Damage Reduction


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So we're a little confused about the Damage Reduction rules.

DR/adamantine takes either an adamantine weapon or a +4 weapon to overcome, right?.

+3 for cold iron/silver etc.

But what about DR/-.. A character just picked up an adamantine armor with DR/- of 3.. So no matter how awesome a weapon it counts according to the rules? Not even a +7 Longsword of Holy Awesome Goodness can negate that damage reduction? Or am I misreading something and even a +1 weapon negates a DR/- stat?


No. You are correct. Nothing overcomes DR/- unless it ignores all DR (magic, etc.)
DR/- is better than even DR/epic


Nothing gets past that DR. It's the same as a Barbarian's DR.


blaznee wrote:

So we're a little confused about the Damage Reduction rules.

DR/adamantine takes either an adamantine weapon or a +4 weapon to overcome, right?.

+3 for cold iron/silver etc.

But what about DR/-.. A character just picked up an adamantine armor with DR/- of 3.. So no matter how awesome a weapon it counts according to the rules? Not even a +7 Longsword of Holy Awesome Goodness can negate that damage reduction? Or am I misreading something and even a +1 weapon negates a DR/- stat?

Nope, your first thought is right. Nothing overcomes DR/-. There's lots of things that can ignore it (spells / energy damage is the big one, but there's also class abilities which let you ignore DR), but nothing will overcome it.

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Bobson wrote:
There's lots of things that can ignore it (spells / energy damage is the big one, but there's also class abilities which let you ignore DR)...

Like an angry Paladin! (assuming the DR/-- is possessed by an evil creature)!

Smite Evil wrote:
Regardless of the target, smite evil attacks automatically bypass any DR the creature might possess.


The Greater Penetrating Strike feat (Fighter 16th+ level only) allows to ignore up to 5 points of DR/--

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