Adamantine Armor vs Adamantine Weapons [Archive] - Wizards Community

Adamantine Armor vs Adamantine Weapons [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
RoadKillCafe
04-19-05, 04:46 AM Ok Adamantine Heavy Armor gives Damage reduction 3/- (Not 3/Adamantine), would a Adamantine Weapon over come this?
DM Zoc
04-19-05, 04:47 AM No.
RoadKillCafe
04-19-05, 04:56 AM mind giving a reason?
Kheldren
04-19-05, 04:59 AM easy - nothing overcomes DR X/-, the fact that it is adamantine armour providing it makes no difference.
Darazel
04-19-05, 06:05 AM Adamantine weapons overcome DR x/adamantine, not DR x/-
RoadKillCafe
04-19-05, 07:12 AM Ok so why does Adamantine Armor give you X/- not X/Adamantine...that what doesn't make sense to me!
DM Zoc
04-19-05, 07:15 AM Adamantine weapons bypass the hardness of anything with a hardness of less than 20. Adamantine has a hardness of 20, so such weapons have no special ability to slice through it.

This is to say, adamantine goes through everything except adamantine.
Starmage21
04-19-05, 07:15 AM Adamantine is tough stuff, even against other adamantine. Its hard for a blade to punture it or cut through it, even if the weapon is made from adamantine as well.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
RoadKillCafe 04-19-05, 04:46 AM	Ok Adamantine Heavy Armor gives Damage reduction 3/- (Not 3/Adamantine), would a Adamantine Weapon over come this?
DM Zoc 04-19-05, 04:47 AM	No.
RoadKillCafe 04-19-05, 04:56 AM	mind giving a reason?
Kheldren 04-19-05, 04:59 AM	easy - nothing overcomes DR X/-, the fact that it is adamantine armour providing it makes no difference.
Darazel 04-19-05, 06:05 AM	Adamantine weapons overcome DR x/adamantine, not DR x/-
RoadKillCafe 04-19-05, 07:12 AM	Ok so why does Adamantine Armor give you X/- not X/Adamantine...that what doesn't make sense to me!
DM Zoc 04-19-05, 07:15 AM	Adamantine weapons bypass the hardness of anything with a hardness of less than 20. Adamantine has a hardness of 20, so such weapons have no special ability to slice through it. This is to say, adamantine goes through everything except adamantine.
Starmage21 04-19-05, 07:15 AM	Adamantine is tough stuff, even against other adamantine. Its hard for a blade to punture it or cut through it, even if the weapon is made from adamantine as well.