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<blockquote data-quote="Greenfield" data-source="post: 8496986" data-attributes="member: 6669384">In D&amp;D 3.5 Mending fixes tears and breaks in small items.&nbsp; This isn't exactly that sort of damage.But let's look at the Purify idea, since it kind of exemplifies what I'm talking about.Wine or beer contains alcohol, which is technically a &quot;poison&quot;.:&nbsp; Drunkenness is handled with the poisoning rules in many editions.Some would have Purify turn wine into grape juice.&nbsp; Others might have it improve the blend by removing the Ethyl alcohol from the mix.&nbsp; (Most alcoholic beverages have a bit of both Ethyl and Methyl alcohol in there.&nbsp; One of those makes people blind and/or dead.)&nbsp; Someone else might rule that the spell doesn't do anything unless the wine is intentionally poisoned.And all of those are right.&nbsp; Rather than acting like physics, always doing the same thing whether you like it or not, magic is flexible, doing what we want most of the time.Which takes me back to my question:&nbsp; Can you un-poison an inanimate object, such as a plate of food, a pitcher of ale, or a bit of poisoned metal?PS: Cleansing the tank is easy.&nbsp; Just change the water.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greenfield, post: 8496986, member: 6669384"] In D&D 3.5 Mending fixes tears and breaks in small items. This isn't exactly that sort of damage. But let's look at the Purify idea, since it kind of exemplifies what I'm talking about. Wine or beer contains alcohol, which is technically a "poison".: Drunkenness is handled with the poisoning rules in many editions. Some would have Purify turn wine into grape juice. Others might have it improve the blend by removing the Ethyl alcohol from the mix. (Most alcoholic beverages have a bit of both Ethyl and Methyl alcohol in there. One of those makes people blind and/or dead.) Someone else might rule that the spell doesn't do anything unless the wine is intentionally poisoned. And all of those are right. Rather than acting like physics, always doing the same thing whether you like it or not, magic is flexible, doing what we want most of the time. Which takes me back to my question: Can you un-poison an inanimate object, such as a plate of food, a pitcher of ale, or a bit of poisoned metal? PS: Cleansing the tank is easy. Just change the water. [/QUOTE]

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