Basic Expert: Save vs what Poison?

Dungeons & Drsgons will ask you to Save vs Poison, but it wont tell you what is poisonous. Apart from Wolvesbane which is nasty lethal that you wont even get a saving throw. You just drop dead 2d4 painful hours later after trampling through the undergrowth on your Guild Quest to pick the herb. It was perhaps reckless to even include that in game. But its not the only poison hiding in plain sight. The Gem stones in the treasures section can only be described as unpleasant. They don't even qualify for a saving throw. Ingestion is to be considered lethal for Highly toxic, and permanantly damaging for those of Low Toxicity. Only Magic could eliminate the poison from your system. And perhaps that is how it should be.


D&D Rules Cyclopedia Gem Value Table
1dl00      Value (gp)     Examples           Toxicity          Hazard
01-03       10                  Agate                  Low                Silicosis
                                        quartz                 High               Silicosis
                                        turquoise            Low                Copper
04-10       50                  Crystal               Varies             Lead is toxic
                                        jasper                 Low                Silicosis
                                        onyx                    Low                 Silicosis
11-25       100                Amber                High                  Organic Material
                                        amethyst           High                  Silicosis
                                        coral                   High                  Organic Material
                                        garnet                None Known    NA
                                        jade                    None Known    NA
26-46       500                Aquamarine     None Known    NA
                                        pearl                  High                  Organic Material
                                        topaz                 None Known    NA
47-71       1,000             Carbuncle        None Known    NA     
                                        opal                   Low                   Silicosis
72-90       5,000             Emerald           None Known      NA
                                        ruby                  None Known      NA
                                        sapphire          None Known      NA
91-97       10,000           Diamond         None Known       NA
                                        jacinth             Low                       Zirconium; soluble in acids
98-00       Special          Starstone*

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