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Hilt Bash (Ex)
A buccaneer develops the ability to fight with the hilts and flats of his weapons, aiming to leave his victims alive. He can use a weapon that normally deals lethal damage to deal nonlethal damage with no penalty on his attack roll.
This ability replaces bardic knowledge.
When using this ability, does the damage type change? For example, does my rapier still do piercing damage, or does it become bludgeoning damage?
That's a good question. Logically it should become bludgeoning damage, but none of the write-ups of nonlethal damage says anything about it changing damage types.
So I guess the type does not actually change, even though it's at odds with the description.
That question comes up often enough that I thought it was worth a FAQ.
*Bump*
Non-Lethal (also called Subdual) damage is a damage type, just like Bludgeoning or Fire.
This ability turns a weapon's normal damage type into Non-Lethal.
Non-Lethal (also called Subdual) damage is a damage type, just like Bludgeoning or Fire.
This ability turns a weapon's normal damage type into Non-Lethal.
So you say that if you do non-lethal damage with a bludgeoning weapon against a foe with DR5/bludgeoning you would not break the DR?
Brown mold does nonlethal cold damage. If it's a type, it isn't an exclusive one.
