elemental resistance

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#1

colbysoff

Dec 11, 2014 2:43:38

My 10th level fighter has a weapon that gives me cold resistance and boots that also give me cold resistance so here is my question, would both effects stack giving me full resistance, 3/4 resistance or will having both only give me half resistance?

#2

bonethug0108

Dec 11, 2014 3:39:29

From what I recall they do not stack. You only get resistance from one source so at most you only ever halve the damage. If this is more than an example I would ask your DM if you could change one or the other to a different type.

#3

AaronOfBarbaria

Dec 11, 2014 6:38:51

Resistance + Resitance = Resitance, it does not scale up or even apply twice according to the book because resistance is defined in such a way that you either have it or you do not.

 

Feel free to house-rule, of course, but the book says the above on the matter (by not saying anything different).

#4

Slyck314

Dec 11, 2014 7:50:54 		Or give your boots to another character.
#5

Sorxores

Dec 11, 2014 12:29:39

Some item like the dragon mask specificcaly identified in there description that if you already have resistance you gain immunity instead, if you already have immunity you gain absorbtion instead. Which let me guess that this is the SPECIFIC rule fo the dragon mask, so the general rule should be the opposite (they don't stack, resistance +resistance =resistance)

#6

NinjaButter

Dec 11, 2014 15:56:12

I have to agree with "resistance + resistance = resistance" unless otherwise stated in the magic item's description. However, that is not to say having two items to give you the same resistance might not come in handy. For example, if your character were to get disarmed you would still have resistance from the boots.

#7

Illithidbix

Dec 11, 2014 18:07:15

It's specified in the combat section of the PHB and Basic Rules. - in the section on resistance and vulnerabillity.

 

 Multiple instances of resistance or vulnerability that affect the same damage type count as only one instance.

For example, if a creature has resistance to fire damage as well as resistance to all nonmagical damage, the damage of a nonmagical fire is reduced by half against the creature, not reduced by three-quarters.