So, if poison were applied to a bladed scarf, and the creature wielding it was successfully grappled, would the creature be poisoned? Obviously by any "realism" standard, yes, but what about RAW?
The bolded text in the bladed scarf rules don't say anything about an "attack", so the 1d4 is automatic, but poisoned weapons but how else is the damage being dealt? I am having trouble finding how poison works in general in the rulebook, but the method for poisoning in this case is a specific one, from the Envenomed Sorcerer bloodline.
It doesn't say how the poison is passed from the weapon to the victim directly, but does say that it no longer is poisoned "after the first successful attack". Does automatically dealing the 1d4 for the weapon when grappled constitute a "successful attack"?
prd wrote:
Envenom (Su): At 3rd level, as a swift action, you can lick or bite a melee weapon to imbue it with 1 dose of black adder venom. The poison's DC is equal to 10 + 1/2 your sorcerer level + your Charisma modifier. You may use this ability once per day at 3rd level, and one additional time per day for every three additional levels. The poison cannot be removed or stored, and the weapon loses the benefit of the poison after the first successful attack or 1 hour has passed. The bloodline power replaces serpentfriend.
srd wrote:
The skill required in using such scarves effectively and not revealing their deadly nature makes them exotic weapons. If you are proficient with a bladed scarf, you deal 1d4 points of slashing damage to any creature that makes a successful grapple check against you while you wield the scarf. You can use the Weapon Finesse feat to apply your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier on attack rolls with a bladed scarf sized for you, even though it isn’t a light weapon.
