Not all people in this world are brave enough to confront their enemies with swords and guns. Some people take a sneaky and cowardly way through combat by using poison against their enemies. Poisons can be used to enhance the deadliness of weapons, can be made into a noxious cloud, can be made into a contact powder, of can be added to foods and beverages.
There are two types of each conventional poison, deadly and sedative. The use of deadly poison is generally for the purpose of slaying one's enemies, but can also be used for keeping rats and other pests at bay.
The sedative variety has the same potency as their deadly counterparts, but hit points are lost only temporarily, and they never cause death. The uses of sedative poisons are generally for incapacitating and capturing an enemy, and are also useful as anesthetics in medical procedures.
Food poisoning is on another chart. This type is rarely lethal, but is instead painful, debilitating, and supremely unpleasant.