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<blockquote data-quote="mirzabah" data-source="post: 213097" data-attributes="member: 3211"><p>I wouldn't say evil so much as <em>very</em> not nice.</p><p></p><p>However, the biggest problem with poison is usually not in the ethics so much as the delivery. Your opponents aren't going to sit still while you pour it down their throats and simply pouring a little on your blade, or dipping your arrows or bolts into it is not likely to be very effective. Poisons are usually "baked" onto a weapon, or come in a paste form that can be smeared on. Some poisons are effective on skin contact, so you have to be careful not to get any on yourself while applying it to your weapon(s). And once you've got your weapon(s) coated in highly toxic goo, you have to be sure that you don't scratch yourself or any of your comrades.</p><p></p><p>It also depends on what sort of poison you happen to have. Poison doesn't come in one-size-fits-all brown bottles with a skull and three Xs on the label. If you have poison that is intended to be slipped into someone's drink, then coating your weapons with it is not likely to have any effect.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what the story is in 3E, but IIRC, in 1E only assassins had the necessary training and experience to identify poisons, handle them safely and use them appropriately.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mirzabah, post: 213097, member: 3211"] I wouldn't say evil so much as [i]very[/i] not nice. However, the biggest problem with poison is usually not in the ethics so much as the delivery. Your opponents aren't going to sit still while you pour it down their throats and simply pouring a little on your blade, or dipping your arrows or bolts into it is not likely to be very effective. Poisons are usually "baked" onto a weapon, or come in a paste form that can be smeared on. Some poisons are effective on skin contact, so you have to be careful not to get any on yourself while applying it to your weapon(s). And once you've got your weapon(s) coated in highly toxic goo, you have to be sure that you don't scratch yourself or any of your comrades. It also depends on what sort of poison you happen to have. Poison doesn't come in one-size-fits-all brown bottles with a skull and three Xs on the label. If you have poison that is intended to be slipped into someone's drink, then coating your weapons with it is not likely to have any effect. I'm not sure what the story is in 3E, but IIRC, in 1E only assassins had the necessary training and experience to identify poisons, handle them safely and use them appropriately. [/QUOTE]
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