Vangor
2010-09-04, 12:33 AM
Wondering about how one would deal with reducing ability damage, Strongheart Vest (MoI), against multiple statistics with a single attack, Touch of Idiocy. Assuming Touch of Idiocy hits and penetrates SR, this will deal 1d6 to Wis, Int, and Cha, and Strongheart Vest will, along with the one Essentia granted by being an Azurin being invested into the soulmeld, reduce the amount of damage by two. Do any rules clarify if the ability DR applies to each statistic, or does the ADR strictly apply once per attack?
My assumption is the reduction applies for all different statistics due to a lack of rules, to my knowledge, on which statistic specifically the DR applies to or how this is determined.
As well, because I know of no others off the top of my head, do any other attacks target multiple statistics simultaneously similar to Touch of Idiocy? Can be the ability of monsters, special attacks such as maneuvers, spells, etc., from about any source actually in a 3.5 compatible book, though we rarely use outside official materials.
My assumption is the reduction applies for all different statistics due to a lack of rules, to my knowledge, on which statistic specifically the DR applies to or how this is determined.
As well, because I know of no others off the top of my head, do any other attacks target multiple statistics simultaneously similar to Touch of Idiocy? Can be the ability of monsters, special attacks such as maneuvers, spells, etc., from about any source actually in a 3.5 compatible book, though we rarely use outside official materials.