Would you take Skooma?

Naughty_Ryder

Would you take Skooma ingame or IRL if given the chance? Feel free to explain your vote!

coop500

No

Nope, it's a drug, a really bad one.

ParaNostram

No

I mean if it really fortified my acrobatics and stuff like that by that much allowing me to leap over buildings, then maybe. If not, then no.

Rohamad_Ali

Yes

Are you offering ?

Tryxus

Yes

I brew Skooma

Milvan

No

The side effects are way too wide and aggressive. But I would definitely try Moon Sugar.

geonsocal

how does the saying go?

oh yeah - "if it felt good, I would"

Voxicity

Yes

I'm a student, of course I would

ArchMikem

No

Skooma is a bad narcotic for Khajiit and a damn near death sentence for anyone else. Why is this even a question?

GaunterODim

Yes

ArchMikem wrote: »

Skooma is a bad narcotic for Khajiit and a damn near death sentence for anyone else. Why is this even a question?

Because why the *** not?

Rainraven

No

Ingame: I'm already in an altered state. Don't need. I did drink the sleeping tree sap in Skryim though, so maybe I would just for grins.

IRL: Plenty of mind-altering options that are a lot less risky.

Ch4mpTW

Yes

I’d like to test out some skooma in-game. I have a feeling it’d be 1 memorable experience for sure. Lol.

As for trying some in the real world, not at all. I wouldn’t go near it. I don’t fool around with narcotics, and or drugs that aren’t prescribed to me by a licensed doctor. I’ve seen way too many individuals get caught-up and “zombified” fooling around with drugs recreationally. And honestly, life is too precious to be wasted on something like drugs.

imredneckson

No

I don't drink any thing but water and have never touched weed, alcohol, cigarettes, etc. If skooma was real, I wouldn't touch that either.

SirAndy

No

I like my brain ...

Samadhi

Yes

Skooma is a hallucinatory narcotic refined from moon sugar.[1] Extremely addictive, its victims are left in constant, alternating states of delusional euphoria and lethargy.[2] Sustained use of the drug seemingly results in permanent confusion and mental deterioration.[3]

Skooma withdrawal can have mental effects with violent consequences.

http://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Skooma

Skooma habits are most of my character's motivation for adventuring/soldiering/doing guild work
Quite enjoyed that the free apartment quest allows me to lie about not using the room to run a Skooma ring tho
Given my penchant for Alchemy in the Elder Scrolls series, toxins would be a mainstay of my vestigal life

Walk the poison path,
it is not for everyone tho

Stovahkiin

No

“Oh yes, I’ll gladly use this substance that I know for an absolute fact will destroy my life”


P.S. - Also, wtf why is windows update taking so long

Cloudless

Yes

Of course not! This one would never even dream of taking such a foul poison! Jone and Jode, khajiit finds this thread almost offensive!

MehrunesFlagon

Yes

imredneckson wrote: »

I don't drink any thing but water and have never touched weed, alcohol, cigarettes, etc. If skooma was real, I wouldn't touch that either.

What the hell is life without weed. You clearly haven't lived.

ArchMikem

No

MehrunesFlagon wrote: »

imredneckson wrote: »

I don't drink any thing but water and have never touched weed, alcohol, cigarettes, etc. If skooma was real, I wouldn't touch that either.

What the hell is life without weed. You clearly haven't lived.

Because when you're uncertain about something and a LOT of people are lookin at you like you're weird and practically forcing it down your throat to just try it, the best option is to just stay away. Peer pressure is hazardous, EVERYTHING in life should be a personal choice.

Not to mention many people would prefer not to set a leaf on fire then breathe in the smoke in order to get effed up in the mind for a while.

Loralai_907

No

No. Not interested in hardcore drugs, and this seems like it would be on the higher side of that list. You see those addicts in the game? Doesn't look like a fun life...

pod88kk

Yes

The giant talking lobster told me to take my medicine

Samadhi

Yes

ArchMikem wrote: »

MehrunesFlagon wrote: »

imredneckson wrote: »

I don't drink any thing but water and have never touched weed, alcohol, cigarettes, etc. If skooma was real, I wouldn't touch that either.

What the hell is life without weed. You clearly haven't lived.

Because when you're uncertain about something and a LOT of people are lookin at you like you're weird and practically forcing it down your throat to just try it, the best option is to just stay away. Peer pressure is hazardous, EVERYTHING in life should be a personal choice.

Not to mention many people would prefer not to set a leaf on fire then breathe in the smoke in order to get effed up in the mind for a while.

