Oh well, if you want to resolve it the easy way...

EDIT to IHMN: But as your drain the artifact's ability to drain powers, it would be draining your ability to drain powers as well. Thus you would both be increasing in draining power equally by draining the other's power.

Ah, but my guy can do something the artifact can't, smash the other against a rock.

Alright, that was a lot funnier answer then I expected.

Now imagine this were an artifact sword sticking through your chest and you were the one being smashed against the rock...

And is your drain permanent steal, or is it copy/imprint?

I think he established that it was copy/imprint, and that the effect wears off over time.

And if the Artifact Sword was sticking through his chest, he would have other worries then draining it's powers...

It's just a copy.

Let's use Vace as an example.

Sang (My guy) grabs Vace's arm and begins to absorb his powers. Vace will start to feel weak and get tired per second while Sang gets stronger and electricier per second. Once Sang lets go, Vace will slowly begin to recover.


Edit - If it was a sword in his chest, he would have to leave it there since him taking it's life sucking ability then using it back on himself would be the only thing keeping him alive.

True, so in that case, IHMn would be drained by the artifact at the same time as he was stealing the artifact's pwoer, but who knows what the artifact does? Maybe it just dissipates the drained life, or channels it somewhere...

It would probably be better to drain until he learned the abiltiy,t hen let go, then go prey on SS or something.

Yes well Meth has a spell for Meat vision. Fear the meaty death that flies from his eyes.

I'll use my Meat vision to bury Vace in a mountain of sausage.

I don't see how absorbing Truce's memories or traits would get him the shield...

Anyway, it's not like Sangsue will just bump into a person and suddenly get all that person's memories. It'll take at least a couple seconds to get information from that person.

1. How did everyone get one a "Use Vace as an example" kick?

2. What does "Meat Vision" actually do? Sounds like the most bizarre spell I've never heard of...