Does anyone know if it has ever been clarified whether poisons requiring multiple saves always require consecutive saves? The diseases sections states that diseases are cured by consecutive saves, but the poisons section of the CRB does not make that clear.
Most poisons I can find explicitly call for 3 consecutive saves, but some do not (such as the black scorpion from Bestiary 2, whose poison entry simply reads "cure 3 saves.") I would like to find out if all poisons are intended to be cured by consecutive saves, or if some (like te one referenced above) only need 3 saves total.
Thanks!
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The online Pathfinder srd (d20pfsrd.com) has this to say...
Cure: This tells you how the affliction is cured. Commonly, this is a number of saving throws that must be made consecutively. Even if the affliction has a limited frequency, it might be cured prematurely if enough saving throws are made. Hit point damage and ability score damage is not removed when an affliction is cured. Such damage must be healed normally. Afflictions without a cure entry can only be cured through powerful spells, such as neutralize poison and remove curse. No matter how many saving throws are made, these afflictions continue to affect the target.
Now the word "commonly" here seems a little ambiguous, but I would say that unless stated otherwise, the default is that the saves must be consecutive RAW.
Thanks, that looks like what I'm looking for!