Damage Reduction and Non-Lethal damage

[Phasics]

Quick question how do these two interact ?

reduce incoming non-lethal by DR or is DR more effective vs non-lethal ?

[Stynkk]

Phasics wrote:

Quick question how do these two interact ?

reduce incoming non-lethal by DR or is DR more effective vs non-lethal ?

Non-lethal damage is reduced by damage reduction, the same way as normal damage (same numerical amount).

[Kierato]

From what I read, it is reduced like normal damage of it's type (magical, silver, etc).

[Phasics]

interesting although I guess thats why many creatures with high DR are often also immune to non-lethal dmg

[Bascaria]

The Invulnerable Rager Barbarian archetype also specifically applies his DR at 2X base value against nonlethal. That's the only example I know of in which DR on its own is specifically more effective against non-lethal (barring the hypothetical existence of a creature with DR/lethal)

[Barachiel Shina]

What about nonlethal damage from spells like Pain Strike? Does DR reduce the nonlethal damage of magic attacks?

[Saethori]

Depends on typing. DR only applies to 'physical' attacks; piercing, slashing, and bludgeoning. Pain Strike is not typed as one of these, so it's my understanding that DR doesn't help against it.