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<blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 9125735" data-attributes="member: 42582"><p>Spell effects are not statements of physical law. They're ordinary language descriptions of paradigmatic magical effects, often with a clear game play logic in mind. Purify food and drink has been a part of most editions since the game's inception.</p><p></p><p>In 5e it says "All nonmagical food and drink within a 5-foot-radius sphere centered on a point of your choice within range is purified and rendered free of poison and disease."</p><p></p><p>In 3E it says "This spell makes spoiled, rotten, poisonous, or otherwise contaminated food and water pure and suitable for eating and drinking. This spell does not prevent subsequent natural decay or spoilage. Unholy water and similar food and drink of significance is spoiled by purify food and drink, but the spell has no effect on creatures of any type nor upon magic potions."</p><p></p><p>In AD&D it says "When cast, the spell will make spoiled, rotten, poisonous or otherwise contaminated food and/or water pure and suitable for eating and/or drinking. Up to 1 cubic foot of food and/or drink can be thus made suitable for consumption. . . . Unholy water is spoiled by <em>purify water</em>."</p><p></p><p>In the original game, it says "This spell will make spoiled or poisoned food and water usable. The quantity subject to a single spell is approximately that which would serve a dozen people."</p><p></p><p>Clearly it doesn't save a person from poisoning just because someone is interested in eating them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pemerton, post: 9125735, member: 42582"] Spell effects are not statements of physical law. They're ordinary language descriptions of paradigmatic magical effects, often with a clear game play logic in mind. Purify food and drink has been a part of most editions since the game's inception. In 5e it says "All nonmagical food and drink within a 5-foot-radius sphere centered on a point of your choice within range is purified and rendered free of poison and disease." In 3E it says "This spell makes spoiled, rotten, poisonous, or otherwise contaminated food and water pure and suitable for eating and drinking. This spell does not prevent subsequent natural decay or spoilage. Unholy water and similar food and drink of significance is spoiled by purify food and drink, but the spell has no effect on creatures of any type nor upon magic potions." In AD&D it says "When cast, the spell will make spoiled, rotten, poisonous or otherwise contaminated food and/or water pure and suitable for eating and/or drinking. Up to 1 cubic foot of food and/or drink can be thus made suitable for consumption. . . . Unholy water is spoiled by [I]purify water[/I]." In the original game, it says "This spell will make spoiled or poisoned food and water usable. The quantity subject to a single spell is approximately that which would serve a dozen people." Clearly it doesn't save a person from poisoning just because someone is interested in eating them. [/QUOTE]
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