Withering Palm
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.