Roguish Archetype: Poisoner
Toxic Brewer
Your knowledge of the alchemical arts may have once lead you to a life of potion making and medicine, but now you have followed down the path of death, the path of poison. You now seek to worsen the fates of those who would face you, rewarding them with an agonizing death by your hands, whether that be by your blade, or by your concoctions.
Poisoner Features
| Rogue Level | Feature |
|---|---|
| 3rd | Bonus Proficiency, Brew Poison |
| 9th | Poison of Life |
| 13th | Poisoned Body, Additional Poison Recipe |
| 17th | Poison Mastery, Additional Poison Recipe |
Bonus Proficiency
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with the poisoner's kit.
Brew Poison
At 3rd level, you learn to create deadly substances to cause harm to your foes. When you gain this feature you learn two poison recipes of your choice (See "Poisoner's Cookbook" Below).
The creation of poison requires technique, due to this you may spend a portion of your resting time dedicated to this task. You may brew any combination of poison you know after completing a long rest. You may only have enough vials of poison on brewed at one time equal to your rogue level rounded down.
When using poison in combat, one may use their bonus action to consume a vial of poison to coat their weapon with it, giving their next attack a chance to inflict the poisons effect.
However, you must know your natural adversaries, those of the undead and construct. Any creature of this type aren't affected by your poison unless otherwise stated.
Additionally, you learn new poison recipes of your choice whenever you gain certain levels in this class: 13th, 17th.
Poison of Life
At 9th level you learn the Poison of Life, Through experimentation with the essence of vitality you have learned to create The Poison of Life. While some may feel safety when interacting with alchemical agents of life, you know that too much of a good thing can be the downfall of anyone.
Experimentation has led you far from you normal techniques of brewing, as such this poison is separate from those related to the "Brew Poison" ability. You can brew one vial of this poison per short rest. However, the potency of this brew is unstable, meaning this poison will lose its effects twelve hours after its creation.
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Any target afflicted with this poison must make a Constitution saving throw against your poison save DC. Upon failure the life essence housed within the poison will run rampant causing tumors to grow on the targets body to the point of bursting, causing 8d6 poison damage upon explosion. However, on the chance the affected target succeeds their saving saving throw, their body will absorb the benefits of the poison, gaining 4d4+2 hit points.
Additionally, due to the life energy it has been infused with, this poison is especially effective against those of undead bodies. As such undead have disadvantage against the Constitution saving throw relating this poison, in addition to their immunity to poison damage being bypassed.
Poisoned Body
At 13th level you have found a way to infuse the poison you work with into your own body and bloodstream causing those who dare spill your blood harm. Whenever you take damage from a melee attack the attacker is dealt acid damage equal to your constitution modifier (minimum 1).
Poison Mastery
At 17th level your knowledge of poison making and your bodily experimentations have bared fruit, you have achieved the body of the Master Poisoner. As a result you gain
- Immunity to the poisoned status effect.
- Advantage on saving throws regarding poison.
- Resistance to poison damage.
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Poisoner's Cookbook
Poisons come in many shapes and sizes, allowing for a myriad of effects to be able to be created by a single maker. You have devoted yourself to this task of brewing poisons, and as such, you must know your brews.
For poisons whose effects last more than one turn, stacking these poisons increases its duration, not the poisons effect. Your poison save DC is equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier.
Hemorrhagic Poison. You concoct a poison that thins the blood of creatures, causing them to bleed more freely. Any creature attacked with this poison must succeed or Constitution saving throw or take an extra d4 poison damage for next minute.
Necrotic Poison. You concoct a poison that can steal the very life energy from those afflicted by it. Any creature attacked with this poison must make a Constitution saving throw. The creature takes 2d6 necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much on a successful one.
Paralyzing Poison. You concoct a poison that can temporarily freeze joints of those affected. Any creature attacked with this poison must succeed a Constitution saving throw or be faced with disadvantage on their next Dexterity saving throw.
Rusting Poison. You concoct a poison that eats away at sentient metal. Any construct attacked with this poison make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save the construct takes 3d8 acid damage or half as much on a successful save.
Blinding Poison. You concoct a poison that can steal the sight from those affected. Any creature attacked with this poison must succeed a Constitution saving throw or have their sight reduced to a five foot radius. On the beginning of each of the creatures subsequent turns, they may remake this save, ending the effect on a success.
Intoxicating Poison. You concoct a poison that can mimic the effects of inebriation. Any creature attacked with this poison must succeed a Constitution saving throw or have all terrain be considered difficult terrain. On the beginning of each of the creatures subsequent turns, they may remake this save, ending the effect on a success.
Aggression Poison. You concoct a poison that can cloud the minds of rational thought. Any creature affected by this poison succeed make a Constitution saving throw or be forced to attack the nearest creature in a blind rage. If this role of nearest creature is tied, the DM may roll to determine who it attacks.