Level drain

[Raistlin Majere]

Originally posted by Bill26: There is a wraith spider down there.

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Theres also a vampyre(yes, with a y), a few shadow fiends and wraiths.

Also, druids cannot cast restoration spells of any kind

Doesnt the amount of levels drained for a vampire depend on the power of the vampire or something. IIRC, ive been drained up to 4 levels from one hit off a vampire. i could, of course, be wrong though.

[SixOfSpades]

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]

[Seraph]

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.

I can figure out the first one easily enough, but what was the second one.

[SixOfSpades]

Sea Zombie Lord. (Sahuagin City.) I'm not sure why I was so vague earlier, this isn't exactly a really big spoiler.

[Alson]

Originally posted by SixOfSpades: 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 Wraith Spider holds a secret.

As far as i know, there's only one Wraith Spider in the game, so you've probably killed it too fast to notice. They have devastating melee attacks, though.

It only counts as +1, and deals puny 1D6 piercing damage (nothing fearsome yet), but... drains 5 STR per hit for 300 seconds! Just like level drain, if any of the stats becomes < 1, you die. This means that unless you're a small god, the Wraith Spdier will kill you after 4 successful hits.

Anyone who faced Sola's Revenge Spiders will know what i'm talking about, as they use the same melee attack.

[Jim]

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.

Tiny nit pick....Shadow Fiends do not level drain you, they have a rather annoying hold attack instead. Shadows also don't, instead, then have a STR drain of -1 (or is it -2) with each hit. Only the Wraiths, Greater Wraiths and Devil Shade members of this family LD.

[Jim]

Originally posted by Alson: The Wraith Spider holds a secret. As far as i know, there's only one Wraith Spider in the game, so you've probably killed it too fast to notice. They have devastating melee attacks, though. It only counts as +1, and deals puny 1D6 piercing damage (nothing fearsome yet), but... drains 5 STR per hit for 300 seconds! Just like level drain, if any of the stats becomes < 1, you die. This means that unless you're a small god, the Wraith Spdier will kill you after 4 successful hits. Anyone who faced Sola's Revenge Spiders will know what i'm talking about, as they use the same melee attack.

Wow! that impressive. Too bad a wraith spider has a crap THAC0, low APR and weedy HP. Otherwise they would be absolutely fearsome monsters!

[karlosovic]

are you certain there's only 1 wraith spider in SoA ???
I'm *sure* I've fought heaps of them, and they aren't a big deal. hell, most of my spider spawn spells summon wraith spiders (and no I'm not getting confused with phase spiders)

[Alson]

Originally posted by karlosovic: are you certain there's only 1 wraith spider in SoA ??? I'm *sure* I've fought heaps of them, and they aren't a big deal. hell, most of my spider spawn spells summon wraith spiders (and no I'm not getting confused with phase spiders)

... no, but you're probably confusing it with Sword Spiders.

[Timber Loftis]

Originally posted by Alson: quote: Originally posted by karlosovic: are you certain there's only 1 wraith spider in SoA ??? I'm *sure* I've fought heaps of them, and they aren't a big deal. hell, most of my spider spawn spells summon wraith spiders (and no I'm not getting confused with phase spiders)

... no, but you're probably confusing it with Sword Spiders. [/QUOTE]Or PHASE spiders.