I've just entered the Underdark at level 3 via the Zentharim hideout elevator, and am facing two minotaurs that I have to get past. I try to shoot one from above the cliff out of hiding with chill touch, because the spell SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT ANY CREATURE HIT WITH IT CAN! NOT! REGAIN!!! HITPOINTS!!!!
Minotaur instantly heals back to full.
Larian. Fix your shit. This is not D&D. This is a farce!
Yeah, I noticed this when I got the doom axe from the Zentarim and gave it to Mirkon to slay with(Much better to just give him the minotaur greatclub, he can kill a good portion of the NPCs in this game faster than they can heal) Though technically chill touch is only restricted to the current combat turn, so as long as they wait 6 seconds or so before healing(which they don't always, whacking away with the doom axe they sometimes heal twice in two seconds), it would makes sense. But even worse, I can place a sussur blossom next to an NPC, or even plant a sussur blossum on it via pickpocketing, and it can still magically heal itself outside of combat.