3.5 Stirge deals no damage? [Archive] - Wizards Community

3.5 Stirge deals no damage? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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LadyIslay
03-15-04, 07:44 PM I'm posting to find out if anyone else has noticed that the 3.5 Stirge doesn't deal any damage on it's attack. Of course it has it's Attach & Blood Drain special attacks, but in 3.0, it dealt 1d3-4 damage (a bite) on a successful touch attack. Now it deals nothing. This might not seem like a big deal, but if you're advancing the creature or applying templates, well, it is. Was this a mistake or an intentional change?
cwslyclgh
03-15-04, 08:38 PM when I used stirges saturday, I had them deal no damage with the touch attack (they simply attached, since it wasn't listed as a bite attack) and then had them start dealing CON damage the next round. They seemed to work alright that way, but you are correct in that I think that advanced, larger stirges should bable to deal some damage while attaching.
LadyIslay
03-15-04, 08:45 PM Technically, stirges don't advance, but I'm tinkering with them a bit to make time a little more challenging. I'm sure that the way are right now, they aren't underpowered for their CR.
Boondoggle
03-16-04, 06:12 AM If you want to make a more powerful stirge, just add more, hundreds more: Stirge Swarm
guessmith
03-16-04, 09:46 AM ignore post
LadyIslay
03-16-04, 09:53 AM Originally posted by guessmith
The 1d3-4 damage doesn't mean zero damage, it's just treated as non-lethal damage.

Er, you missed the point, hon. In 3.5, stirges don't deal 1d3-4 damage at all (aside from the con drain). ;)
Edymnion
03-16-04, 06:32 PM It is rather odd that this thing can ram it's mouth into your flesh and start sucking the blood from your body without doing a single point of damage? A freaking rat can do more damage than the 3.5 Stirge, and they're just making fleshwound scratches.
Veton
03-16-04, 06:42 PM Originally posted by Edymnion
It is rather odd that this thing can ram it's mouth into your flesh and start sucking the blood from your body without doing a single point of damage? A freaking rat can do more damage than the 3.5 Stirge, and they're just making fleshwound scratches.

Well, I suppose that it's supposed to be like mosquitos. They don't hurt you when they stick that needle in and suck out blood.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
LadyIslay 03-15-04, 07:44 PM	I'm posting to find out if anyone else has noticed that the 3.5 Stirge doesn't deal any damage on it's attack. Of course it has it's Attach & Blood Drain special attacks, but in 3.0, it dealt 1d3-4 damage (a bite) on a successful touch attack. Now it deals nothing. This might not seem like a big deal, but if you're advancing the creature or applying templates, well, it is. Was this a mistake or an intentional change?
cwslyclgh 03-15-04, 08:38 PM	when I used stirges saturday, I had them deal no damage with the touch attack (they simply attached, since it wasn't listed as a bite attack) and then had them start dealing CON damage the next round. They seemed to work alright that way, but you are correct in that I think that advanced, larger stirges should bable to deal some damage while attaching.
LadyIslay 03-15-04, 08:45 PM	Technically, stirges don't advance, but I'm tinkering with them a bit to make time a little more challenging. I'm sure that the way are right now, they aren't underpowered for their CR.
Boondoggle 03-16-04, 06:12 AM	If you want to make a more powerful stirge, just add more, hundreds more: Stirge Swarm
guessmith 03-16-04, 09:46 AM	ignore post
LadyIslay 03-16-04, 09:53 AM	Originally posted by guessmith The 1d3-4 damage doesn't mean zero damage, it's just treated as non-lethal damage. Er, you missed the point, hon. In 3.5, stirges don't deal 1d3-4 damage at all (aside from the con drain). ;)
Edymnion 03-16-04, 06:32 PM	It is rather odd that this thing can ram it's mouth into your flesh and start sucking the blood from your body without doing a single point of damage? A freaking rat can do more damage than the 3.5 Stirge, and they're just making fleshwound scratches.
Veton 03-16-04, 06:42 PM	Originally posted by Edymnion It is rather odd that this thing can ram it's mouth into your flesh and start sucking the blood from your body without doing a single point of damage? A freaking rat can do more damage than the 3.5 Stirge, and they're just making fleshwound scratches. Well, I suppose that it's supposed to be like mosquitos. They don't hurt you when they stick that needle in and suck out blood.