Even if your dex is through the roof, the better poisons are almost impossible to apply, and all poisons fade so quickly, it's not worth the bother.
Is that a "all poisons fade so quickly" before or after this change?Regards,Script Wrecked.
Yes. Poison DCs and effects are low enough that just one strike usually isn't going to do enough to be worthwhile unless it's against a PC.With the DEX requirement to apply poison, I wouldn't be averse to the durations being extended to three or four minutes - I mean, really, how "abusive" can that get, as it's just a bonus to your weapon's lethality.
The only practical use is if you want to RP with it under a GM. Poison a pie, feed it to a guard. Get evil points for senselessly poisoning chickens... etc. Caduzite bake-sales would be the first thing that springs to mind.