Poisons in D&D | Toxic Portrayals | Wandering DMs S8 E29

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Poisons in D&D | Toxic Portrayals | Wandering DMs S8 E29

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Paul and Dan chat about the history of poison mechanics in D&D. Is the classic save-or-die a realistic model, or does it make for lousy gaming? Should we distinguish between ingestible poisons versus animal venoms? Should your PCs have access to poisons, or should they be gatekept by alignment or class categories? We’ll figure out the best way to handle them!