Bleed damage v3.5

[Yaitanos]

So what's the best method of inflicting bleed damage with a weapon?

[Chronos]

Using the ambush feat Arterial Strike (Complete Warrior, I think) with the assassin spell Cursed Blade (Spell Compendium). They bleed until the wound is healed, and the wound can't be healed until they get a Remove Curse.

[Yaitanos]

So if you made the weapon vile, what would happen?

[Darrin]

Consider a pair of cutting wheels with the Wind and Fire feat (Secrets of Sarlona). Requires four feats, though.

[Curmudgeon]

So if you made the weapon vile, what would happen?
There's no "vile" material or weapon enhancement. There are [Vile] feats: Vile Martial Strike makes you deal 1 point of bonus Vile damage with a specific type of weapon.

[Yaitanos]

There's no "vile" material or weapon enhancement. There are [Vile] feats: Vile Martial Strike makes you deal 1 point of bonus Vile damage with a specific type of weapon.
Book of vile darkness. +1 weapon enhancement. Every time this weapon deals damage, it deals an additional 1 point of vile damage. If the weapon scores a critical, hit it deals 2 additional points of vile damage.

[Curmudgeon]

Book of vile darkness. +1 weapon enhancement. Every time this weapon deals damage, it deals an additional 1 point of vile damage. If the weapon scores a critical, hit it deals 2 additional points of vile damage.
OK, thanks; I found it. Why is that not in the Equipment chapter with the weapons?

[Yaitanos]

OK, thanks; I found it. Why is that not in the Equipment chapter with the weapons?

Cause it's in the magic section with all the other weapon and armor abilities?

[Yaitanos]

But seriously, if you make the weapon vile, what does that do to the bleed damage?

[Twurps]

The 'Vile' damage is added when the weapon does damage. Which is only when you hit your opponent.

Arterial strike leaves a bleeding wound, and it's the wound (not the weapon) that causes the additional damage. Therefore: no vile damage is added to the bleeding.

just my 2cp.

[Yaitanos]

The 'Vile' damage is added when the weapon does damage. Which is only when you hit your opponent.

Arterial strike leaves a bleeding wound, and it's the wound (not the weapon) that causes the additional damage. Therefore: no vile damage is added to the bleeding.

just my 2cp.
So how would you make bleed damage vile?

[ExLibrisMortis]

You can use vile lance (the same spell used to enchant weapons as vile), a third-level cleric/sorcerer/wizard spell, which creates a +2 shortspear that deals all vile damage. However, that wouldn't affect the bleed damage. Arterial Strike doesn't mention what damage type the bleed is, so it's probably typeless, not of the same type as your weapon. In any case, cursed blade is powerful enough, making the damage vile as well isn't all that neccessary.

You can also obtain all three of the regalia of evil, that will turn all your weapon damage into vile damage. I think it'd still not affect the bleed, though.

[Yaitanos]

You can use vile lance (the same spell used to enchant weapons as vile), a third-level cleric/sorcerer/wizard spell, which creates a +2 shortspear that deals all vile damage. However, that wouldn't affect the bleed damage. Arterial Strike doesn't mention what damage type the bleed is, so it's probably typeless, not of the same type as your weapon. In any case, cursed blade is powerful enough, making the damage vile as well isn't all that neccessary.

You can also obtain all three of the regalia of evil, that will turn all your weapon damage into vile damage. I think it'd still not affect the bleed, though.

Yeah, but I can get a vile weapon faster than I can get access to cursed blade.