Need Help with Drow Poisons [Archive] - Wizards Community

Need Help with Drow Poisons [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Pyl Caryc
12-15-04, 06:18 PM Is it possible to make a Drow Sleeping Poison that will knock out a party of six (using seperate darts) eleventh level players, two of which are elves?
Ssussunriyh
12-15-04, 06:43 PM Drow sleeping poison is listed in the Monster Manual. Since the poison is not a magical effect, drow and other elves are susceptible to it. It works on any creature vulnerable to poisons, taking into account the DC 13 Fortitude save.
Alac Luin
12-15-04, 06:45 PM Depends, which edition are you using.

Well, actually it doesn’t. An elf's sleep resistance/immunity does not provide protection from drow “sleep” poison.

According to the 3.5 SRD
Poison (Ex): An opponent hit by a drow’s poisoned weapon must succeed on a DC 13 Fortitude save or fall unconscious. After 1 minute, the subject must succeed on another DC 13 Fortitude save or remain unconscious for 2d4 hours. A typical drow carries 1d4–1 doses of drow knockout poison. Drow typically coat arrows and crossbow bolts with this poison, but it can also be applied to a melee weapon. Note that drow have no special ability to apply poison without risking being poisoned themselves. Since this poison is not a magical effect, drow and other elves are susceptible to it.

A DC 13 shouldn’t be hard for a party of 11th level.
I also think I saw a DC 18 version in another book.
If it is important that the PCs get captured to a story line, say a small amount of this stuff has been made by a Drow alchemist that has a DC 25 for the same effect. This uber sleep poison does not last long sat 1d2 days and cannot be learned how to make by PCs.
jake_lex
12-15-04, 07:23 PM You could always lay down the Plot Hammer and say that it knocks them out, regardless of their rolls, if it's that important.

DM: "Make a Fort save."

PC: "OK, I got a 32."

DM: "Oh, darn, just missed it, the DC was 33."

Other PC: "You told me it was 25."

DM: "That dart had better poison on it."

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Pyl Caryc 12-15-04, 06:18 PM	Is it possible to make a Drow Sleeping Poison that will knock out a party of six (using seperate darts) eleventh level players, two of which are elves?
Ssussunriyh 12-15-04, 06:43 PM	Drow sleeping poison is listed in the Monster Manual. Since the poison is not a magical effect, drow and other elves are susceptible to it. It works on any creature vulnerable to poisons, taking into account the DC 13 Fortitude save.
Alac Luin 12-15-04, 06:45 PM	Depends, which edition are you using. Well, actually it doesn’t. An elf's sleep resistance/immunity does not provide protection from drow “sleep” poison. According to the 3.5 SRD Poison (Ex): An opponent hit by a drow’s poisoned weapon must succeed on a DC 13 Fortitude save or fall unconscious. After 1 minute, the subject must succeed on another DC 13 Fortitude save or remain unconscious for 2d4 hours. A typical drow carries 1d4–1 doses of drow knockout poison. Drow typically coat arrows and crossbow bolts with this poison, but it can also be applied to a melee weapon. Note that drow have no special ability to apply poison without risking being poisoned themselves. Since this poison is not a magical effect, drow and other elves are susceptible to it. A DC 13 shouldn’t be hard for a party of 11th level. I also think I saw a DC 18 version in another book. If it is important that the PCs get captured to a story line, say a small amount of this stuff has been made by a Drow alchemist that has a DC 25 for the same effect. This uber sleep poison does not last long sat 1d2 days and cannot be learned how to make by PCs.
jake_lex 12-15-04, 07:23 PM	You could always lay down the Plot Hammer and say that it knocks them out, regardless of their rolls, if it's that important. DM: "Make a Fort save." PC: "OK, I got a 32." DM: "Oh, darn, just missed it, the DC was 33." Other PC: "You told me it was 25." DM: "That dart had better poison on it."