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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Daag" data-source="post: 5923422" data-attributes="member: 3167">I like the dwarven immunity to poison. I was going back and forth about it for a while, because many people in this thread had some good arguments for both cases. The reason I like it is it makes race actually mean something other than just a couple of numeric benefits. So now, when you fight dwarfs, elves or humans, you'll have to change your tactics, the same way you would if you were fighting different monsters.The immunity could also tell me about dwarves in the world, since they are immune to poison, why would they have ever used it or thought to use it until interacting with other races. The average dwarf will know nothing about poisons because they have no effect on him. Or maybe a clan of dwarves specializes in them for fighting other races, but are shunned by proper dwarven society because it is a dishonorable way to fight?I really don't know how common poisons would be in a given world, that every rogue would use them.  To me, poison isn't easy to acquire and as such wouldn't see widespread use.And as to the dwarven king who was worried about an assassination attempt, he can still be poisoned in a way. How about this king is known for having a tankard of Firebelly Brew at the end of his meal. Firebelly Brew is a delicacy among dwarves and hard to acquire. However, being the king and all, he has one for dessert every day. Now, most other races eschew Firebelly Brew because it is incredibly strong and toxic, but to a dwarf it is just tasty. There is one thing to note however, Firebelly Brew is an active ingredient in Alchemist's Fire. It's one of the reasons most other races avoid drinking it. The assassin knows this however, and has laced the king's food with the other half of ingredient that when combined with Firebelly Brew will cause the effect of Alchemist's Fire. So the king is fine during his meal, but when he asks for his nightly drink, and takes his first swig, a veritable fire erupts in his belly, and he dies, as if from poison. This whole idea of dwarves being immune to poison also leads me to them being excellent alchemists, with their history of eschewing arcane magic, and not really understanding poisons were harmful, they look heavily into alchemy.*Shrug* It's how I would probably tell the story.</blockquote>

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