Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-26322120-20170312203913/@comment-26322120-20170328021343

LOTRMod wrote: As High King Ithilion says, Pipeweed is supposed to be tobacco, not marijuana. However, that doesn't mean it's not addictive. I would imagine it to be similarly addictive as its real-life equivalent (if smoked often enough).

Having said that - alcohol side-effects aren't in the mod for realism purposes, they're in the mod because it's fun to drink* and watch the screen go all swirly and be unable to walk straight and have your multiplayer chat messed up. Pipeweed-smoking in the books is presented as a fun and sociable pastime without any harmful side-effects (most likely heavily inspired by the author's views on real-world smoking, dare I say) and I don't think it would be right to give it an 'addiction' mechanic which doesn't add anything fun or sociable to the game.

'''*** Alcohol in the mod is not an accurate depiction of its real-world counterpart. Alcohol poisoning and addiction are not fun at all. Please drink responsibly and do not drink below the legal drinking age. ***''' That makes sense, thanks Mevans!