How to Play a Good-Aligned Character

[2D8HP]

Advice on how to run a good character.

My suggestion no poison.

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Okay... And what makes poison worse than a sword, or a bow, or a ball of magical fire?

I do agree, poison CAN be worse than those, depending on the situation, and should require serious thought before a good person uses it, but that applies equally to any weapon.

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My guess is that this is in reference to the 1978 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook, which on page 19 gave explicit instructions that "Clerics who are not if evil alignment" were prohibited from using poison.