Nerve Poppy

is a physical defect that affects the way the players hitpoints are displayed.

Instead of the player's HP being displayed in the UI as a number out of their maximum health, a "health state" is shown. This represents what percentage the player's current HP is of their maximum health, similar to how health for creatures is usually displayed when looking at them.

The player can counteract the effects of Nerve Poppy with any item that grants bio-scanning, such as a.

Health States
The following table shows the different health states and what percentage of the player's maximum HP they represent.

Advantages

 * Grants 2 extra points to use during character creation
 * Can be counteracted with bio-scanning

Disadvantages

 * Can make it difficult for the player to judge when they should retreat from a fight
 * Sources of bio-scanning can be hard to come across