Poison Lip Paint

Description

Poison lip paint is a favorite among courtiers who practice the arts of deception and intrigue. It allows the wearer to deliver a dose of contact or ingested poison by means of a kiss.

This kiss can be to the hand, cheek, Table 6–2: Adventuring Gear Item Price Weight Code rod 1 sp 1 lb.

Concealable thieves’ tools 190 gp 1/2 lb.

Concealment coin 12 gp 1/10 lb.

Esquire attaché case 100 gp 8 lbs.

Hollow book 15 gp 3 lbs.

Perfume kit 40 gp 10 lbs.

Poison lip paint 5 gp — Puzzle heel (3 steps) 20 gp — Puzzle heel (4 steps) 40 gp — Puzzle heel (5 steps) 80 gp — Quick-change outfit Varies 5 lbs.

Scroll belt 3 sp — Sentry seeds 7 gp 1/2 lb.

Subversive vest 45 gp 1 lb.

Subversive vestment 90 gp 2 lbs.

Vigilante’s kit 8 gp 22 lbs.

or other exposed skin to deliver a contact poison, but must be on the mouth for an ingested poison. A kiss delivers the full dose of the poison, and that application of poison lip paint then becomes nonpoisonous. To use poison lip paint without being exposed to the poison, the wearer must first apply a protective layer of base material. When using an ingested poison, the wearer can instead consume an antidote prior to application. (When the user applies a contact poison, preemptively consuming an antidote results in the wearer’s skin harmlessly absorbing the poison, as does immunity to poison.) A kit contains enough base material and lip paint for 10 doses. The poisons must be purchased separately and mixed into the lip paint.