Talk:Vampiric Touch/@comment-2601:602:8480:3343:E860:DF4:BB57:3D06-20191011222605

I'd wondered about the utility of this spell, as well as Chill Touch and Ghoul Touch. Shocking Grasp, too, I guess. I mean, sure, it sounds cool, and with Xan at 9th level, this would drain an enemy for 4d6 HP, and add it to him. But does anyone ever let their mage get close enough for a melee attack? One or two good hits and he's dead. And what are the odds of them actually hitting anything with a fist? I have a few scrolls of Vampiric Touch in inventory, in case Xan is ever pinned down and can't escape, but the chances of using it, and having it work, are slim to none.