3.5 errata question regarding DR [Archive] - Wizards Community

3.5 errata question regarding DR [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Tulen
09-24-04, 08:15 PM The official 3.5 errata states that DR is now handled as either DR/Ex or DR/Su, and not by material, magic or alignment.

My questions are:

1) Can someone please clarify that and state whether or not it means that creatures with either DR/silver or DR/cold iron are now affected by weapons that bypass DR/Su, or

2) Did I read it entirely wrong and those are just the classifications -- i.e. DR/Adamantine is simply an exceptional property, DR/silver is a supernatural property, and the individual DR classes are still by material, magic or alignment?

The reading was a little confusing.
Gadodel
09-24-04, 09:49 PM DR/Magic or Silver. Either Magic or Silver will work.

DR/Magic and Silver. Item must be Magical and Silver to work.

The 'and'/'or' conjuction is the key.
primemover003
09-24-04, 10:07 PM DR alignment or magic is SU, Material is EX... I would also put DR/- as EX.

Not sure this is right though...
ruleslawyer
09-27-04, 01:17 AM The official 3.5 errata states that DR is now handled as either DR/Ex or DR/Su, and not by material, magic or alignment.

My questions are:

1) Can someone please clarify that and state whether or not it means that creatures with either DR/silver or DR/cold iron are now affected by weapons that bypass DR/Su, or

2) Did I read it entirely wrong and those are just the classifications -- i.e. DR/Adamantine is simply an exceptional property, DR/silver is a supernatural property, and the individual DR classes are still by material, magic or alignment?

The reading was a little confusing.
So are these answers, I'm afraid! In short, (2) is correct. The designers are just clarifying that some DR (e.g., DR x/material or DR x/-) is an extraordinary or (Ex) ability (i.e., it doesn't go away in an anti-magic field) and other DR (DR x/alignment or DR x/magic) is (Su).
Derren S.
09-27-04, 03:42 AM Basically, if you need a magical weapon (of some sort) to penetrate the DR, the DR is SU and goes away in an AMF.

That is actually all what was clarified. You still need the right material to penetrate the DR, magic does trump nothing like it was before.

And before you ask, when someone with DR magic and silver gets into an AMF, the DR magic goes away, but DR silver stays.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Tulen 09-24-04, 08:15 PM	The official 3.5 errata states that DR is now handled as either DR/Ex or DR/Su, and not by material, magic or alignment. My questions are: 1) Can someone please clarify that and state whether or not it means that creatures with either DR/silver or DR/cold iron are now affected by weapons that bypass DR/Su, or 2) Did I read it entirely wrong and those are just the classifications -- i.e. DR/Adamantine is simply an exceptional property, DR/silver is a supernatural property, and the individual DR classes are still by material, magic or alignment? The reading was a little confusing.
Gadodel 09-24-04, 09:49 PM	DR/Magic or Silver. Either Magic or Silver will work. DR/Magic and Silver. Item must be Magical and Silver to work. The 'and'/'or' conjuction is the key.
primemover003 09-24-04, 10:07 PM	DR alignment or magic is SU, Material is EX... I would also put DR/- as EX. Not sure this is right though...
ruleslawyer 09-27-04, 01:17 AM	The official 3.5 errata states that DR is now handled as either DR/Ex or DR/Su, and not by material, magic or alignment. My questions are: 1) Can someone please clarify that and state whether or not it means that creatures with either DR/silver or DR/cold iron are now affected by weapons that bypass DR/Su, or 2) Did I read it entirely wrong and those are just the classifications -- i.e. DR/Adamantine is simply an exceptional property, DR/silver is a supernatural property, and the individual DR classes are still by material, magic or alignment? The reading was a little confusing. So are these answers, I'm afraid! In short, (2) is correct. The designers are just clarifying that some DR (e.g., DR x/material or DR x/-) is an extraordinary or (Ex) ability (i.e., it doesn't go away in an anti-magic field) and other DR (DR x/alignment or DR x/magic) is (Su).
Derren S. 09-27-04, 03:42 AM	Basically, if you need a magical weapon (of some sort) to penetrate the DR, the DR is SU and goes away in an AMF. That is actually all what was clarified. You still need the right material to penetrate the DR, magic does trump nothing like it was before. And before you ask, when someone with DR magic and silver gets into an AMF, the DR magic goes away, but DR silver stays.