Damage resistance stack into immune?

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#1

Frrankenstien

Oct 09, 2014 19:31:20

Double fire resistance equal fire immunity? 

 

Simple example lets say a red dragonborn was a sorrcorer and that sorrcorer spent points to turn on his fire resistance trait from his red dragon magic origin. 

 

Does the double up efect only happen when the said 2nd effect specifficly goes out of its way to say so?

 

example item: black dragon mask from Horde of the Dragon Queen

 

THIS IS 5TH EDITION dont know if that matters

#2

Novacat

Oct 09, 2014 19:36:36

Multiple instances of Resistance specifically *do not* stack.

#3

Plaguescarred1

Oct 09, 2014 19:38:11

Frrankenstien wrote:
#4

Timborama

Oct 10, 2014 6:52:11

Agree with Plaguescarred (mostly because he quoted the book). But even if that rule was missing, it would be easier to see resistance as being multiplicative, not additive. So 1/2 damage and 1/2 damage=1/4 damage (or you halve it twice, basically), not 1/2 and 1/2=1 (full immunity)

 

But they use the rule above, as Plague quoted, so you don't get weird things where a creature is resistant to slashing and fire, and someone attacks with a slashing and fire weapon. So the damage is just halved, not quartered!

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Danny_Montanny

Timborama wrote:
#6

mellored

Oct 11, 2014 9:30:53

I havn't seen any instance of mixed damage. i.e. 2d8 fire and radiant.

 

Thus far, it's been split.  1d8 fire, and 1d8 radiant.

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OoftaMeg

Danny_Montanny wrote:
#8

paulstrait

Oct 11, 2014 15:55:11

OoftaMeg wrote: