Spoiler???........
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I just tried this ability for the first time. I've had my
character gain it a few times, but they were always good
characters and I didn't want to mess up the roleplaying side
of it. Now I'm going solo with a Kensai (dualed at 13th, that
way my attacks went from 3/1 to 7/2), thief (lvl 11). I forgot
to clear out the pocket of kobolds in the sewers. I'm
thinking excellent time to test out the vampire abilities.
As soon as I used the ability, I lost 15,000 gold
on the plus side, I'm immune to normal weapons, regenerating,
have resistance to cold, slashing, crushing, piercing, missile,
and magic damage. 24 str, 22 dex, 18 con, 7 int, 20 wis,22 cha,
I hide in the shadows, proceeded to splat the leader (rashska sp?)
unequip my weapon (to see if the level drain works..it does),
kill a couple of critters..fail a throw against entangle..
splat a couple more..fail a throw against hold person
wait a couple minutes while the weapon ineffective message
scrolls, then promptly fail a throw against charm person
game over.
Is this the most pathetic ability, or was this a fluke battle?
I don't think a group of kobolds should EVER be able to beat a vampire
in combat. I could have walked in and demolished them with my character,
but I didn't though did I. Any thoughts?