Alright so if you look at the SRD you will see a 1st lvl spell named Poison Weapon from the "101 1st lvl spells" splat book.
It works like Magic weapon but instead places a poison on your weapon.
1min/lvl
The poison deals 1d4 dex damage for 10 rounds
DC is 10 + 1/2 caster lvl + spellcasting ability modifier.
So my question is does it apply the poison on the first hit and go away, or does it function on every hit for the full 1min/lvl. It never says untill used or untill discharged.
I ask this because if its the second this could really get broken fast. Lets say you have a magus at 16th level with 3 attacks, hasted for another attack, plus his arcane strike. Thats 5 attacks a round.
Lets say he has a 26 int (very easy by then). Thats 10+8+8, a DC 26 Fort save. Add in the fact that every time he is affected by an additional dose of the poison the save goes up by +2. So lets say he fails 3 saves the first round of attack he is looking at a DC 30 and taking 1d4 dex for 20 rounds!
Anyone else see this as a bit over the top? Am I reading the spell wrong?
No One?
I would suggest waiting more than two hours for a bump as people have lives, finding answers takes time, and what's more it's 3pp which means fewer people are likely to even know what you are asking about.
I'd consider the spell most likely to be similar to applying poison to a weapon (if the spell is conjuration I would say almost definitely, which would be discharged after a successful hit. Judging by that description you gave and it only being a first level spell. That being said I would not consider the poison lasting 20 rounds significantly worse then it lasting 5 rounds, due to the fact that it is fairly uncommon for a single fight to actually last 20 rounds, 1 side or the other side is most likely dead in 4. If the victim was poisoned and ran away dex loss isn't going to kill him, just immobilize him for a while.
Alright so if you look at the SRD you will see a 1st lvl spell named Poison Weapon from the "101 1st lvl spells" splat book.
It works like Magic weapon but instead places a poison on your weapon.
1min/lvl
The poison deals 1d4 dex damage for 10 rounds
DC is 10 + 1/2 caster lvl + spellcasting ability modifier.
So my question is does it apply the poison on the first hit and go away, or does it function on every hit for the full 1min/lvl. It never says untill used or untill discharged.
I ask this because if its the second this could really get broken fast. Lets say you have a magus at 16th level with 3 attacks, hasted for another attack, plus his arcane strike. Thats 5 attacks a round.
Lets say he has a 26 int (very easy by then). Thats 10+8+8, a DC 26 Fort save. Add in the fact that every time he is affected by an additional dose of the poison the save goes up by +2. So lets say he fails 3 saves the first round of attack he is looking at a DC 30 and taking 1d4 dex for 20 rounds!
Anyone else see this as a bit over the top? Am I reading the spell wrong?
It was intended to work like poison use or the poison spell, one hit and the spell is discharged.
Steve Russell
Rite Publishing
Alright so if you look at the SRD you will see a 1st lvl spell named Poison Weapon from the "101 1st lvl spells" splat book.
It works like Magic weapon but instead places a poison on your weapon.
1min/lvl
The poison deals 1d4 dex damage for 10 rounds
DC is 10 + 1/2 caster lvl + spellcasting ability modifier.
So my question is does it apply the poison on the first hit and go away, or does it function on every hit for the full 1min/lvl. It never says untill used or untill discharged.
I ask this because if its the second this could really get broken fast. Lets say you have a magus at 16th level with 3 attacks, hasted for another attack, plus his arcane strike. Thats 5 attacks a round.
Lets say he has a 26 int (very easy by then). Thats 10+8+8, a DC 26 Fort save. Add in the fact that every time he is affected by an additional dose of the poison the save goes up by +2. So lets say he fails 3 saves the first round of attack he is looking at a DC 30 and taking 1d4 dex for 20 rounds!
Anyone else see this as a bit over the top? Am I reading the spell wrong?
It was intended to work like poison use or the poison spell, one hit and the spell is discharged.
Steve Russell
Rite Publishing
Thanks. I apreciate the clarification. That puts it more in line with the power of a 1st lvl spell. I really the spells. I think I will be purchasing the book. You can never have too many 1st level spells!
@Abraham spalding
Forgive me for being excited. I didnt mean to ruffle anyones feathers.... Even touchy ones like yours aparently.