Poison prices... errata?

[Eternalknight]

Not sure if there is errata anywhere or this....

Wyvern poison costs 3000gp and does 2d6 Con/2d6 Con damage with a DC of 17 (injury).

Black lotus extract costs 2500gp and does 3d6 Con/3d6 Con damage with a DC 20 (contact).

Why is it so, grasshopper, when Black lotus extract is obviously more powerful?

 

[Jeremy]

Because collecting black lotus, young grasshopper, while dangerous does not compare to bargaining with wyverns to fill the cup. Visual aids of cows grazing or not...

 

[Lord Ben]

I suppose because you put injury poison on weapons, and you put contact poison on doorknobs. At least that's the way I've always understood it. In combat it's harder to counteract the poison. You have a better chance of detecting the contact poison, etc.

 

[Conaill]

Yes, you're right... there is an errata on this!

Black lotus extract has been errata'd to be 4500gp/dose. Check the DMG errata at http://www.wizards.com/dnd/files/dmgerrata.zip

 

[Mahiro Satsu]

The injury poison is more dangerous in game terms, so therefor it should be more expensive. With contact poison in most cases you get some sort of check to notice it (spot, search) so it can be avoided. Poisoned weapons there ain't much you can do about other than not get hit.

 

[Victim]

What prevents someone from putting contact poison on a weapon? After all, hitting someone would definitely be making contact.

 

[Gromm]

What prevents someone from putting contact poison on a weapon? After all, hitting someone would definitely be making contact.

Nothing. Contact poison is the best poison, since it can be used in basically any manner (ingested, inflicted, just not inhaled).

Hence the errata.

 

[Lord Ben]

I don' t like contact used this way. Don't bump your hand with it, careful to let it rub off on the scabbard, etc. Harder to manage long-term is my opinion.

 

[Jeremy]

Depends on when you do the application. As all poison is good for one use and one use only, if it is before jumping someone it's not going to matter for long.

 

[Eternalknight]

Yes, you're right... there is an errata on this!

Black lotus extract has been errata'd to be 4500gp/dose. Check the DMG errata at http://www.wizards.com/dnd/files/dmgerrata.zip

Thanks!