Mithridatism is the process of ingesting non-lethal amounts of poison, over an extended period of time, to build up an immunity. It's named after Mithradates the Great, who did it to protect himself from assassination.
Card Text
(4) Mitray-i
Persian • Special • Ability
Ijad Moghavemat: After you take damage, roll two dice. If this total is less than your experience, the next attack against you deals -1 damage to a minimum of 0.
Afraid of being poisoned, Mithradates took non-lethal doses of poison over many years to develop a resistence to their effects.
Illus.: Matthew Armstrong • Set 4 • 70/100
Warrior Pack
Mitray-i comes with the Mithradates VI the Great warrior pack.
History in Brief
Trivia
- In The Princess Bride, the 'Dread Pirate Roberts' invikes Mithridatism ("I spent the last few years building up an immunity to iocane powder").
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