Oblivion:Damage Attribute

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	Damage Attribute
School	Destruction
Type	Offensive
Effect ID	DGAT
Base Cost	100.0
Barter Factor	0
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Damage Attribute M points for D seconds

Reduce the value of the target's given Attribute by M points each second for D seconds. (The duration is 1 second if not specified). The total damage is MxD points and lasts until the attribute is magically restored.

Internally, all of the various Damage Attribute effects are considered to be the same. However, there is currently no way to acquire any of them as a spell without using the console, and therefore they are not available at the Spellmaking Altar. (However, if you could acquire one as a spell, spell-making and enchanting are both enabled for this effect).

[edit] Notes

• Normally, Damage Attribute effects do not show up in your Active Effects menu (just as Damage Health does not show up in your Active Effects menu). Instead, the affected attribute's value is displayed in red text in your statistics menu.
• With a combination of poisons, spells, etc, it is possible for you to damage an NPC's major attributes. If you can damage an NPC's strength by 100, they will be permanently helpless, because even the slightest amount of weight will immobilize them. They will be incapable of moving or fighting back (but will not drop to the ground as if they were paralyzed). Most NPCs do not carry around "restore strength" potions, and even fewer have restore strength spells or scrolls, and NPCs do not comprehend "drop everything I have." As a result, most NPCs will be helpless against you. However, doing this is magicka-ineffective, and if you are in that much trouble in the first place, it is usually better to paralyze them and run away and regroup.

[edit] See also

Sections:

• Drain vs Damage vs Absorb: A comparison of these similar effects.

Related effects:

• Absorb Attribute, Drain Attribute, Fortify Attribute, Restore Attribute
• Damage Fatigue, Damage Health, Damage Magicka

[edit] Alchemy Ingredients

The following alchemy ingredients can be used to create poisons of Damage Attribute:

Damage Agility	Damage Endurance	Damage Intelligence	Damage Luck
Novice Troll Fat Apprentice Garlic Pumpkin Journeyman Bread Loaf Corn Mandrake Root Expert Cheese Wedge Rice	Apprentice Lady's Mantle Leaves Radish Somnalius Frond Taproot Journeyman Clouded Funnel Cap Expert Bog Beacon Asco Cap Carrot Cinnabar Polypore Red Cap Daedra Silk Emetic Russula Cap Summer Bolete Cap	Novice Ogre's Teeth Apprentice Cairn Bolete Cap Fennel Seeds Monkshood Root Pulp Journeyman Wisp Stalk Caps Expert Elf Cup Cap Root Pulp	Novice Ginseng Water Hyacinth Nectar Apprentice Apple Arrowroot Mort Flesh Thorn HookSI Journeyman Cheese Wheel Ginkgo Leaf Nightshade Expert Bone ShardSI Ham Lavender Sprig
Damage Personality	Damage Speed	Damage Strength	Damage Willpower
Apprentice Flour Journeyman Bog Beacon Asco Cap Cinnabar Polypore Red Cap Cinnabar Polypore Yellow Cap Emetic Russula Cap Leek Pumpkin Summer Bolete Cap Sweetroll Expert Lettuce Wheat Grain	Apprentice Black TarSI Boar Meat Green Stain Cup Cap Pear Journeyman Dryad Saddle Polypore Cap Peony Seeds	Apprentice Tiger Lily Nectar Expert Bread Loaf Leek Primrose Leaves	Novice Elf Cup Cap Scales Apprentice Morning Glory Root Pulp Root Pulp Wisp Stalk Caps Journeyman Troll Fat Expert Tiger Lily Nectar