Can animal companions bypass damage reduction? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Can animal companions bypass damage reduction? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Ashlock
07-03-05, 09:32 PM Forgive me if this has already been asked numerous times...

But do you know where in the core books, if anywhere, it addresses the issue of animal companions overcoming damage reduction? Given their nature, are their natural weapons ever considered "magic" for these purposes?
Lawrence
07-03-05, 09:38 PM Even if their nature gave them 'magic weapons' unless they actually have a DR of some sort to begin with, they don't have such a quality.

so no, short of a spell they don't.
Ashlock
07-03-05, 09:48 PM That sounds familiar....that is a rule itself?

When a creature has DR, it can bypass DR on another creature? Where is that?
Lawrence
07-03-05, 11:14 PM it might have changed with 3.5, but I know it's an old 3.0 ruling in regards to creatures with DR bypassing other creatures. A creature with a specific DR naturally (or maybe via class) is considered to have it for DR purposes of bypassing
Gilean
07-04-05, 01:57 AM Creatures with /magic DR penetrate other magic DRs. Same with epic. Creatures with [Good] subtype penetrate /good DR. Same with other alignments. I don't recall rulings of special materials immediately, someone else could perhaps cover those?

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Ashlock 07-03-05, 09:32 PM	Forgive me if this has already been asked numerous times... But do you know where in the core books, if anywhere, it addresses the issue of animal companions overcoming damage reduction? Given their nature, are their natural weapons ever considered "magic" for these purposes?
Lawrence 07-03-05, 09:38 PM	Even if their nature gave them 'magic weapons' unless they actually have a DR of some sort to begin with, they don't have such a quality. so no, short of a spell they don't.
Ashlock 07-03-05, 09:48 PM	That sounds familiar....that is a rule itself? When a creature has DR, it can bypass DR on another creature? Where is that?
Lawrence 07-03-05, 11:14 PM	it might have changed with 3.5, but I know it's an old 3.0 ruling in regards to creatures with DR bypassing other creatures. A creature with a specific DR naturally (or maybe via class) is considered to have it for DR purposes of bypassing
Gilean 07-04-05, 01:57 AM	Creatures with /magic DR penetrate other magic DRs. Same with epic. Creatures with [Good] subtype penetrate /good DR. Same with other alignments. I don't recall rulings of special materials immediately, someone else could perhaps cover those?