Adds 25-50% to the return effect of Siphon Vitality
Removes physical damage caused by Siphon Vitality


This would keep the spell relevant once more powerful direct damage abilities are available. In its current incarnation, from my experience, the siphon effect is fairly trivial. This would increase the potency while simultaneously increasing utility by doing less damage to corpses for the purposes of butchery or reanimation.

Alternatively:

Siphon Vitality becomes a debilitation spell causing a continuous transfer of vitality from the target to the caster.
Removes physical damage caused by Siphon Vitality.

This would also serve to increase the utility of the spell while making it an attractive alternative (or supplement) to direct damage abilities and would more accurately fit its current potency level.


-Rubicante (Plat)

>>That said I am open to lowering the damage and increasing the vit recovery of the spell. I have also always been open to a non-damaging vit-killer spell, it just never has bubbled up to the priority list.

I would personally like to see this.

I cannot remember the last time I wanted to hurt something and SV was the first, or even second, club out of the bag. I only use Siphon Vitality because I need vitality. In fact, for butchery's sake, it might be nice to have something in our arsenal that didn't cause physical damage at all.


- I

FWIW I quite like Siphon Vitality as it is. That said, something that can kill things without mangling their precious corpse-bits would definitely be handy.