Harvesting Giant Centipede Poison
  1. Notes

Harvesting Giant Centipede Poison

Creating a Character

☠️ Giant Centipede Poison (Thief-Use)

Source Creature: Giant Centipede (1’ long, ½ HD)
Harvest Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Application: Injury or ingestion poison

📜 Poison Stat Block

Name: Venom of the Black Crawl
Type: Injury
Effect on Failed Save (vs Poison):
Victim becomes violently ill for 10 days. During this time:

  • Cannot run, fight, cast spells, or perform other strenuous activity

  • Movement reduced to half speed only

  • May eat, drink, and speak normally, but fatigued and shaking

Effect on Successful Save:
No effect.

Cost: ~50–75 gp per dose (market value; harvesting is “free” but risky)
Shelf Life: 1 week 

🧪 Harvesting Rules

TaskRule Suggestion
Extract venomDex check or Save vs Poison (failure = no dose, 1-in-6 chance of self-injury)
Preserve for travelAlchemy kit or cool, dark storage
Apply to weapon (blade)No roll needed unless under duress
Apply to trap or foodSleight of hand or similar thief skill check

🛠 Use in Play

💀 Weapon Poison

  • Apply to dagger, arrow, or blade

  • Poison remains effective for 1 hit or 1 turn, whichever comes first

  • Save vs Poison or suffer 10-day debilitation