Armor as Damage Reduction & Bright... [Archive] - Wizards Community

Armor as Damage Reduction & Bright... [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Bubba333
06-03-05, 09:47 PM I'm using the Class Defense Bonus and Armor as Damage Reduction Variants and a player wants his PC to carry a magic weapon with the Brilliant Energy ability. The way I'm thinking of handling it is that all DR due to any armor is ignored. Does that make sense? If not, how would you handle it? I aslo have another question:

Would a Brilliant Energy weapon need to have an enhancement bonus equal to or higher than any magical armor it struck to bypass it? For example, if he has a +5 Brilliant Energy sword and strikes someone in +6 full plate, will the AC (or DR, in my case) be bypassed?
Kintara
06-03-05, 09:52 PM Yes, you're handling Brilliant Energy fine, and no it doesn't need to have a higher enhancement bonus to work.
Bubba333
06-03-05, 11:40 PM Thank you. :D

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Bubba333 06-03-05, 09:47 PM	I'm using the Class Defense Bonus and Armor as Damage Reduction Variants and a player wants his PC to carry a magic weapon with the Brilliant Energy ability. The way I'm thinking of handling it is that all DR due to any armor is ignored. Does that make sense? If not, how would you handle it? I aslo have another question: Would a Brilliant Energy weapon need to have an enhancement bonus equal to or higher than any magical armor it struck to bypass it? For example, if he has a +5 Brilliant Energy sword and strikes someone in +6 full plate, will the AC (or DR, in my case) be bypassed?
Kintara 06-03-05, 09:52 PM	Yes, you're handling Brilliant Energy fine, and no it doesn't need to have a higher enhancement bonus to work.
Bubba333 06-03-05, 11:40 PM	Thank you. :D