There are ways to consume cannabis that do not involve smoking, similar to Skooma (totes on topic, really)

Was prescribed cannabis a number of years ago for treatment of chronic pain,
vaporization is a solid option, but eaten is preferable in treatment of pain particularly
compared to things like opiates it is less concerning, the fentanyl epidemic in my country (Canada) terrifies me
but we have a Nationally-run medical cannabis program; and July 2018 the government is implementing nation-wide recreational use
not personally going to advise cannabis use for anyone tho, is not really my business

more on-topic:
It is a bit of a toss-up what exactly Skooma is supposed to run parallel to in the real world,
it has been portrayed differently throughout the series
but think it may be intended to be a cocaine mimic, which does not actually appeal to me much
but given the traditional use of Moon Sugar (reflective of traditional use of coca leaves) vs. refinement into Skooma would cause me to think that

Hist Sap and the Argonian culture seems to be kind of a reflection of Ayahuasca use in Amazonian cultures
where it is believed that the Ayahuasca actually lead people to it and taught them how to prepare and consume it safely to receive spiritual visions
and that the plants 'speak' to people

imredneckson

No

MehrunesFlagon wrote: »

imredneckson wrote: »

I don't drink any thing but water and have never touched weed, alcohol, cigarettes, etc. If skooma was real, I wouldn't touch that either.

What the hell is life without weed. You clearly haven't lived.

My buddies have said the same exact thing to me xD

ArchMikem

No

Samadhi wrote: »

ArchMikem wrote: »

MehrunesFlagon wrote: »

imredneckson wrote: »

I don't drink any thing but water and have never touched weed, alcohol, cigarettes, etc. If skooma was real, I wouldn't touch that either.

What the hell is life without weed. You clearly haven't lived.

Because when you're uncertain about something and a LOT of people are lookin at you like you're weird and practically forcing it down your throat to just try it, the best option is to just stay away. Peer pressure is hazardous, EVERYTHING in life should be a personal choice.

Not to mention many people would prefer not to set a leaf on fire then breathe in the smoke in order to get effed up in the mind for a while.

There are ways to consume cannabis that do not involve smoking, similar to Skooma (totes on topic, really)

Was prescribed cannabis a number of years ago for treatment of chronic pain,
vaporization is a solid option, but eaten is preferable in treatment of pain particularly
compared to things like opiates it is less concerning, the fentanyl epidemic in my country (Canada) terrifies me
but we have a Nationally-run medical cannabis program; and July 2018 the government is implementing nation-wide recreational use
not personally going to advise cannabis use for anyone tho, is not really my business

I'm all for Medical use if it's a more "legit" method other than smoking it. I know what that kind of pain is like, being a Cancer Survivor myself, though I never opted for it cause I'm too paranoid of addictive substances. Also that fentanyl problem is leaking down into the States as well.

Smasherx74

Yes

coop500 wrote: »

Nope, it's a drug, a really bad one.

Actually the Dark Elves start getting Khajiit hooked on skooma. Khajiit historically have used Moon sugar in their foods and for medicine. IT wasn't until those dirty elves started producing the stuff that khajiit got hooked.

LittlePinkDot

Yes

I see no harm in trying it once. Just to know. Reminds me of a quote.
"Why is it that people think it is so evil? What is it about it that scares people so deeply? Because they're afraid that theres more to reality than they have ever confronted. That there are doors that they're afraid to go in, and they don't want us to go in there either. Because if we go in there, we might learn something that they don't know, and that makes us a little out of their control."

doslekis

No

Been sober for 2 years. Skooma might bring me back down a bad road.

Jarryzzt

IRL it would depend on the nature of skooma addiction as well as the most frequent side effects.

If skooma addiction is primarily physiological, as with, for example, opiates, then it is to be avoided at all costs except in the most extraordinary of circumstances. [This is partly why the British press has been having a field day of late depicting US medicine as borderline barbaric for prescribing truly record quantities of opiates to patients. Though they usually have a field day writing about any economic or social problems in the US. Must be some sort of a post-colonial complex.]

On the other hand, if skooma addiction is primarily psychological, then perhaps there may be something in the experience. Provided the most commonly associated side effects are tolerable - i.e. a modest hangover and, I don't know, one's ears turning blue for a few days, can be dealt with; hair and teeth falling out, on the other hand, I'd much rather not experience.

Based on what (little) I know of skooma from the game, my attitude IRL would be extreme caution paired with considerable medical research beforehand as per above. TLDR - probably not.

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In-game - really, there are already all sorts of alcoholic beverages, and I believe there is some modicum of interaction with skooma dealers or manufacturers (certainly in AD). So for RP reasons - sure, to the extent it does not interfere with regular food consumption pre-dungeon runs or what have you.

It's sort of the point of MMOs - no IRL consequences to the player, hence you can act out whatever fantasy you wish within the bounds of the user agreement.

Ch4mpTW

Yes

doslekis wrote: »

Been sober for 2 years. Skooma might bring me back down a bad road.

Congratulations on your sobriety, comrade. That’s quite a milestone you have there. 2 years is nothing to scoff at. Well done in managing self-control.

Ilsabet

No

IRL, absolutely not.

In-game, probably not on my main character, especially if it were any kind of morality-based choice or I/she had reasons to believe that there would be undesirable consequences. But I'd probably try it on an alt just to see what would happen.

mewcatus

Yes

The Cheshire Khajit convinced me that it was all good, so down the rabbit hole I go.