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=== [[Ability Damage]] === | === [[Ability Damage]] === | ||
: ''' | :* '''AKA:''' Strength damage, Dexterity damage, Constitution damage, Intelligence damage, Wisdom damage, Charisma damage | ||
A [[status condition]] that targets one of your ability scores, inflicting a scaling penalty (depending on which ability score it targets). The maximum ability damage you can suffer to any one ability score is equal to your ability score - 1. Ability damage does not actually reduce your ability scores at all; there is no need to recalculate your character's numbers. | : A moderate [[status condition]] that targets one of your ability scores, inflicting a scaling penalty (depending on which ability score it targets). The maximum ability damage you can suffer to any one ability score is equal to your ability score - 1 (e.g. if you have a 12 Wisdom, you can never take more than 11 points of Wisdom damage). Ability damage does not actually reduce your ability scores at all; there is no need to recalculate your character's numbers. Unless otherwise healed, ability damage will heal at a rate of 1 point (per ability score affected) per full night's rest (or 2 points per full day of complete rest). | ||
=== [[Ability Drain]] === | === [[Ability Drain]] === | ||
:* '''AKA:''' Strength drain, Dexterity drain, Constitution drain, Intelligence drain, Wisdom drain, Charisma drain | |||
: A strong [[status condition]] that targets one of your ability scores, inflicting a scaling penalty (depending on which ability score it targets). The maximum ability drain you can suffer to any one ability score is equal to your ability score - 1 (e.g. if you have a 12 Wisdom, you can never take more than 11 points of Wisdom drain). Ability drain does not actually reduce your ability scores at all; there is no need to recalculate your character's numbers. Unlike ability damage, ability drain will never heal on its own; it must be cured with magical healing. | |||
=== [[Ability Scores|Ability Score]] === | === [[Ability Scores|Ability Score]] === | ||