Poisoning Sheaths and Oils


Rules Questions


Can a poisoning sheath be used to apply an oil to a weapon instead of a poison?

I'm posting this here as I'm looking for the answer as it applies to PFS, I realize in a home game the GM is free to rule otherwise.

Thanks.

Sczarni

Greetings, Shawn!

In order to best help you get the answer your question deserves, I've flagged your post to be moved over to the Rules Questions Forum. There is nothing PFS-specific about this particular item.

That being said, the answer lies in the item's description:

This scabbard contains strips of natural sea sponges on its interior. By carefully pouring a dose of poison into the empty scabbard (a full-round action), you saturate the sponges with the toxin, which keeps it viable and wet for up to 4 hours. Preparing the scabbard carries the normal risk of poisoning yourself, just like poisoning a weapon. The next weapon you draw from the scabbard is automatically poisoned as if you had directly applied poison to it (but does not risk poisoning you); this consumes the poison in the scabbard. A scabbard only fits one type of bladed weapon, such as a dagger, shortsword, or longsword. This kind of item is usually illegal in areas that outlaw poison.

It only mentions poisons, so you may only use poisons with it.


Cool, Thanks.

Grand Lodge

A magical oil activates when an intelligent creature deliberately smears the oil on a target as a standard action. Other means of application don't discharge the magic, but may waste and destroy the oil if it's scattered, dried and unusable.

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