I love the song of the villain and his assistant, crafting a highly poisonous recipe for cake.
But, suppose someone crafts it in pathfinder...
Separate DCs against the individual components? (easily passable saves, mostly)
or
A combined DC, if so how high? (makes it actually a risk if eaten)
x2 petroleum. Fort 12? Once every round for 6 rounds. 1 con damage and nauseated.
Described as bad for respiratory, and causing headaches and nausea. 1 save is cured.
Hemlock. Fort 18.
Frequency 1 minute for 6 minutes. 2 consecutive saves. 1d6 dex damage
Parrafin (rat poison component). Fort 12? 1d2 con. Frequency 1 round for 6 rounds. 1 save is cured?
Opium. DC 20. 1d4 int and 1d4 wis damage, fatigue. Lasts 1 hour.
Arsenic. Fort 13. 1 minute for 4 minutes.
1d2 con dmg. 1 save cured.
Black adder venom. Fort 11. 1 round for 6 rounds. 1 save is cured.
1d2 con dmg
Another rat poison.
Moldy fruit. Fort 11? 1 round for 4 rounds. Sickened condition. 1 save is cured.
Vitriol. (acidic?) Fort 20? 1 round for 6 rounds. 1d6 acidic damage.
RAW you would make an individual save for each poison with no DC increase unless they ingested each poison multiple times (i.e. had more than 1 piece of cake).
What this does not take into consideration is that the process of making a cake might neutralize some of the poisons.
Also, with that many doses of that many poisons, it would probably be pretty easy to tell that the cake is a bit off.
Considering how weak poisons are on Pathfinder, I'd most certainly go another route.
Something like this is not just dumping the ingredients in a bottle, it is creating something new from them. Looking at a lot of the ingredients I see that many of them require some crafting before they can actually be used as a poison. Creating something like this would probably be done with the base components rather than the finished product.
I would treat this as a new poison instead of using 8 different saves.
Creating something like this would probably be done with the base components rather than the finished product.
I would treat this as a new poison instead of using 8 different saves.
Considering the ingredients, or components thereof if you will, would this be an appropriate effect?
Starts 1 minute after consumption.
Initial effect : (6 rounds): 1d3 con dmg, nauseated & sickened, 1d6 acid dmg (acid dmg happens)
Follow up effect: (1 per minute, 4 minutes): 1d6 dex dmg, 1d2 con dmg)
For 1 hour: 1d4 int dmg & 1d4 wis dmg, fatigue.
2 consecutive saves vs DC 18?
I am not an expert on poisons so have no idea, but from what I can see it looks reasonable.
@ Azothath,
Were this earth, then probably i'd best.
Yet, in PF near everything is possible, compared to our earth. This in particular is a home brew game. A highly skilled alchemist-mage may find a way, it would not seem too much a stretch.
Another in my family may have read that book. She practically devours them. ^^