feniox - 3/12/2005 12:26 PMDepending on who asks him about poison his answer will be different, I had a roleplay with another character about 30 minutes ago about poison crafting (which I was subsequently rewarded 1000xp by a GM for ) where I admitted I was a poison crafter, however when talking to my friends I act completely differently.
Zhofe - 3/13/2005 10:02 PMIn the real time period that D&D is based on, yes, battle was done however it could be, and the victor was who was left standing. What we have here is a romanticized version of the past however. In this world, our brave Arthurian-esque knights would usually sooner choose death than dishonor. That being said, there is room for interpretation of Honor.Quin uses Knockdown, allowing him to attack an enemy without fear of reprisal. His justification is that to allow an evil blow to land is to allow a victory of evil, if but a small one.Poison is a bit different however. It is not something that takes skill to really use. (atleast in the case of poisoned weapons) I would not say that only evil or neutral people would use it, but there should certainly be some restrictions. I personally think that Druids, Rangers, and Rogues should be allowed to use it (perhaps a barbarian if the RP was right.) regardless of the alignment. Fighters and Clerics should be able to use it only if they are chaotic Neutral or evil. And Wizards, Sorcerers, Bards, etc, should be able to use it if neutral or evil .... Though, that is just me ...As for making it, I would say that lawfull and neutral good could not make it .... and other than that, it should be fine. Again, just my opinion, and I think that there is alreadyt a good system of restriction on the poison for now.
earth monkey - 3/14/2005 10:29 AM The thing that makes the poison feared is its sneakiness, and the way someone uses it. There are evil majics and evil poisons, perhaps only certain food poisons can be made by evil people. If the way that we are using poison to add damage to a weapon is evil, then any blade blessing paladin is just as evil.