Toxins may sicken you, but probably won’t kill you. Although magickal poisons may be the exception to this rule, your body shakes off the worst effects of natural and synthesized poisons.

When attacked by such substances, add two dice to your character’s Stamina roll when resisting their effects; a successful roll reduces the intensity of powerful toxins, and eliminates the deadlier effects of lesser ones altogether. Sure, she might feel a little woozy and could get seriously ill, but even if you fail that roll your character probably won’t die.

Although it works against toxic bacteria, this Merit does not protect against diseases spread from viruses, genetic conditions, and so forth. For details, see Drugs, Poisons, and Disease in Mage 20, pp. 441-444 and 456. And because intoxicants are toxins too, this Merit helps you survive overdoses of booze or drugs – see Alcohol /Drug Tolerance, above.