Withering Palm

Oriental Adventures (OA)Updated Oriental Adventures (3.0)

Withering Palm is a D&D 3.5 spell (Necromancy) from OA. On class lists for Wu Jen (Level 7). Range or area: Touch; Saving throw: Fortitude negates; Duration: Instantaneous; Casting time: 1 standard action.

School
Necromancy
Casting Time
1 standard action
Components
V, S
Range
Touch
Target
One living creature
Effect
1 Str-Con/2CL max 10, if critical ability drain.
Duration
Instantaneous
Saving Throw
Fortitude negates
Spell Resistance
Yes

A touch from your hand can cause the target’s body to weaken and wither.
With a successful melee touch attack, you deal 1 point of temporary Strength damage and 1 point of temporary Constitution damage per two caster levels to the target.
If you score a critical hit, the damage from the hit is actually permanent ability drain.