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Xarith 09-11-07, 10:44 AM	If a character uses a poisoned dagger with the Dispelling Enchantment (casts Dispel Magic upon striking), is it possible to use the dagger to remove Neutralize Poison (via Dispel Magic) on a character before the poison damage is taken into account? Or would the poison be neutralized before Dispel Magic could be activated? Dispel Magic- p.33 MIC - Activation: Free (Command)
Some_call_me_Tim 09-11-07, 04:51 PM	I don't have a quote in front of me but normally the character acting selects the order of simultaneous effects. In the case, he may choose to dispel before doing damage and poison effects. Found it. When do "add-on" effects such as poison occur? For example, if an assassin delivers a death attack with a weapon bearing wyvern poison, does the poison take effect first, thus potentially reducing the target’s Fortitude save against the death attack? As a general guideline, whenever the rules don’t stipulate an order of operations for special effects (such as spells or special abilities), you should apply them in the order that’s most beneficial to the “controller” of the effect. In this case, the assassin is the “controller” of both the poison and the death attack, so he’d most likely choose for the poison to take effect first, and then the death attack. [D&D FAQ p. 46]
Xarith 09-12-07, 10:22 AM	Thanks alot Some_call_me_Tim! That's exactly what I was looking for :)