "ordinary (if perhaps porny) life, but '''everybody''' is an animal".
* Monstergirls are, well, monsters who happen to be conventionally attractive. Most Monstergirl works make a point of discussing and showing differences in thinking (whether cultural or biological) between the Monstergirls and normal humans. Again, Furry works are frequently describable as "'''ordinary''' (if perhaps porny) life, but everybody is an animal".
* Furry erotica has an especially bad habit of going into '''too many''' weird (and/or sickening) fetishes; Monstergirl-related porn tends to be more "mass market" in their erotic goals, with a good chunk of written fiction being completely romance-oriented (although admittedly there are a few high-profile [[Monster Girl Encyclopedia|exceptions to this trend]]).
* Monstergirl fans seem to be an 'ordinary' (if ''also'' porn-heavy) fandom, with all the perks and pitfalls of any other. Furrydom overlaps more with being a "lifestyle", with all the bullshit that the phrase "alternative lifestyles" usually involves.
* Perhaps most importantly, sanity. Erotic Furries are well-known for their blurring of fantasy and reality in their minds and fan-conventions; Monstergirl fans seem to be more clear on the distinction between the two.

A close reading of some furry webcomics crying about [[#Fursecution|"fursecution"]] can be highly enlightening on several of these points, if you're of strong enough stomach to do so.

[[Skub|Whether these distinctions actually differentiate the two is left up to the reader to decide.]]

==Furries on /tg/==
[[Image:Buggy_chart.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Insects are furry too.]]
Besides the usual angst over furry porn getting spammed, if furries are brought up at all, this is mostly in the context of fantasy roleplaying games that feature anthropomorphic species like Gnolls and Kobolds, etc. As mentioned above, this is a gray area where playing one of these characters does not necessarily mean one is a furry; even so, accusations can still be made, since genuine furries can use playing a canon furry species as a smokescreen for creating their [[magical realm]]. The key is to figure out ahead of time whether the player in question cares about roleplaying an adventurer and not roleplaying a sexual fetish. Actually, that's a good general rule to go by, furry or not.

With regards to WH40k, there's less ambiguity. The Imperium's stance on non-humans is [[heresy|quite clear]]. Yes, [[Wulfen]] do technically straddle the line into anthro territory, but the fluff makes it clear that they're barely tolerated as it is, and the [[Inquisition]] is too busy dealing with daemonic shit to get into another fight with the [[Space Wolves]]. Yet despite all this, you do have the occasional furry try to slip something in that, by all rights, should ordinarily result in [[Exterminatus]] right from the get-go. Because of this, furries have been classified as [[Extra Heresy]]. See the [[Fur Heresy]] for one such example.

===Flare===
Originally introduced to /tg/ by some creepy furfag that would spam her picture in [[drawfag]] threads constantly, Flare was since kidnapped from her creator to receive an extreme makeover in the hands of /tg/: Her backstory is that, hated by absolutely everyone, she had to endure constant abuse and fighting ever since childhood, turning her into a sociopathic fuckup. Posting an image of old Flare with or without text used to be the easiest form of trolling on all of /tg/ (Not even [[4e]] [[D&D]] could have elicited as much blind rage from the board) but the new Flare has since cut the worst edge out of it. More importantly, what /tg/ did to her is bugging the shit out of the original Flarefag, which is awesome.

There is no art of her anywhere except the original image and the ones that drawfags have made. Trolls sometimes refer to Flare as a mascot of /tg/, but this is so unthinkably wrong and horrifying that you are advised to stop thinking about the possibility {{BLAM|before we make you.}}

===Chakat===
Like Flare, this is an imported concept that /tg/ rapidly grew to hate. The short story is that [[Chakat]]s are a race of hermaphroditic furry centaurs [[Mary Sue|who are super amazing at everything and everyone wants to fuck them]], and engage in [[FATAL|metric fucktons of sexual fetishes including incest]]. And if you're not sexually attracted to them, then you're a horrible person and [[rape|they'll ''make'' you love them]]. In short, they're everything stereotypically wrong with furries in one package. Originally a [[Star Trek]] fanfic race, they've since attempted to [[Chakats Meet the Hammer of the Emperor|invade]] every other sci-fi franchise, despite being hated even by other furries. So if one of your players attempts to play a Chakat character, you'll know what to expect. On the other hand, with a few tweaks, they'd make for a great villain...

