Witch-hunter Stake (3.5e Equipment)

Witch-hunter stakes are fired from a Witch-hunter Stake Crossbow. If used as a melee weapon it count as a shortsword of it size. A witch-hunter stake that hit and deal at least 1 damage to it target is pinned inside of the creature, dealing 1 point of ongoing damage per round (cumulative witch each stakes) removing a stake is a move action that require a DC 15 strength check, when removing a stake the creature removing it take 1d6+1 non-lethal damage.

As long as a creature have a stake pinned on them, it damage reduction is negated of similar property to the stake (a silver stake negate damage reduction/silver while a magic stake negate damage reduction/magic).