Condition — Drained

Your vitality has been sapped. Drained reduces your Constitution-based stats and max HP.

Mechanical Effects:

• Status penalty equal to the Drained value on:
  • Constitution-based checks and DCs (Fortitude saves primarily)
• Max HP reduced by your level × Drained value
  • A level 5 character with Drained 2 loses 10 max HP
  • Current HP decreases if it exceeds new max
• Does NOT affect other ability scores

How Applied:

• Vampiric drain (classic source)
• Negative energy effects
• Certain diseases and curses
• Some undead attacks
• Life-draining spells

How Removed:

• Full night's rest reduces Drained by 1
• Restoration spell reduces or removes Drained
• Some specific healing effects
• Drained does NOT decrease during combat or short rests

Stacking:

• Drained has a value (typically 1-4)
• Multiple sources do not stack — only the highest value applies
• If you gain Drained 1 while already at Drained 2, you stay at Drained 2

Why It's Dangerous: The max HP reduction is the killer. A level 10 character with Drained 3 loses 30 max HP — that could be 25-30% of their total HP. Combined with the Fortitude save penalty, Drained makes you weaker AND easier to drain further.

Interaction with Healing: Healing restores HP up to your new, reduced maximum. You can't heal above max HP while Drained.