Also, their inventor is now a [[My Little Pony|brony]]. Make of that what you will.

===The Furry Test===
If you are developing a character or race, or are looking at someone else’s, and are wondering if they are technically furry or not, take this simple test. Just go through the list of traits and add the indicated points for each one that applies.
Note: a lot of these traits are also synonymous with [[Mary Sue|Mary Sues]] and indeed the two have a tendency to occur together, so this test probably isn't that valid. The worst furries most worthy of purging (read: most of them), are almost without exception blatant and shameless Mary Sues in addition to their other [[heresy|depravities]].

*Add 3 if they resemble an anthropomorphic animal.
*Add 4 if they are ''specifically'' an anthropomorphic animal (fox, wolf, etc.).
*Add 4 if they are a Sonic fan character.
*Add 5 if they are a [[My Little Pony]] fan character.
*Add 2 if their sexual characteristics are gone into with ''any'' detail (E.g., things that [[Slaanesh]] would find amazing)
*Add 1 if they have a vibrant and unnatural coloration (often a lazy attempt at [[Original character, do not steal]]).
*Add 2 if they are the subject of fetish material.
*Add 3 if they are are the subject of fetish material in universe.
*Add 2 if they are always depicted on the side of good.
*Add 3 if Humans are the real monsters.
*Add 6 if they are [[Chakat|overly perfect, physically and/or morally]].
*Add 5 if their nonhuman traits grants them any powers, although subtract 1-3 from that if they have the corresponding weakness (e.g., emphasizing a strong sense of smell '''sucks''' when you have to go into a sewer, or that spikes tend to get in the way of being intimate).

Now add up your final score.
* Anything over 10 is definitely furry.
* Anything over 20 is firmly in "you sick bastard" territory. Your synthetic abominations will be converted into a cybernetic slaves of the Auric Bara'ki empire, or else Age backwards into their infancy and mind-wiped, so as to free them from your lingering horror, {{BLAM|you sick bastard.}}
* Anything over 30 is indescribably fucked up, and requires a [[Inquisition|counseling session with an Inquisitor, with cattle prod and leash]].

=="Fursecution"==
If you've read this far then you've seen several references to "thin-skinned furries complaining of 'fursecution'". The problem is that, like with any largely hated group of people, such persecution does indeed exist (stop laughing), and the net is often widened to include 'sane' furries (e.g. simple fans of the [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FunnyAnimal "Funny Animal"] style), who may be nonsexual and might potentially share that disdain for their more depraved "brethren". Furries who ''do'' have the pertinent fetish but lack any ''other'' fetishes will show where they draw the line; hell, even many of the sexual ones have their limits. In the cases where someone manages to check off most or (somehow) all of the more objectively despicable traits on the list, there's a point where the a constant stream of rage wouldn't do much good, since people tend to be less receptive of your opinions when you're a complete dick about them. But then, we don't come to 4chan to make healthy life choices, do we?

