okay so since we are effectively moving on to games and other subjects here for the next couple days, I wanted to see if you guys could help me out with the practical mechanics of an idea. My problem deals with time duration in an RP. First some background, then the problem itself. I am a fan of realistic fantasy and /sci-fi so my worlds while fantastic do still need to make sense. So while I could pull the "I'm GM, so it happened cause I said so" card, I am looking for a better more fair solution.<br/><br/>Here is my set up. some time in the near future a  pharmaceutical company discovered a formula that caused the rapid transformation of a human into an animal. Luckily the drug had a duration of only a few hours and the subject returned to his original state after 5 hours time. Thinking that they might be able to sell such a formula to the military as a short term bio-weapon they began extensive testing. There tests concluded that the formula was compatible with all animal DNA, not just Mammals as they had originally though but also Birds, Reptiles, and amphibians. the tests run on the possibility of insect transformations found that the mass versus exoskeleton weight capacity ratio involved in the process made such efforts impossible, crustaceans were similarly disastrous. They also found that by controlling the dosage amount they could control the level of the subjects transformation. A doseage of 6.25 CCs/2.5Mg merely enhance the subjects characteristics based on the animal used, such as speed, stamina, or agility. A dosage of 12.5 CCs/5Mg causes transformation of extremities and the growth of extra limbs such as the sprouting of tails and wings, ears and facial structures are also slightly affected. At a dosage of 18.75 CCs/7.5 Mgs the subject becomes truly anthromorpic taking on all characteristics of the animal but retaining an upright stance human intelligence and the ability to speak, Any dosage above the 18.75 CCs/7.5 Mgs in the 3 hour time frame results in the full transformation form human to animal. Seeing the varied possibilities of the new drug simply called, Batch TL-5, the company went into production on the new drug for a number of defense contractors. Through the efforts of a few loose moraled developers and a few nondiscrete military men the drug has hit the streets in the slightly more unstable form of a pill, nicknamed "Tails." Tails and its big brother TL-5 are becoming increasingly popular with athletes and the rich, as well, as the usual street kids, ravers, and petty crooks. Both forms have shown signs of being highly addictive, resulting in both permant mutation, and increased animalistic behavior when used repeatedly. How this new drug will effect the world as we know it is still to be seen......<br/><br/>My plan: Each character will be built using a simple point system, points to be added to their stats<br/><br/>Health: How much damage you can take before passing out and needing to be hospitalized.<br/>Strength: how hard you hit, how much you can lift, how likely your are to smash in a door etc.<br/>Constitution:How health you are, will determine how likely your are to suffer side effects, how resistant you are to the drug.<br/>Intelligence: How smart your character is determines problem solving success<br/>Will: How likely you are to be influenced by others and/or become addicted to the drug.<br/>Agility: How fast the character is how well you dodge also effects certain tasks character preforms.<br/>Charismia: how likely you are to influence others.<br/><br/>Now my issue is actually one of time....How with the difference in availability and posting speed do I fairly regulate the 5 hour time limit on the serum? Any ideas?