Ability Drain Stacks? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Ability Drain Stacks? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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akhlakh the devastator
10-05-04, 06:57 PM If you get hit by something that does ability drain (such as from a Beholder) and you lose 5 points of Strength, and you get hit again by the same beholder for another 4 points of Strength damage, do you take the 9 points or would it stay at the highest which is 5?

I'd assume it wouldn't stack as effects of the same type don't stack. You can't cast barkskin for +5 to AC and then cast it again for another +5 to AC.

Also I guess it would stack if you were hit by two different spells that both drain ability scores.

What is the rules for this?
Cunning Linguist
10-05-04, 07:11 PM It stacks.. it's like damage.
GothicDan
10-05-04, 09:42 PM Hence why undead can be particularly nasty...
warlockco
10-06-04, 10:01 PM Yep, Ability Drain and Ability Damage do stack, otherwise Shadows would a next to worthless undead.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
akhlakh the devastator 10-05-04, 06:57 PM	If you get hit by something that does ability drain (such as from a Beholder) and you lose 5 points of Strength, and you get hit again by the same beholder for another 4 points of Strength damage, do you take the 9 points or would it stay at the highest which is 5? I'd assume it wouldn't stack as effects of the same type don't stack. You can't cast barkskin for +5 to AC and then cast it again for another +5 to AC. Also I guess it would stack if you were hit by two different spells that both drain ability scores. What is the rules for this?
Cunning Linguist 10-05-04, 07:11 PM	It stacks.. it's like damage.
GothicDan 10-05-04, 09:42 PM	Hence why undead can be particularly nasty...
warlockco 10-06-04, 10:01 PM	Yep, Ability Drain and Ability Damage do stack, otherwise Shadows would a next to worthless undead.