Another complication is that humans ''are'' like other animals in at least one notable way: we tend to act the way we're treated. Thus if you consistently act like an asshole to someone, they'll often eventually act like an asshole back. In this way, furries play into the common narrative where the insecure and/or arrogant vocal minorities within a larger group of people (e.g. the aformentioned LBTGQ+ community) get so annoying in their bitching about persecution (be it 'imaginary' or otherwise), that they "enable" ''actual'' persecution against the ''whole'' group. By that token, recognizing that furries are too easy a target - and usually scapegoated for ''other'' reasons - is not mutually exclusive of the fact that more than quite a few of them legitimately deserve the shit they get.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Animalabuse.jpg|Why any sane person should hate furries.
Image:Geek-hierarchy-pic15.jpg|Furry [[LARP]]ers.
Image:Dnd.jpg|Furcadia, an infamous furry graphical MUD.
Image:Exterminatus.jpg|This is what /tg/ actually believes.
Image:DeathToTheFurries.jpg|[[/b/|/b/rothers]] do not like any more than [[/tg/|fa/tg/uys]] do.
Image:SuiseisororitasHQ.JPG
Image:Get_furry_out_of_here.jpg
Image:Anonymarines_vs_furries.jpg
Image:One_wing_troll_dragon.jpg|Flare before
Image:True Flare.jpg|Flare after
Image:Flarebanned.jpg|No mods on /tg/, you say?
Image:Flaresprons_anonib.jpg
Image:RatAssMacro.png
File:Space_wolves_sergeant_by_GordonFreeguy.png|Not sure if heresy...
File:Art.png
File:Animated_yiff_furry_marines_1211613516571.gif|HERESY IN THE EXTREME
File:5_years_later_still_ruining_by_flyingdebris-d488kxr.jpg|Five years later - the war is still going strong.
File:M_does_not_approve.jpg|[[/m/]] supports /tg/ in its quest against the Fur-Tide.
File:Gnoll.jpg|Another awesome fantasy race is consumed by the fur-tide.
File:Dr. Steinman Parody.png|That's what happens when you <del>do drugs</del> draw furry porn for years. It screws up your mind.
File:Making chaos cultists look sane.jpeg|Congrats, fuckwit, you just made Khornate Guardsmen look reasonable
File:Dragons on a car 1.jpg|thumb|left|Example of an erotic scalie fantasy.
File:4D235B9F-5AA2-4AEA-BA31-8743729C6AC0.png
Image:D&d_beasts__senmurv_gay_pride.jpg|A suspiciously furry D&D creature. <ref>For the record: That's a "Simurgh", actual real life [[Mythology|mythological]] bird...only the artist has somehow made it 500,000 times more furry, LGBT-pridey, and just plain stupid looking for some reason.</ref>
</gallery>

== See Also ==

* [[Albedo]] - A hard sci-fi furry setting that manages to earn /tg/'s grudging respect by being both old school and surprisingly well thought out.
* [[Beastmen]] - When furries become violent [[Chaos]] worshipers.
* [[Space Wolves]] - When furries become violent [[Emperor]] Worshipers.
* [[Confrontation]]
* [[Fur Heresy]]
* ''[[Furry Pirates]]''
* ''[[Ironclaw|Iron Claw]]''
* [[Chakat]], something most furries prefer, understandably, to not be associated with.
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEmh5a_wSyw | Slaaneshi furries nearly destroy the world, but an unsung hero named Viktor stops them]
* [[Sergal]], like Chakats, a homebrewed race that is still based on humanoid animals (in this case a sort of wolf/shark/lizard mix).
* [[Protogen]], a race of furry alien cyborgs who rival sergals in popularity. I don't know why we even have a page for them though.
* [[Centaur]]s, although people argue if they are furries or [[monstergirl]]s.
* [[Minotaur]]s, which like centaurs get claimed by both sides.
* [[Catfolk]], who despite being furries are somehow more /tg/-acceptable than [[catgirl]]s.
* [[Lupin]]s, an actual D&D race of anthro wolves who went from Renaissance French swashbucklers in [[Red Steel]] to pseudo-Native American werewolf hunters who ride around on giant wolves.
* [[Ratfolk]], another race marginalized for "official furriness!"
* [[Gnolls]], anthro hyenas who mostly manage to avoid the furry connections
* [[Lizardfolk]], because some furries prefer scales.
* [[Dragonborn]], who really appeal to furries, though some furries complain that they don't have tails.
* [[Kobold]]s, an anthro lizard race who manage to be popular on /tg/ despite being anthro.
* [[FAPP]], a furry tabletop game for <s>furfags</s> players who enjoy exploring the most perverse of [[Magical Realm]]s.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrJVZZLv2GE In which] [[Black Templars|The Emperor's finest]] do what they can to save us from the utter [[heresy]] that is furries. AVENGE ME, BROTHER!
* [[Harkness Test]]
* [[Humblewood]], a fan created setting for [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]] where half of the playable races are different kinds of bird people and the other half are various other animal people.
* [[Digganobz|Diggas]] - A Warhammer 40,000 in-universe sub-faction, basically members of Non-Ork races that want to be [[Orks]], which's [[Awesome|understandable]].

==Footnotes==

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