Poison weapon

ElfBane · 10-31-2008, 06:40 PM

How does it work? I created an assassin and I decided to try the PW skill. I click it, the icon goes away, and nothing seems to happen. I kinda expected sort of a choice box to appear to allow me to poison a weapon. What am I missing? AND, can you poison arrows?

If it matters, my game is BG1 TuTu, so my assassin is only L3.

Sever · 11-01-2008, 02:30 AM

The poison weapon skill works a bit like the kai abililty for a kensai. Activating it will poison the weapon for the next hit or two. The higher the level of assassin, the greater the poison damage.

Edit: From memory, ranged weapons can also be poisoned.

Tyrion · 11-01-2008, 06:28 AM

can spells also be poisoned?

Armen · 11-01-2008, 06:56 AM

spells as such can't - you can't poision magic missiles for example

but items created by spells that are then thrown*are poisoned - poisoned energy blades are particularly amusing

* or used in melee i assume (spiritual hammer?) but i've never tried that

SixOfSpades · 11-01-2008, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Sever

Activating it will poison the weapon for the next hit or two.

Actually, it's the next round or two, regardless of how many times you hit (or miss) in that time. That's one of the reasons that poisoned Energy Blades are so powerful, as they set your ApR to 10.

Traps can't be poisoned either, as they count as spells. You can poison anything that you hold in your hand and make an attack roll with. You can also stack Poison Weapon on top of items that are already poisoned, like Darts of Wounding, Bolts of Biting, and the Dagger of Venom.

ElfBane · 11-02-2008, 05:50 AM

How can an assassin create energy blades? Can the assassin kit multi-class?

SixOfSpades · 11-02-2008, 02:58 PM

No, but it can Dual. The only kit that can Multiclass is the Illusionist, and that's only if you're a Gnome.

ElfBane · 11-03-2008, 05:26 AM

Got me! I never think of dualing because I never play human, almost always half-elf. I like to have some sort of protection against charming. Once your human PC gets charmed,,game over.

10-31-2008, 06:40 PM	#1
ElfBane Mephistopheles Join Date: March 21, 2004 Location: Cape Canaveral, FL Age: 69 Posts: 1,443	Poison weapon How does it work? I created an assassin and I decided to try the PW skill. I click it, the icon goes away, and nothing seems to happen. I kinda expected sort of a choice box to appear to allow me to poison a weapon. What am I missing? AND, can you poison arrows? If it matters, my game is BG1 TuTu, so my assassin is only L3. __________________ They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759. Iraq and Afghan fatalities: 6,855 and counting. Silence IS consent.

11-01-2008, 02:30 AM	#2
Sever Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: October 31, 2002 Location: Western Australia Age: 43 Posts: 3,293	Re: Poison weapon The poison weapon skill works a bit like the kai abililty for a kensai. Activating it will poison the weapon for the next hit or two. The higher the level of assassin, the greater the poison damage. Edit: From memory, ranged weapons can also be poisoned. __________________ Say say, oh playmate i cannot play with you my dolly's got the flu boo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo

11-01-2008, 06:28 AM	#3
Tyrion Quintesson Join Date: March 21, 2001 Location: straight outta Kålltorp Age: 37 Posts: 1,081	Re: Poison weapon can spells also be poisoned? __________________ ...with the Bible and the Uzi as weapons

11-01-2008, 06:56 AM	#4
Armen Symbol of Cyric Join Date: February 11, 2003 Location: UK Age: 54 Posts: 1,375	Re: Poison weapon spells as such can't - you can't poision magic missiles for example but items created by spells that are then thrownare poisoned - poisoned energy blades are particularly amusing or used in melee i assume (spiritual hammer?) but i've never tried that

11-02-2008, 05:50 AM	#6
ElfBane Mephistopheles Join Date: March 21, 2004 Location: Cape Canaveral, FL Age: 69 Posts: 1,443	Re: Poison weapon How can an assassin create energy blades? Can the assassin kit multi-class? __________________ They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759. Iraq and Afghan fatalities: 6,855 and counting. Silence IS consent.

11-02-2008, 02:58 PM	#7
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 46 Posts: 6,901	Re: Poison weapon No, but it can Dual. The only kit that can Multiclass is the Illusionist, and that's only if you're a Gnome.

11-03-2008, 05:26 AM	#8
ElfBane Mephistopheles Join Date: March 21, 2004 Location: Cape Canaveral, FL Age: 69 Posts: 1,443	Re: Poison weapon Got me! I never think of dualing because I never play human, almost always half-elf. I like to have some sort of protection against charming. Once your human PC gets charmed,,game over. __________________ They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759. Iraq and Afghan fatalities: 6,855 and counting. Silence IS consent.

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