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SixOfSpades · 01-15-2003, 06:30 PM

Whoa, whoa, back up about the Wraith Spiders. Wraith Spiders cannot Level Drain you, they are simply one of the rare types of Spiders that are immune to Normal Weapons.

The creature that Level Drained you, Stoneman, was probably the Wraith. Among the various critters of the Shadow family, the Wraiths, Shadow Fiends, and Devil Shades can all drain levels on melee hits. The Vampyre was there too, but it was a good way down the hall, and was probably taken out by Korgan.

To my knowledge, there are TWO creatures in SoA that have ranged Level Drain attacks: One has a Breath Weapon attack that (I believe) can hit more than 1 target at once, but the Level Drain will wear off of its own accord. (Note that this is the *only* time that you will not require Restoration to remove it.) The other creature is in chapter 4.

You're quite correct, Raistlin, the number of levels drained on a Vampire's melee hit does indeed vary with the Vampire's level--there are 2 Vamps that drain 4 levels per hit. A fight with one of them is unavoidable, a fight with the other is not.

I should end this cheery little post with the warning that if you get down to Level 0, you die. [img]smile.gif[/img]

01-15-2003, 06:30 PM	#12
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	Whoa, whoa, back up about the Wraith Spiders. Wraith Spiders cannot Level Drain you, they are simply one of the rare types of Spiders that are immune to Normal Weapons. The creature that Level Drained you, Stoneman, was probably the Wraith. Among the various critters of the Shadow family, the Wraiths, Shadow Fiends, and Devil Shades can all drain levels on melee hits. The Vampyre was there too, but it was a good way down the hall, and was probably taken out by Korgan. To my knowledge, there are TWO creatures in SoA that have ranged Level Drain attacks: One has a Breath Weapon attack that (I believe) can hit more than 1 target at once, but the Level Drain will wear off of its own accord. (Note that this is the only time that you will not require Restoration to remove it.) The other creature is in chapter 4. You're quite correct, Raistlin, the number of levels drained on a Vampire's melee hit does indeed vary with the Vampire's level--there are 2 Vamps that drain 4 levels per hit. A fight with one of them is unavoidable, a fight with the other is not. I should end this cheery little post with the warning that if you get down to Level 0, you die. [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.