(12-05-2014, 08:25 AM)Oli! Wrote: Chugging a bunch of it in consumable form is implied to get you really high, so I'd say around that point you've probably had enou--Well, evidently overdosing on aether is actually going to make you sick (assuming aether sickness is actually a thing and not something the guys made up to protect Echo users). And assuming that is true, then actually controlling a huge amount of aether requires some form of training and/or natural aptitude to avoid said sickness.
Oh. Oh that's not what you meant.
Well.
I imagine it's at least partly related to one's own natural aether supply... if your supply is weak and you get invaded by a wave of foreign aether, you probably get extremely nauseous. A truly large surfeit of aether could probably put someone into a coma, FF7-style. It's... well, it's really a lot like your immune system fighting off foreign infections, isn't it?
I mean... it's something to think about. It could all be a cover story! A white lie! Or it could actually be a thing... hmmm, that's a problem. Need more concrete information. Too much muddiness. Clarity is necessary when trying to come up with hard and fast rules and we don't have that right now...