CREATING POISONS
Core Poison Design
☐ NAMES
What do people call this poison?
☐ CONDITIONS
At each stage of the progression, what effects or conditions manifest?
☐ HOOKS / SECRETS
What adventure hooks or secrets does this poison also carry?
Additional Optional Poison Design
☐ ENVIRONMENT
Where can you be exposed to this poison?
☐ LOCATION
Where can you be exposed to this poison?
☐ CARRIER
Is this poison carried by some plant or animal?
☐ EXPOSURE
What actions cause a chance of poisoning?
☐ TARGETS
What plants or animals does this poison target?
☐ IMMUNITY
Who or what is immune to this poison, and why?
☐ POISONING
How easy is it to be affected by this poison?
☐ ONSET
How quickly does this poison take effect?
☐ PROGRESSION
What stages does this poison progress through?
☐ SYMPTOMS
At each stage of the poison progress, what symptoms manifest?
☐ TOXICITY
How easy or hard is this poison to neutralize?
☐ ANTIDOTE
What treatments allow recovery to begin?
☐ RECOVERY
What is recovery from this poison like?
☐ RESIDUALS
Are there any residual effects?
☐ RESPONSES
What customs, superstitions, phobias, or laws are triggered by this poison?