Oblivion:Weakness to Shock

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	Weakness to Shock
School		Destruction
Type		Offensive
Effect ID		WKSH
Base Cost		0.1
Barter Factor		0
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Spells Scrolls

Weakness to Shock M% for D seconds

Weakness to Shock increases by M% the damage inflicted on the target with subsequent Shock Damage attacks; the effect lasts for D seconds. For example, a target with Weakness to Shock 50% active will suffer 21 points of damage from a Shocking Touch spell, instead of the usual 14 points. The Weakness effect must already be active before the Damage effect; the increased damage will not occur if the Weakness and Damage effect are combined into a single spell.

Magnitudes greater than 100% are possible if multiple effects are simultaneously active. Weakness to Shock can be combined with Weakness to Magic to inflict even more damage: the two enhancements are multiplied together for shock damage caused by spells or enchantments (i.e., Weakness to Shock 50% and Weakness to Magic 50% results in 2.25 (=1.5x1.5) times the damage). The custom Breach spells described on the Spell Making page take advantage of both these features to create highly lethal spells.

Some creatures (and some character races) have natural weaknesses to shock.

[edit] See also

Sections:

• Creature Resistances: A listing of which creatures have natural resistances and weaknesses to various types of damage.
• Resistances and Weaknesses: General information on how resistances and weaknesses interact.

Related effects:

• Shock Damage, Shock Shield, Resist Shock
• Weakness to Disease, Weakness to Fire, Weakness to Frost, Weakness to Magic, Weakness to Normal Weapons, Weakness to Poison