Restore Lost Life

[DavidMedley]

They have a similar appearance, but I think drain xp is much more un-fun than drain stat. Taking a stat down can give you some interesting choices, especially if you are pre-stat gain potions and losing a single stat point takes you below an important break-point or makes your load unbearable. You can often grind XP to get out of it. Drain XP makes you retrace your XP gain steps, or go crying back to town for a fix.

What if a monster had an attack that destroyed all your recall items? That would be quite a nuisance, wouldn't it? Does that mean it's fun?

[Pete Mack]

I think the main difference is that EXP drain is *common*, far more so than any of the other attacks. (Strength is a dustant second.) Given this, it is probably good that it is relatively harmless. That said, i agree that having it heal monster HP is a good idea, especially for vampires (or anything that bites to drain life.)

[Derakon]

Mm, I agree with DavidMedley that the issue (or at least an issue) with XP drain is that the "restorative" is everywhere -- just kill more things and you'll get XP back. Stat drain restoration is much more rare, and that goes a long way towards making stat drain a bigger threat.

[Pete Mack]

Up until cl 30, that holds for stat drain, too. Lose a point or two of STR? No worries--you'll level up soon.