Ability Drain

Ability Drain is a passive feature and Illithid Power. Once per turn while attacking, this ability reduces the target's relevant Ability score by 1.

Description

Once per turn, when you make an Attack Roll, the attack reduces that target's corresponding Ability by 1. The reduced ability score cannot be decreased lower than 1.

The ability that is reduced is the same as the one used to make the Attack Roll.

For melee weapons, this is usually Strength, for ranged weapons usually Dexterity, and for spells usually your Spellcasting Ability.

Details

Recharge: Per turn

Condition: Ability Drain: Strength

 Ability Drain: Strength

Duration: 1 turn

• Strength reduced by  Ability Drain.

Condition: Ability Drain: Dexterity

 Ability Drain: Dexterity

Duration: 1 turn

• Dexterity reduced by  Ability Drain

How to learn

Used by creatures: Illithid, and Full-Illithid

Other ways to learn:

• Unlock from the illithid power skill tree with a Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen after obtaining the following:
  •  Psionic Overload
• Obtained automatically after becoming a Full-Illithid

Notes

• Ability Drain will not be able to reduce a target's ability below 1.