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--- operations:public:interactive_rulebook:core:poisons [2025/05/20 00:11] – [💉 Venom Strike (Applied Poisons)] eric
+++ operations:public:interactive_rulebook:core:poisons [2025/06/16 02:17] (current) – [🧪 Poison Delivery Types] eric
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 ====== Poison Crafting & Application ======
+**Skill Type:** Crafting\\
+**Associated Lab:** Poison Lab (Novice–Master)
-Poisoning in Volaire is a secretive and powerful artform used to manipulate the body, the mind, and fate itself. It is practiced only by those who possess the **Create Poison** skill and the tools to wield it safely.
+Poisoning in Volaire is a clandestine and potent art form—used to alter the body, cloud the mind, and manipulate fate itself. Practiced only by those with the **Create Poison** skill, poisoncraft demands precision, discretion, and access to specialized tools.
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 ===== ☠️ Poison Production =====
+To craft poisons, a character must:
-To craft poison, a player must:
   * Possess the **Create Poison** skill
-  * Use a **Poison Lab physrep** (required after your 4th event)
+  * Use a **Poison Lab phys-rep** (required after your 4th event)
-  * Perform crafting at **Check-In**—not during active game time
+  * Perform all poisoncraft at **Check-In** (never during active game time)
-  * Turn in any required **tags**, **coin**, and **components**
+  * Submit all required **tags**, **components**, and **coin costs**
-**Production Points Formula:**
+**Poison Production Formula:**
-Poison Points = ((Poison Rank × 2) + Character Level) × Lab Multiplier × Event Days
+`Poison Points = ((Poison Rank × 2) + Character Level) × Lab Multiplier × Event Days`
-^ Lab Type         ^ Multiplier ^
+^ Lab Tier        ^ Multiplier ^
-| Novice Lab       | ×1.5       |
+| Novice Lab      | ×1.5       |
-| Apprentice Lab   | ×2         |
+| Apprentice Lab  | ×2         |
-| Adept Lab        | ×2.5       |
+| Adept Lab       | ×2.5       |
-| Master Lab       | ×3         |
+| Master Lab      | ×3         |
-You may craft once per event. Unused points **do not carry over**. Shelf life is **1 year**.
+You may craft poisons once per event. **Unused Poison Points do not carry over.** Shelf life of crafted poisons is **1 year**.
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-===== 🧪 Types of Poisons =====
+===== 🧪 Poison Delivery Types =====
+How a poison is delivered determines its strategic use:
-Poison types determine how the effect is delivered:
+^ Delivery Type ^ Description ^
+| Ingested | Must be consumed via food, drink, or forced into the target’s mouth |
+| Gas      | Delivered via spell packet; represents airborne toxins |
+| Applied  | Delivered by coating a weapon with **Venom Strike** |
-^ Type     ^ Description                                                  ^
+> ⚠️ **Note:** Only one poison may be added to a consumable (food or drink). Combining poisons results in a **noticeable contamination** easily detected by onlookers.
-| Ingested | Must be consumed via food, drink, or forced into mouth      |
-| Gas      | Delivered using a **green packet**; area-based or thrown    |
-| Applied  | Coated on a weapon via **Venom Strike**                     |
-**Only one poison** may be added per item (food/drink). Adding more makes it visibly suspicious to observers.
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-===== 💉 Venom Strike (Applied Poisons) =====
+===== 💉 Venom Strike (Applied Poison Technique) =====
-The **Venom Strike** technique allows a poisoner to:
+The **Venom Strike** technique allows a poisoner to weaponize ingestible poisons with PP cost ≤ 8:
-  * Mix a valid ingestible poison (PP cost ≤ 8)
-  * Spend **10 seconds** mixing it
-  * Spend **10 seconds** applying it to a blade
-  * Deliver the strike with the tagline: **“Venom Strike [Poison Name]!”** after your normal damage call
-If the attack hits and deals **direct body damage**, the target suffers the effect as if it had been ingested.
+Steps:
+. Spend **10 seconds** mixing the poison.
+. Spend **10 seconds** applying it to your blade.
+. Strike once using the call:
+     **“Venom Strike: [Poison Name]!”**
+If the strike hits and causes **direct body damage**, the target suffers the poison’s effects as if ingested.
+> ⚠️ Applied poisons last **for one strike only** and must be used immediately after preparation.
