Nuisance: Stirge (Strix)

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Originally Posted by Shostak

How long does a Stirge stay attached to inflict damage? It would be hard to see how a tiny bloodsucker would continue drinking after taking one hit's worth of blood. Do they inflict one per their ST and then fly off?

I think 2, maybe 3, hits max. A hit from getting stung and a little stress from needing to get it off to prevent further hits. I was considering giving it more than 1 ST so it could potentially survive that one strike to finish drinking and fly off. I wouldn't want a single Stirge capable of seriously injuring a character all by it's lonesome.

Thank you for your input!