Does "Wounding" = bleeding?

[Zaruthustran]

Here's the SRD text for the "Wounding" weapon enchantment:

Wounding

A weapon of wounding deals damage to a creature such that a wound it inflicts bleeds for 1 point of damage per round thereafter in addition to the normal damage the weapon deals. Multiple wounds from the weapon result in cumulative bleeding loss (two wounds for 2 points of damage per round, and so on). The bleeding can only be stopped by a successful Heal check (DC 15) or the application of any cure spell or other healing spell (heal, healing circle, and so on).


It specifically says the 1 point of damage/round is due to bleeding. So undead, constructs, incorporeal, elementals, etc./any other thing that lacks blood are NOT affected by the Wounding quality. Right?

The reason I ask: usually these exceptions are called out. And though the above things lack literal blood, in a fantasy world I can see a fire elemental "bleeding" drops of magma, or a zombie "bleeding" maggots or gross black fluid, an iron golum "bleeding" oil, etc.

Any official clarifications out there?

-z

 

[kreynolds]

Any official clarifications out there?

I'm not aware of any, but I believe the intent is that it effects any creature, whether it has blood or not.

 

[Stalker0]

I would go with one of two ways to thikn about it.

1) The magic just causes the damage to grow, its not about bleeding.

2) Creatures immune to crits are immune to wounding as well.

IMHO, number 2 makes more sense, especially since I don't think healing magic will help those undead wtih their wounding problems

 

[Dingleberry]

The reason I ask: usually these exceptions are called out. And though the above things lack literal blood, in a fantasy world I can see a fire elemental "bleeding" drops of magma, or a zombie "bleeding" maggots or gross black fluid, an iron golum "bleeding" oil, etc.

I think it's intended to work against all opponents, but I'm mainly replying to say that the image of a zombie "bleeding" maggots is exceptional.

 

[Zaruthustran]

Thanks!

 

[the Jester]

Wow, this is a good question!

I too like the image of the zombie bleeding maggots- but aside from that, I'd tend to say that creatures immune to crits would be immune to wounding damage except for the image of an ooze leaking cytoplasm all over the place... I'll have to mull this one over to decide where I stand on it.