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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ragmon" data-source="post: 5782237" data-attributes="member: 99604">Fair? So we are down 4 alignments that can use it now? (any non-good-lawful).Lawful characters might use poisons too. And what if you use the poison to weaken/stop a determined opponent who you don't actually want to hurt, or save him from hurting him self in the process. How is using subdued dmg a better alternative...you have to cause pain...unlike some poisons.And so its underhanded and not easily noticeable...how about magic then...then should all Enchantment and illusion spells be evil?Or the Bard's fascinate+suggestion...how is that not evil and underhanded and unfair?Maybe make a foot note that CON dmg poisons are not usable by Paladins and we are done...and the rest is free to use.A CG character might want to outplay a Paladin by placing some Drow poison into the food he offers him (no harm done, the paladin is sleeping while you lie your way into a thief's guild or something).Or one of your physically handicapped friend is forced to fight some one in an arena cause some local laws demanded it, and let say you don't want to see your friends skull being used as a chamber pot later on, but you are good and want to stop the slaughter even before it starts, so you sneak some STR and or DEX damaging poison into the opponents food...and you might even offer the opponent a Restoration potion after the fight.And lets say what if poison is part of a Paladin Order when they dual or something, what then...does the game give use "the-blue-screen-of-death".Does a Paladin tell a Devil he is using a silver weapon?Does a LG wizard clarify that he will use dominate a person?Lets not even start with good characters using Sneak Attack...like previously mentioned.Like i like to say remove alignment form you D&D campaign and play freely, instead of within the confines of the alignment system, that just makes things complicated, questionable and one sided.</blockquote>

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