Rogue Feat: Crippling Strike

[Lalaith Va'lash]

Doesn't seem to be working.
  The description in game says..  The rogue deals two point of ability score strengh damage on successful sneak attacks.
  In the NWN book it says .. Any successful sneak attack automatically deal two points of strength ability damage to the target.
  Both of these led me to believe that it would decrease the targets' strength ability score.  I have had this feat for a little while,  But Talan and I tested it last night and it doesn't show that the targets' strength is decreased after a sneak attack.
  -LV
  EDIT: edited spelling mistakes.. its early :-P

[orth]

Using it ranged?

http://nwn.bioware.com/forums/viewtopic.html?topic=414830&forum=42

[Pankoki]

Yeah crip strike only works on melee attacks. And in that aspect it does work. But for ranged no piñata.

[Lalaith Va'lash]

Yep thats it.  Lalaith uses a bow...
  Wish I would have known that before.  Thanks for the quick reply though.

[orth]

Feat description updated in next update.

[Tribble]

Since it is STR damage would a Mighty +2 bow work?
Or do I not understand how Mighty Bows work?

-Tribble

[Talan Va'lash]

you understand how the mighty property works, you just dont understand what crippling strike does

Crippling strike does 2 points of strength drain to the target on a sucessful sneak attack (with a melee weapon.)

So, you hit x creature with your melee weapon its str gets a -2.  Like poison somewhat.

The only thing I was wondering about this, is whether the penalties are cumulative like called shot, or not.

[FlameStrike]

I believe that the Strength Drain is cumulative, yes. On some other server i used to fight a lot of Drow Rogues with that feat and before i noticed my Strength was reduced to 3... It wasn't pretty, no it wasn't...