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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spatzimaus" data-source="post: 1180128" data-attributes="member: 3051">It really isn't relevant whether they're wearing gloves, if you're not in a time-critical situation.  The only real question is, did they figure out there was poison on the thing they were touching?  If not, they'll come in contact with it soon enough.  They'll touch the outside of the gloves while taking them off, or contact some other part of their body while wearing them, or whatever, and they'll then be exposed to the poison.  If the gloves are soft and/or don't cover the entire hand, it's also reasonable that some contact poisons would eventually work their way through the leather to the skin underneath.So, I'd rule that anyone who touches a contact poison without knowing has to make the saving throw whether they're wearing gloves or not, simply because they'll touch it sooner or later.  Although, they should probably get a bonus to the saving throw.Or maybe they'll do something worse: imagine a plate-clad Cleric who gets a contact poison all over his gauntlets without knowing.  Then, he casts a Cure spell on someone, touches them to deliver the spell, and inadvertently poisons them in the process.  Hmm, this gives me an evil idea...</blockquote>