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<blockquote data-quote="Flexor the Mighty!" data-source="post: 7622296" data-attributes="member: 1013">I disagree. Rot Grubs are wonderful, but usually only get players when they get foolish.&nbsp; I had a PC trying to fish out a hobbit corpse from a pit trap.&nbsp; They lowered him on a rope and he tried to lasso the corpse but kept failing.&nbsp; So he got frustrated and just grabbed it and they hauled him up.&nbsp; So he gets to the top and oh no, he's got rot grubs.&nbsp; So the rest of the party start putting torches to him.&nbsp; Which lead to him getting some nice burns, and the moronic fighter randomly applying more torch for a few rounds just to be sure.&nbsp; The table was laughing about that all night.&nbsp; And yes, I'm well aware of the solutions to poison.&nbsp; But your cleric isn't always there, isn't always with spells, and doesn't always have the quick fix.&nbsp; My guys in S&amp;W are far more hesitant around poison at any level than they were in 3.x or especially 5e.&nbsp; Even with a 8+ save they are worried about that failure and the rest of the party possibly being unable to haul them up multiple levels of Rappan Athuck while possibly under fire.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Flexor the Mighty!, post: 7622296, member: 1013"] I disagree. Rot Grubs are wonderful, but usually only get players when they get foolish. I had a PC trying to fish out a hobbit corpse from a pit trap. They lowered him on a rope and he tried to lasso the corpse but kept failing. So he got frustrated and just grabbed it and they hauled him up. So he gets to the top and oh no, he's got rot grubs. So the rest of the party start putting torches to him. Which lead to him getting some nice burns, and the moronic fighter randomly applying more torch for a few rounds just to be sure. The table was laughing about that all night. And yes, I'm well aware of the solutions to poison. But your cleric isn't always there, isn't always with spells, and doesn't always have the quick fix. My guys in S&W are far more hesitant around poison at any level than they were in 3.x or especially 5e. Even with a 8+ save they are worried about that failure and the rest of the party possibly being unable to haul them up multiple levels of Rappan Athuck while possibly under fire. [/QUOTE]

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