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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 1790751" data-attributes="member: 9254">My group recently slaughtered a trio of purple worms.  They took the worms out in record time; One of them never even got a chance to sting.  Purple worm venom is worth 700gp/dose according to the DMG.  Even assuming 1-3 ounces of venom/dose how much poison is collected from a creature that is so freaking big?  Collection isn't a problem when the party includes a deepwood sniper (safe poison use, craft: poison, knowledge: poisons), a monk (immune to poison), a mage (knowledge skills: lots) and a cleric (herbalism, profession: butcher).  They've managed to put the poison glands into indefinite storage by using the item spell and turning the glands into little patches of fabric so I can't use the classic "it spoils before you get the supplies you need" arguement of GMs everywhere.  Any ideas?  This is a "treasure" I hadn't considered.  I won't mind giving them the cash or functionality of the poison but I don't want to set an excessive precedent.</blockquote>