http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ask/20070210aQ: What is the best way to poison someone? Be specific.
--Christine
A: We took this question to some of our best and brightest minds in R&D.
Unfortunately, they were too busy discussing which 80s TV show they'd remake if they were King of Hollywood. So here are the answers we ended up with:
The obvious method:
By using a poisonous substance.
--Stacy Longstreet, RPG Art Director
The rules-lawyer method:
Charm person the target, hand him a bag of daggers and a jar of poison. Ask him to apply the poison to each dagger. Eventually, he will roll that 5% chance and accidentally poison himself.
--Logan Bonner, RPG Editor
The high-school-angsty method:
Tell someone that you love them, but you’re not in love with them.
--David Noonan, RPG Designer
And finally, the cynical method:
The best way to poison someone is also the best way to do most other things: profit from it. To do that, you need a poison that’s weak, fun, and addictive. That way you can hook the victim with the addictive fun, and they won’t die off too fast. Tobacco and alcohol both fit this bill.
--Jonathan Tweet, Senior Game Designer