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04-10-2015, 08:25 PM
So over in the Class Modification discussion I asked some questions about poisons in Thay, wondering if players can tell me how effective they are. I don't want to pollute that thread with this discussion so... here it is.
I've never used poisons but I know there is an extensive array of poisons available, some of which look pretty damaging.
Here's what I think I know about poisons in Thay, feel free to correct me.
* Poisons can only be applied to weapons by a character with the Use Poison feat. So either an Assassin or a Blackguard
* Poison on a weapons lasts for exactly two (2) hits. A whiffed attack does not count toward that limit.
* Poisons don't do HP damage, they reduce stats. That can kill you if you're damaged already and it reduces CON, or the poison will kill if it reduces any stat to 0. Is that correct?
So, some questions:
1) Can ranged weapons be poisoned?
2) Is there any chance of failing to poison a weapon or poisoning yourself?
3) Most importantly, how effective/worthwhile is it to use poisons?
I've never used poisons but I know there is an extensive array of poisons available, some of which look pretty damaging.
Here's what I think I know about poisons in Thay, feel free to correct me.
* Poisons can only be applied to weapons by a character with the Use Poison feat. So either an Assassin or a Blackguard
* Poison on a weapons lasts for exactly two (2) hits. A whiffed attack does not count toward that limit.
* Poisons don't do HP damage, they reduce stats. That can kill you if you're damaged already and it reduces CON, or the poison will kill if it reduces any stat to 0. Is that correct?
So, some questions:
1) Can ranged weapons be poisoned?
2) Is there any chance of failing to poison a weapon or poisoning yourself?
3) Most importantly, how effective/worthwhile is it to use poisons?