Enervation.

[Cheiromancer]

No, you do negative energy damage (that would be blocked by a death ward) but it is hit point damage, not negative levels.

 

[frankthedm]

What's the difference? Besides Enervation never causing permanent level-loss, that is.

The enervation text skips over "loss of 5 hit points" . The funny thing was that 5 HP lost to an energy drain first appeared buried deep in the 3.0 MM. The PHB and DMG of that time did not note 5 HP were lost to energy drains. That loss of 5 HP was eventually errated into the other books, but it looks like the 3.5 Enervation text copied from the 3.0 PHB spell text.

 

[Li Shenron]

I don't suppose if I sneak attack with enervation I can do extra dice of negative levels, right? That would be waaay too good. Or evil.

No but I think that as a Ray it might score a critical and do double negative levels

 

[Darklone]

No but I think that as a Ray it might score a critical and do double negative levels

Certainly.

 

[glass]

Actually, I got no rules to quote, but I'm pretty sure multiple rays of enfeeblement don't stack. For example.

Indeed they don't, but they are penalties. Negative levels are considered damage.


glass.

 

[glass]

If it did create Wights from dead things... shouldn't the spell have the [Evil] descriptor... as Create Undead does?

The same rules allow holy swords to create wights too. I'm pretty sure they aren't [Evil]!

EDIT: Or, what Hyp said.


glass.