Ability Drain

Name Ability Drain

Type Ability

Term spelling variations Cha Drain, Charisma Drain, Con Drain, Constitution Drain, Dex Drain, Dexterity Drain, Int Drain, Intelligence Drain, Str Drain, Strength Drain, Wis Drain, Wisdom Drain

Version SRD

Sources System Reference Document on page 0

This effect permanently reduces a living opponent's ability score when the creature hits with a melee attack. The creature's descriptive text gives the ability and the amount drained. If an attack that causes ability drain scores a critical hit, it drains twice the indicated amount (if the damage is expressed as a die range, roll two dice). Unless otherwise specified in the creature's description, a draining creature gains 5 temporary hit points (10 on a critical hit) whenever it drains an ability score no matter how many points it drains. Temporary hit points gained in this fashion last for a maximum of 1 hour.

Some ability drain attacks allow a Fortitude save (DC 10 + ½ draining creature's racial HD + draining creature's Cha modifier; the exact DC is given in the creature's descriptive text). If no saving throw is mentioned, none is allowed.

Points lost to ability drain, is permanent, though restoration can restore even those lost ability score points.

Name	Ability Drain
Type	Ability
Term spelling variations	Cha Drain, Charisma Drain, Con Drain, Constitution Drain, Dex Drain, Dexterity Drain, Int Drain, Intelligence Drain, Str Drain, Strength Drain, Wis Drain, Wisdom Drain
Version	SRD
Sources	System Reference Document on page 0

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