Poison (spell)

Poison is a 4th level priest spell that can inflict poison damage to a single creature initially and further damage over time.
== Description ==
== Gameplay ==
The caster directs this spell at a single creature - using the targeting cursor and "clicking" to select the target.
After casting the spell, which has a fairly short range, a greenish "screaming skull" projectile speeds unerringly to the target, potentially exposing it to the spell's effects.
The target creature is allowed a Saving throw versus Death/poison to resist the spell, and if successful, the spell is finished and the target unaffected.
If the target fails the save, it is exposed to the spell, and a green poison damage hit splash and brief color fade renders on the victim's sprite, as well as a text that reads, "Poison".
A party member will show an icon (No. 6) titled "Poisoned" on their portrait for the duration of the spell.
At this time the victim suffers an immediate application of Poison damage based on the caster's priest level ranging between 2d8 to 6d8 damage (see description).
Further, the victim is also affected by the Poison status effect, which will apply additional poison damage each round of the spell's duration - the quantity of damage dealt is also based on the caster's priest level.
Assuming the victim is unable to dispel/cure the poison effect it will apply 11 instances of additional damage.
This spell can potentially be blocked with Magic resistance, and Spell Immunity: Necromancy will nullify it outright.
A Spell protections type defense, such as Minor Spell Deflection or Globe of Invulnerability will also block this spell, and Minor Spell Turning will bounce it back at the caster.
The Cloak of Mirroring also negates this spell.
This spell won't affect the Undead, Golems, or any creature that is 100% resistant to poison damage.
== Notes ==
* This spell will always break Sanctuary, even if cast on self.
* Multiple applications of this spell are permitted at the same time on the same target.
* Despite the fact the stated duration of this spell's lingering poison damage is 1 turn (10 rounds), it actually lasts for 62 seconds (10 rounds + 2 seconds), which causes the per-round poison damage to hit once more, beyond the expected duration, for a total of 11 times. This, of course, is under normal circumstances, without taking into account Slow or Haste effects.
* Although the average damage this spell will normally inflict, at level 17+, on a target is 8d8 (average of 36 damage) + 66 (over the course of 10 rounds + 2 seconds), totaling 102 damage, if haste is applied to the enemy the damage over time grows substantially. For example, when put on a spell trigger along with Improved Haste against a party member with hitpoints raised to 900 (cheated in for testing purposes) this did 33 initial damage (on the 8d8 roll) plus 240 damage spread over the 10 rounds, totaling 273 damage (tested in BG2EE).
== Bugs ==
* This spell's range is listed as 15 ft. in the spell description; it is actually 10 ft.
==Trivia==
The Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 2nd Edition ruleset doesn't list the Poison spell separately as a stand-alone spell choice - it is applied as the reversible form of the Neutralize poison priest spell.
==Mod content==
Spell Revisions mod has changed this Divine spell, revising its effects, saving throw, and description. See below:
Poison
Level: 4
School: Necromancy
Sphere: Healing
Range: Short
Duration: 1 turn
Casting Time: 4
Area of Effect: 1 creature
Saving Throw: Poison partial
Through this spell, the caster can poison a single victim. The damage dealt by the poison depends upon the level of the priest casting the spell.
7th level: 4d4 + 1 every 4 seconds
9th level: 5d5 + 1 every 3 seconds
12th level: 6d6 + 1 every 2 seconds
15th+ level: 8d8 + 1 every 1 second
The victim cannot avoid the initial damage unless it is completely immune to the effects of poison, but a successful save vs. poison at -2 will negate the ongoing damage.
== External links ==
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Category:Cleric 4th level spells
Category:Druid 4th level spells
Category:Poison damage
Category:Inflicts poison status