Poisoner

Summary

Poisoner is a class move in Dungeon World that allows a character to apply poison to their weapons. In Session 3 of the campaign, the move becomes relevant when Sucks, played by Abdul, attempts to poison an arrow before shooting the Sniff Lord with his ragged bow. The discussion reveals that Poisoner is not a starting move for Sucks's class at his current level, though it does exist as an available class ability. At character creation, Sucks selected serpent's tears as his poison type, and the move grants him three uses of poison.

Details

The Poisoner move is a class ability in Dungeon World, though the exact mechanics are clarified during Session 3 through discussion between Abdul and Shawn. When Abdul asks about applying poison to an arrow, Shawn initially confirms that Poisoner is not among the starting moves for Sucks's class. However, further discussion establishes that Sucks did select a poison type during character creation.

The move provides three uses of poison. During Session 3, there is some confusion about whether Sucks starts with this ability and which poison type was chosen. Shawn asks Abdul which starting move he actually took and whether he selected blood weed. The discussion ultimately confirms that Sucks chose serpent's tears as his poison type, with Shawn noting "you do start with one, but which one did you take?"

History

Session 3

The Poisoner move becomes central to a moment in combat when Sucks prepares to shoot the Sniff Lord with his ragged bow. Abdul asks, "Can I put a poison on the end of the thing?" This triggers a discussion about whether Sucks possesses the Poisoner ability.

Initially, there is confusion about the move's availability. Abdul states "I don't just start with poison. That's stupid. I. Poison." Shawn responds, "No, sorry. You do. Poisoner is not a move that you start with." The GM then asks which starting move Abdul actually selected at character creation and whether he took blood weed.

The conversation clarifies that Sucks did choose a poison type during character creation, with the selection confirmed as serpent's tears rather than blood weed. This establishes that while Poisoner may not be an automatic starting move, Sucks has access to poison through his character build choices.