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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vaxalon" data-source="post: 1250761" data-attributes="member: 789">Moreso than a group known for having magical items?  Yes.Moreso than a group known for having magic items that can kill if you merely touch them?  No.  They both would have the same kind of reputation.Moreso than a group known for using thunderstones or tindertwigs?  Yes.Moreso than a group known for using alchemist's fire or acid?  Somewhat.  That stuff usually looks or smells dangerous, whereas poison doesn't necessarily.Because a wand of fireballs won't kill you if you touch it, pick it up, fiddle with it, break it, or pretend to use it.  It will only kill you if you actually know the activation word.Most of an adventurers tools aren't dangerous just lying there.  Noxious substances, of which poison heads the list, are an exception.As an aside, I would say that walking around town with alchemist's fire hanging from your belt is also an act that is recklessly endangering of innocent life.Considering that the alchemist's fire is going to burst into flame when the kid opens it, I doubt he'd drink it.IMC alchemist's fire and acid flasks are sealed, and must be broken to be used, for this very reason.  It makes them less dangerous to the merely curious.I'm not talking about game balance in this discussion.</blockquote>