A poison was a substance that damaged or affected the abilities of a creature, either instantly or over time. A poison could be administered by contact, inhalation, ingestion, or through a wound.[2][3] Poisoned creatures had a chance to avoid or resist the effects of a poison. The effects of poisons varied widely but some common effects included paralysis, sleep, loss of ability, injury, or death.[4]
The ability to use poison effectively was a skill that must be learned and a person using a poison had a small chance of poisoning himself or herself.[2][5]
Crafting a poison from natural ingredients, or harvesting poisonous substances and venoms from creatures was also a risky endeavor that usually required knowledge of nature and some specialized equipment.[5]
A poisoned creature could be cured quickly either through an antidote, a magic potion, or by clerical[6] or druidic magic.[7][8] Some poisons wore off after a period of time and had little or no lasting effect, but without help, it could take days to recover.[9] Some creatures had natural resistance or immunity to poisons.[4]
Poisons were often rare, expensive, and illegal to purchase.[2][5]
List of Poisons[]
Name | Type | Damage type | Base cost |
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Adder's root[10] | Injury | Death | ? |
Arsenic [4] | Ingested | Constitution drain | 120 gp |
Assassin's blood[11][12] | Ingested | Poison damage | 150 gp |
Bebelith venom[13] | Injury | Constitution drain | 900 gp |
Belarris | Ingested | Fatigue/unconsciousness | ? |
Benightbite | Ingested | Numbing/fatigue/sleep/death | ? |
Bittermint | Ingested | Dexterity drain | 250 gp |
Black adder venom[14] | Injury | Constitution drain | 75[14]-120 gp[15] |
Black lotus extract[4] | Contact | Constitution drain | 4,500 gp |
Bloodroot | Injury | Constitution drain | 100 gp |
Blue whinnis[16][17] | Injury | Constitution drain/unconsciousness | 120 gp |
Burnt othur fumes[11][18] | Inhaled | Poison damage | 500 gp |
Calad | Ingested | Confused hearing/confused vision/internal damage | ? |
Carrion crawler brain juice[19] | Contact | Paralysis | 200 gp[16] |
Cave terror[20] | Ingested | Confusion/intelligence drain | 200 gp |
Centipede poison[4][13] | Injury | Dexterity drain | 40-2,900 gp |
Chokemist[21] | Inhaled | Delirium/addiction/death | ? |
Choldrith toxin[22] | Injury | Constitution drain | 1,200 gp |
Darfly-sting essence | Injury | Sleep | ? |
Dark naga poison[23] | Injury | Sleep | ? |
Deathblade[16][24] | Injury | Constitution drain | 1,800 gp |
Dragon bile[25][26] | Contact/Ingested/Injury | Strength drain | 1,500 gp |
Dragonbane | Contact/Ingested/Injury | Suffocation | ? |
Drow knockout poison[20] | Injury | Unconsciousness | 75 gp |
Essence of ether[11][27] | Inhaled | Unconsciousness | 300 gp |
Fang dragon venom | Injury | Constitution drain | 300 gp |
Foxglove[28] | Ingested | Confusion/hallucinations/intelligence drain/constitution drain | 500 gp |
Giant wasp poison | Injury | Dexterity drain | 210 gp |
Giant snow adder venom[29] | Injury/Injected | Paralysis/constitution drain and effects similar to the freezing touch spell | ? |
Greenblood oil[16][30] | Injury | Constitution drain | 100 gp |
Imvris | Contact/Ingested/Injury | Paralysis | ? |
Jesseret | Ingested | Death | ? |
Lockjaw[31] | Ingested | Silence/constitution drain | 250 gp |
Lorbralinth | Ingested/Injury | Chills/fever | ? |
Malyss root paste[16][17] | Contact | Dexterity drain | 500 gp |
Medium spider venom | Injury | Strength drain | 150 gp |
Midnight tears[11][32] | Ingested | Poison damage | 1,500 gp |
Nightviper venom | Ingested/Injury | Wisdom drain | 600 gp |
Numbfish jelly venom | Ingested/Contact | Dexterity drain/wisdom drain | 300 gp |
Oil of taggit[11][33] | Contact | Unconsciousness | 400 gp |
Pale tincture[5][34] | Ingested | Poison damage | 250 gp |
Pauper's poison||Ingested |
Subdual | 40 gp | |
Peranox | Contact | Death | 500 gp |
Purple worm poison[5][35] | Injury | Poison damage | 2,000 gp |
Saldruth's viper venom | Ingested/Injury | Constitution drain | 300 gp |
Sassone leaf residue | Contact | Constitution drain | 300 gp |
Scorpion poison[16][13] | Injury | Strength drain | 90-9,000 gp |
Serpent venom[5] | Injury | Poison damage | 200 gp |
Shadow essence[4][36] | Injury | Strength drain | 250 gp |
Sickstone unguent[20] | Injury | Constitution drain | 1500 gp |
Slarkfish venom | Ingested | Dexterity drain | 100 gp |
Sleep-smoke | Inhalation | Sleep | 25 gp |
Snow adder venom[37] | Injury | Constitution drain/paralysis | 300 gp |
Spider venom[4][13] | Injury | Strength drain | 90-9,000 gp |
Srindym[38] | Contact/Ingested/Injury | Disorientation/dexterity drain/unconsciousness | 120 gp |
Stingray poison[39][40][41] | Ingested/Injury | Constitution drain/nausea | 600 gp |
Striped toadstool[4] | Ingested | Wisdom drain | 180 gp |
Stun gas[20] | Inhaled | Stunning | 40 gp |
Swiftsleep | Injury | Sleep | ? |
Terinav root [4] | Contact | Dexterity drain | 750 gp |
Thardynyn[38] | Contact | Debilitating shakes | ? |
Torpor[3][27] | Ingested | Incapacitation | 600 gp |
Truth serum[3][42] | Ingested | Can't lie, as if under a zone of truth | 150 gp |
Tulade | Ingested | Pain/unconsciousness | 250 gp |
Udderfish venom | Ingested | Subdual | 400 gp |
Ungol dust[4][43] | Inhaled | Charisma drain | 1,000 gp |
Virile madness[20] | Ingested | Intelligence drain/wisdom drain | 1200 gp |
Wyvern poison | Injury | Constitution drain | 3,000 gp |
Yarberry | Ingested | Death | ? |
Yellow urchin extract | Inhaled | Dexterity drain/wisdom drain | 800 gp |
Yethgrel[38] | Ingested | System shock but damage protection | ? |
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