So I've noticed that if I make a potion with both positive and negative effects that is it listed as a potion. Is there some sort of rule governing this?

For example if I were to make a potion that damaged health 2pts for 6 seconds and damaged fatigue 4 pts for 8s and restored fatigue 6 pts for 10 seconds would that be considered a poison or potion by the game?

The reason I am curious about this is, is it possible to add other effects to a potion containing poison apple and chokeberry ( which on their own make a potion (which kills you)) and they resulting concoction would be classed as a poison? Thereby it can be placed on a weapon. I was thinking of using Harrada, and Rot Scale (from Shiv Isle) which combined have the following effect, Damage Health, Silence, Paralyze

Thanks in advance for any help

Any Alchemical result with a positive effect is considered a potion. And so it cannot be applied to a weapon.

That might seem limiting, but it's an improvement over Morrowind, which did not have poisons at all.

generally too, if there is a certain type of poison you are trying to make, you can probably find the right series of ingredients and avoid the positive effect - but that may be dependent on how many effects your skill level will currently reveal. In the pinned topics, above, I believe there is a link to an alchemy calculator, and that may help you find the ingredients you need to make the poisons you want.

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Hmm that's unfortunate. Thanks for the answer.



The potion I had in mine was involving poison apples and chokeberries, as that would be stronger then any conventional poison. Thanks for the input all the same.