Vampiric Touch
Vampiric Touch
Magic Resistance: Yes
Prerequisites: Eldritch Rank 5
Disciplines: Necromancy
Potency: [1d8 + Eldritch Rank]
Cast Action [CT 3, REC 9]
Components: V, S
Cost: 3 Stamina
Effect: Your hand glows with a sinister red and black aura, creating a necrotic channel between yourself and a target. Make an attack:
Range: Touch
Target: One living creature
Attack: Arcana vs. Touch
Hit: The target takes [2d6 + its Healing Value] Necrotic damage. You may Burn 2 Stamina to regain hitpoints equal to the damage dealt, up to your Healing Value.
Miss: You may choose to hold on to the spell's charge and attack again after you've completed the Recovery Time for this spell. You do not need to recast this spell (i.e. spend the Casting Time) to attack again, though your spell is vulnerable to Disruption.
Special: You do not gain healing from any damage dealt to Temporary Hitpoints.
Augment, Consumption
[Eldritch Rank 6, Stacking]
Stacking [Eldritch Rank 6, 8, 10, etc]: This augment may be applied an unlimited number of times and is only limited by your Eldritch Rank.
Effect: Increase the damage dealt by 1d6.
Master Augment, Essence Master
[Eldritch Rank 8]
Cost: 3 Stamina
Effect: If the damage you deal is greater then the amount of hitpoints you have lost, you may gain the remaining excess amount in temporary hitpoints.