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-===== 🧬 Example Poisons =====
+===== 🧬 Full Poison List =====
-^ Name               ^ Type(s)        ^ Min Lab   ^ PP Cost ^ Effect                                          ^
+^ Name             ^ Type           ^ Minimum Lab ^ PP Cost ^ Silver Cost ^ Effect ^
-| Hallucinoid        | Ingested       | Novice    | 4       | Induces vivid hallucinations                   |
+| Hallucinoid      | Ingested       | Novice       | 4       | 8            | Vivid hallucinations, unpredictable behavior |
-| Life Drain         | Ingested/Gas   | Novice    | 4/8     | Victim cannot act; only fend off blows         |
+| Life Drain       | Ingested/Gas   | Novice/Appr. | 4/8     | 8/16         | Victim can only defend themselves |
-| Paralyze           | Ingested/Gas   | Novice    | 4/8     | Full paralysis for 10 minutes                  |
+| Paralyze         | Ingested/Gas   | Novice/Appr. | 4/8     | 8/16         | Target paralyzed for 10 minutes |
-| Sleep              | Gas/Ingested   | Adept     | 8/4     | Target enters a 10-minute trance               |
+| Charm            | Ingested/Gas   | Novice/Appr. | 4/8     | 8/16         | Target bonds to first creature seen |
-| Charm              | Ingested/Gas   | Novice    | 4/8     | Victim bonds to first creature seen            |
+| Berserk          | Ingested/Gas   | Novice/Appr. | 4/8     | 8/16         | Target attacks everyone in view |
-| Berserk            | Ingested/Gas   | Novice    | 4/8     | Victim attacks everyone in sight               |
+| Weakness         | Ingested/Gas   | Novice/Adept | 4/8     | 8/16         | -4 Strength |
-| Forget Me Not      | Ingested       | Apprentice| 12      | Prevents memory loss upon resurrection         |
+| Sleep            | Ingested/Gas   | Novice/Adept | 4/8     | 8/16         | 10-minute trance, interruptible |
-| Death              | Ingested/Gas   | Adept     | 8/12    | Instant “Dead” status unless resisted          |
+| Death            | Ingested/Gas   | Novice/Adept | 8/12    | 16/24        | Target is immediately rendered \"Dead\" unless resisted |
-| Fugue              | Ingested       | Adept     | 12      | Replaces a memory with a phrase from poisoner  |
+| Disease          | Ingested/Gas   | Appr./Adept  | 4/8     | 8/16         | Sickened; lasts 10 min or until cured |
+| Slow Acting      | Ingested       | Apprentice   | 6       | 12           | 1 damage every 10 seconds; cannot be healed |
+| Forget Me Not    | Ingested       | Apprentice   | 12      | 24           | Prevents memory loss upon resurrection |
+| Cause 2 Damage   | Ingested/Gas   | Adept        | 1/2     | 2/4          | Deals 2 HP bypassing armor |
+| Venom Strike     | Applied        | Adept        | 4       | 8            | Allows blade application of ingestible poison |
+| Pacify           | Gas            | Adept        | 8       | 16           | Target cannot attack unless damaged |
+| Lie              | Ingested       | Adept        | 10      | 20           | Target compelled to lie for 3 Yes/No questions |
+| Fugue            | Ingested       | Adept        | 12      | 24           | Replaces a memory with a phrase from poisoner |
-*This is a sample list. The full list of poisons is available at Check-In or through GM discovery.*
+*Additional poisons may be discovered or granted via the Master Poisoner path. Find out in-play.*
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-===== 🧠 Poison Lore & Identification =====
+===== 🧠 Poison Lore & Detection =====
 Characters with **Poison Lore** may:
-  * Detect the presence of poison in food/drink
+  * Detect poison in food or drink
-  * Identify its type by examining it for **10 uninterrupted seconds**, using verbal count:
+  * Identify its type by examining it for **10 uninterrupted seconds**, using a verbal count:
     > “Identifying one... identifying two...”
-Players without this skill may still detect **obvious contamination** (such as when multiple poisons are combined).
+Characters **without** Poison Lore may only detect **obvious tampering**, such as improperly mixed or doubled poisons.
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 ===== 🧼 Removal & Resistance =====
-Some poisons can be cured or resisted by:
+Poisons may be resisted or removed through:
-  * Healing spells
+  * Healing spells (as specified per spell)
-  * Antidotes (crafted through Alchemy)
+  * Alchemically crafted antidotes
-  * Magical resistances or protections
+  * Magical resistances, wards, or protections
-Some effects are delayed or compound—roleplay appropriately and consult staff if unclear.
+Some poisons may have **delayed effects**, **compound consequences**, or special interactions. Roleplay accordingly and consult Staff if clarification is needed.
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-===== Related Sections =====
+===== 🔗 Related Sections =====
-  * [[operations:public:interactive_rulebook:core:crafting|Crafting & Alchemy]]
+  * [[operations:public:interactive_rulebook:core:alchemy|Alchemy Crafting & Application]]
   * [[operations:public:interactive_rulebook:core:conditions_and_effects|Status Effects]]
   * [[operations:public:interactive_rulebook:core:magic|Magic & Spellcasting]]
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