> [!infobox|left wikipedia] > # Poisoner's Kit > ![[set of poisons - dinesh sirvi.webp|cover hsmall]] > ##### Stats > | | | > | ---- | ---- | > | **Category** | Other Tools | > | **Weight** | 2 lbs. | > | **Cost** | 50 GP | > | **Tags** | Adventuring Gear | > ##### Tool Use > | | | > | ---- | ---- | > | **Ability** | INT | > | **Craft** | [[5-Items/Mundane/Basic Poison.md\|Basic Poison]] | # Description A Poisoner's Kit is a favoured resource for thieves, assassins, and others who engage in skulduggery. It allows you to apply poisons and create them from various materials. Your knowledge of poisons also helps you treat them. **_Components._** A Poisoner's Kit includes glass vials, a mortar and pestle, chemicals, and a glass stirring rod. **_History._** Your training with poisons can help you when you try to recall facts about infamous poisonings. **_Investigation, Perception._** Your knowledge of poisons has taught you to handle those substances carefully, giving you an edge when you inspect poisoned objects or try to extract clues from events that involve poison. **_Medicine._** When you treat the victim of a poison, your knowledge grants you added insight into how to provide the best care to your patient. **_Nature, Survival._** Working with poisons enables you to acquire lore about which plants and animals are poisonous. **_Handle Poison._** Your proficiency allows you to handle and apply a poison without risk of exposing yourself to its effects. # Sample Tasks and Craftable Gear | Activity | DC | | --------------------------------- | --- | | Spot a poisoned object | 10 | | Determine the effects of a poison | 20 | %% DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: start ```dataview TABLE WITHOUT ID file.link AS "Items", itemCategory AS "Category", join(list(weight, " lbs."), "") AS "Weight", join(list(cost, " gp"), "") AS "Cost" FROM "5-Items" WHERE any(contains(this.craftableItem, file.link)) WHERE publish = true ``` %% | Items | Category | Weight | Cost | | ------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- | ------ | ------ | | [[5-Items/Mundane/Basic Poison.md\|Basic Poison]] | Adventuring Gear | 0 lbs. | 100 gp | %% DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: end %% # Credit Information taken from the _Player's Handbook (2024)_ and _Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017)_. Image credit: Set of Poisons – Dinesh Sirvi \[[Artstation link](https://www.artstation.com/artwork/wJyZgg)]