Ability Drain and Warforged [Archive] - Wizards Community

Ability Drain and Warforged [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Frogmantis
09-02-07, 03:20 AM Never played in the Eberron campaign setting, but i'm going to be using them; i'm running a desert campaign. anyway, their vulnerability to ability drain and damage, and nonlethal damage, coupled with their innability to heal themselves naturally somewhat confuses me. how do they heal ability damage? and how is it that they can take non-lethal damage? i'd like both mechanical and figurative help, please.
Ozymandias V.
09-02-07, 03:13 PM They can take nonlethal damage because they have lots of organic material in their construction. <_<

As for the healing thing, I have no clue. The race entry in the ECS doesn't specify. That IS a rather serious oversight, isn't it?
Edymnion
09-02-07, 06:26 PM The inability to heal naturally only applies to lethal damage.
Nonlethal and ability damage heal normally.
Frogmantis
09-02-07, 11:38 PM Hey, thanks guys, or gals! Its going to be fun running these guys, i just needed some clarification.
Edymnion
09-03-07, 12:07 AM Just remember that most of their immunities tend to get overlooked because they're pretty uncomon things in most games. So add some stuff to help make the WF feel differant in play. If you're doing an underground dungeon, have part of it be flooded. Warforged don't breath, so they can wander around underwater all they want without worrying about it (except for cold and depth, but that shouldn't be an issue with normal dungeon flooding).
LoneStranger
09-03-07, 01:35 AM And even with the cold and depth I found something you can apply to armor so a Warforged can walk along the ocean floor. But yeah I do have to agree about throwing a puzzle in once or twice that can be solved by a warforged easily, and by others with some more difficulty.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Frogmantis 09-02-07, 03:20 AM	Never played in the Eberron campaign setting, but i'm going to be using them; i'm running a desert campaign. anyway, their vulnerability to ability drain and damage, and nonlethal damage, coupled with their innability to heal themselves naturally somewhat confuses me. how do they heal ability damage? and how is it that they can take non-lethal damage? i'd like both mechanical and figurative help, please.
Ozymandias V. 09-02-07, 03:13 PM	They can take nonlethal damage because they have lots of organic material in their construction. <_< As for the healing thing, I have no clue. The race entry in the ECS doesn't specify. That IS a rather serious oversight, isn't it?
Edymnion 09-02-07, 06:26 PM	The inability to heal naturally only applies to lethal damage. Nonlethal and ability damage heal normally.
Frogmantis 09-02-07, 11:38 PM	Hey, thanks guys, or gals! Its going to be fun running these guys, i just needed some clarification.
Edymnion 09-03-07, 12:07 AM	Just remember that most of their immunities tend to get overlooked because they're pretty uncomon things in most games. So add some stuff to help make the WF feel differant in play. If you're doing an underground dungeon, have part of it be flooded. Warforged don't breath, so they can wander around underwater all they want without worrying about it (except for cold and depth, but that shouldn't be an issue with normal dungeon flooding).
LoneStranger 09-03-07, 01:35 AM	And even with the cold and depth I found something you can apply to armor so a Warforged can walk along the ocean floor. But yeah I do have to agree about throwing a puzzle in once or twice that can be solved by a warforged easily, and by others with some more difficulty.