Cure Wounds Spells and Neutralize Poison

[DungeonmasterCal]

So, this is something I should know the answer to but it escapes me at the moment. A Cure (insert type here) doesn't neutralize poison, just heals the damage the bite or sting does, correct?

[_Ozy_]

DungeonmasterCal wrote:

So, this is something I should know the answer to but it escapes me at the moment. A Cure (insert type here) doesn't neutralize poison, just heals the damage the bite or sting does, correct?

Generally, poison does stat damage which is not healed by cure spells. You need restoration spells.

[DungeonmasterCal]

Right, I got that. But could the poison be neutralized before the next save is called for with a Cure spell? For instance, the fork tailed wyvern does 1d6+5 points of damage with the sting, which would be healed by a Cure spell. The poison last 6 rounds and requires 2 consecutive saves. Would the Cure spell eliminated the need for the second save?

[Ashram]

No. Cure spells do absolutely nothing to affect poisons, only HP damage. Once a creature has been poisoned, the HP damage (If any) from the sting and the poison itself are separate things. You would need Neutralize Poison to affect poisons.

[DungeonmasterCal]

Ok. Thanks!