 Blue Deception … Quod …
Wisp of Pallstone. These are but three of the lethal poisons that
grace the pages of this book. Never again will your characters yawn
at the mention of a poisoned arrow or thesight of a venomous serpent.
For instead of merely being weakened by the kiss of poison, they
may find themselves deafened, unable to cast spells, or thrown into
the very depths of fear!
 he first
in the Complete line of d20 sourcebooks from Blue Devil
Games, this tome contains so much more than a simple recitation
of poisons. A free-form, open-ended system for crafting exotic poisons
means the product of your skill will only be limited by the breadth
of your imagination. The Complete treatment includes:
- Detailed rules for brewing new poisons, magical poisons, and
signature poisons, harvesting raw materials from vanquished
foes, and creating antidotes.
- More than 40 new feats, including metapoison feats, epic feats,
and the dreaded Toxic Substitution.
- Over 30 poison-related spells, including the ultimate in retributive
magic: Vengeance on Tainted Hands.
- An armory-full of new equipment and magic items, like the
sinister Hollow-Blade and the legendary Staff of Serpents.
- Six new prestige classes, including the Ki Corrupted and Toxomancer.
- A menagerie’s worth of baneful creatures, featuring
the venomous gaze of the Syrallax and the grim essence of the
Toxic Deathlord.
- Adventure seeds incorporating all of the new rules for levels
1-20, including fully statted NPCs.
You might find all of that in a regular sourcebook. In a Complete
sourcebook, that’s just the beginning! Blue Devil Games also
gives you: rules on poison decay, the perils of handling poison,
two versions of the poison cleric domain, three creature templates,
a random poison naming table, a detailed description of all nineteen
poison families, a character sheet addendum page, and a Poisoncraft
worksheet for creating new poisons. Oh, and did we mention the Codex
Venenorum, containing more than 60 poisons!
All this brought to life by the incomparable artistic talents of
Kev Crossley, Tyler Walpole, Jennifer Rodgers, and Fil Kearney—some
of the hottest artists in the business.
"Double
2004 Ennies Nominee!"
"Weird GameWyrd Awards Nominee for
RPG or Supplement Most Likely To Amuse Evil GMs!"
Purchase Poisoncraft: The Dark Art in print format at Indie Press Revolution.
Purchase Poisoncraft: The Dark Art in pdf format at RPG Now and Drive-Thru RPG.
Poisoncraft Web Enhancement
- Download
Web Enhancement Alpha (bleak gnome racial levels, venomous changeling
NPC) in pdf format here.
- Download
Web Enhancement Beta (psionic poison) in pdf format here.
To download
a free preview, click
here.
To preview
some artwork from the book, head on over to the gallery
archive.
Reviews of Poisoncraft:
| Flames Rising – 5 out of 5, “One of the best
d20 books that I have seen on the market,” writes Peter
Amthor. |
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| Silven Crossroads - “The best d20 poison book on
the market.” |
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| d20 Magazine Rack – Final Grade A-, “This
book states that it will improve your use of poisons in your
game and I think it does just that” writes Tom Gafkjen. |
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| 3rd Edition.Org - 4.5 out of 5, “What’s not
to love?” |
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| Gaming Report - 4 out of 5 stars, “An invaluable
sourcebook” writes Bill Perman |
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| EN World (Crothian) - 4 out of 5, “The book is
strong in all areas: writing, layout, art, rules, and creativity.” |
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| RPGnet - 4 out of 5 for style and substance. |
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| EN World (Joe G. Kushner) - 4 out of 5, “This is
a fine product.” |
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