Just want to see what everyone thinks of this plan.
I have a wizard with a Viper familiar. I'm a Drow, so I get poison use as a racial trait.
What I want to do is 'milk' the viper's venom using my alchemy skill, which should give me a minor edge if I'm forced into close combat at low levels. My gm is ok with this, but I wanted to gather opinions before I start implementing the plan.
So, thoughts?
You have a source of poison, you have use poison, take craft alchemy and you can work on it. You dont need need to roll to craft it, just work to extract really.
Drows with spiders and snakes are pretty common actually, i remember reading about how they poisoned their arrows with drider venom in one of the underdark books from 2ed.
Nice idea!
If the DM is worried about game balance with an unlimited poison supply, real life venomous snakes can take up to 15-20 days to completely refill their venom glands.
Now a familiar is not a wild animal and is presumed to be in constant care, so you may readjust to your needs. Maybe one milking a week for a full dose?
BROKEN MIN/MAXER! How dare you try to circumvent the perfectly balanced poison crafting rules?
Seriously though, your GM already okayed it for his game, so why do you feel the need to solicit opinions of others online? I can't imagine that whatever we say will go anywhere good or ultimately prove to be of any use to you.
Is milking a cow mistreating it? What if it's capable of understanding you? What if it knows milking it could very well save your life someday?
I am unfamiliar with a viper's mammary glands or how their milk would taste but if you want to milk them I see no reason not to try.
Only mammals have mammary glands.
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I am unfamiliar with a viper's mammary glands or how their milk would taste but if you want to milk them I see no reason not to try.Only mammals have mammary glands.
Dude, t'was but a joke....Although my snake loves getting milked! Boo-yah!!!
edit: sorry, took a "what is your actual age" test today and got 18...and I am 43...maturity is not my thing I guess.
I allowed a Druid to do this back in 3.5, ruled that there was a small cost and bit of effort involved to prep it for coating weapons (so it would stick to the blade, preservatives etc).
I am unfamiliar with a viper's mammary glands or how their milk would taste but if you want to milk them I see no reason not to try.Only mammals have mammary glands.
Uhhmmm... Grafts?
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What I want to do is 'milk' the viper's venom using my alchemy skill, which should give me a minor edge if I'm forced into close combat at low levels. My gm is ok with this, but I wanted to gather opinions before I start implementing the plan. . . .
It should be fine. If you want to be a little cheesy, cast bear's endurance on the familiar before you milk it. It should increase the DC by 2. The save starts out pretty weak (DC 9) and needs all the help possible.
