Spellbook of drain life

spellbook of +   drain life
Appearance	random
Base price	200 zm
Weight	50
Turns to read	2
Ink to write	10–19
Spell type	[[attack spells|attack]]
Level	2
Power cost	10 Pw

The spellbook of drain life provides the drain life spell. Casting it at a monster drains one level from it, and does 1 to 8 damage (doubled if you are a Knight with The Magic Mirror of Merlin), plus damage bonus. The monster's location will be revealed, if it is unseen. If the monster resists the spell, there is no effect.

Casting the spell at an object reduces any charge or enchantment on the object by 1. Objects may also resist. An object cannot have its charge or enchantment reduced below zero, and any objects with negative enchantments are unaffected.

Casting the spell at yourself drains one experience level, unless you are drain resistant. Some monsters possess a life-draining attack (notably vampires and wraiths); this will also drain an experience level. If you are drained below experience level 1, you die.

Messages

"<Monster> suddenly seems weaker!"

The monster did not resist the spell.

"<Goodbye> level <x>."

You have been drained a level.

Strategy

This spell is commonly used to reduce the enchantment of a weapon from +6 to +5, from where you may safely re-attempt to enchant it to +7, and also to reduce armor from +4 to +3 for the same purpose.

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