Combining Damage Reduction [Archive] - Wizards Community

Combining Damage Reduction [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
ieattrollsforbreakfast
11-18-03, 04:05 PM A ran into a little problem today...I am creating a Gold Dragon with the Vow of Poverty feat (madness I know), and I was wondering how do the DR 5/evil from VoP stack with the DR 10/magic for the dragon?
Primus, the One and Prime
11-18-03, 04:21 PM I would think he'd have two different Damage Reductions, similar to the Barbarian. Dr 5/Evil and DR 10/Magic. Against Unevil magic it'd be DR 5, and against anything else other than Evil magic it'd be DR 10.
ieattrollsforbreakfast
11-18-03, 04:22 PM Thanks Primus, I thought it would be something like that.
Insanity
11-18-03, 05:12 PM By the DMG 3.5, page 292, I believe it would have DR 10/magic and evil.
Boondoggle
11-18-03, 08:37 PM No, it just has two DRs, one or both of which might apply depending upon the weapon and the attacker.
Rabe
11-19-03, 09:33 AM How about 15/magic and evil? :cool:

As DM you are free to combine them, use them as overlapping or stacking affect. My usual way is 10/magic and evil in such a case.

Rabe
n-butyl lithium
11-20-03, 12:54 AM The Damage Reduction entry on pp 291-292 of the 3.5 DMG should help you out.

The two DRs do not stack, you just have to keep track of them separately. So against magic weapons the DR 5/evil still works and against evil weapons the DR 10/magic still works. Of course, an evil aligned weapon will probably be magic, but what are you gonna do?

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
ieattrollsforbreakfast 11-18-03, 04:05 PM	A ran into a little problem today...I am creating a Gold Dragon with the Vow of Poverty feat (madness I know), and I was wondering how do the DR 5/evil from VoP stack with the DR 10/magic for the dragon?
Primus, the One and Prime 11-18-03, 04:21 PM	I would think he'd have two different Damage Reductions, similar to the Barbarian. Dr 5/Evil and DR 10/Magic. Against Unevil magic it'd be DR 5, and against anything else other than Evil magic it'd be DR 10.
ieattrollsforbreakfast 11-18-03, 04:22 PM	Thanks Primus, I thought it would be something like that.
Insanity 11-18-03, 05:12 PM	By the DMG 3.5, page 292, I believe it would have DR 10/magic and evil.
Boondoggle 11-18-03, 08:37 PM	No, it just has two DRs, one or both of which might apply depending upon the weapon and the attacker.
Rabe 11-19-03, 09:33 AM	How about 15/magic and evil? :cool: As DM you are free to combine them, use them as overlapping or stacking affect. My usual way is 10/magic and evil in such a case. Rabe
n-butyl lithium 11-20-03, 12:54 AM	The Damage Reduction entry on pp 291-292 of the 3.5 DMG should help you out. The two DRs do not stack, you just have to keep track of them separately. So against magic weapons the DR 5/evil still works and against evil weapons the DR 10/magic still works. Of course, an evil aligned weapon will probably be magic, but what are you gonna do?