If you add the Ghost template to a Nymph, does the Nymph keep DR 10/Cold Iron?
RAW says that the ghost loses all defenses that had to do with its corporeal form. Is this DR considered to be from its corporeal form or from its fey-like nature?
Or something else?
Secondly, this has probably been tackled earlier, but if an incorporeal creature has DR, when is the DR applied, before or after the damage is halved?
IE Ghost with DR 10/-
1) Before: Fighter Joe hits ghostie for 30 damage. DR drops damage by 10. Halved nets a final damage of 10. (30-10=20 / 2= 10)
2) After: Fighter Joe hits ghostie for 30 damage. Damage is halved and the remainder is reduced by DR netting a final damage of 5. (30 / 2=15 -10=5)
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If you add the Ghost template to a Nymph, does the Nymph keep DR 10/Cold Iron?
RAW says that the ghost loses all defenses that had to do with its corporeal form. Is this DR considered to be from its corporeal form or from its fey-like nature?
Or something else?Secondly, this has probably been tackled earlier, but if an incorporeal creature has DR, when is the DR applied, before or after the damage is halved?
IE Ghost with DR 10/-
1) Before: Fighter Joe hits ghostie for 30 damage. DR drops damage by 10. Halved nets a final damage of 10. (30-10=20 / 2= 10)2) After: Fighter Joe hits ghostie for 30 damage. Damage is halved and the remainder is reduced by DR netting a final damage of 5. (30 / 2=15 -10=5)
DR would be applied after the damage is halved. For somthing like a ghost nymph, it would likely retain its DR since that's part of the magical quality of being a fey creature. The "relies on a corporeal form" is more talking about things like grab or physical attacks like manticore quills or the like. It's not something you can really quantify, and if you want to come up with a way to justify an octopus ghost being able to still grab foes, that's probably okay (such would fall under the category of "additional ghost abilities" though).
So in the end, whether or not a ghost would keep its DR is up to the GM. In the case of a ghost nymph, I would say yes.
I would vote that the Nymph looses its DR 10/Cold Iron. Also, DR does not stack (as far as I know).
I would vote that the Nymph looses its DR 10/Cold Iron. Also, DR does not stack (as far as I know).
I would have to agree with James on this one.
Also, there's no other DR to stack. There's only one source of DR between the Nymph and the template. The DR 10/- was just an example.Thanks for the quick response James!