Clustered Shot Question

[shiiktan]

Using Clustered Shot, I fire three arrows - one cold iron followed by two normal.

The enemy has DR15(cold iron).

How do I go about calculating damage?

Does the whole attack bypass DR? Do I calculate it as if all arrows were normal but with the damage of the cold iron arrow as a "minimum damage dealt"?

[Matrixryu]

I would treat the cold iron arrow's damage as 'minimum damage dealt'. At least, that's the simple way to deal with it.

[Pol Mordreth]

Since clustered shot allows you to toal damage before applying DR, I would total non-cold iron damage, apply dr, then add cold iron damage.

Regards,
Pol

[Grizzly the Archer]

The cold iron arrow bypasses their DR. The next two arrows have to feel with DR, so when you add it all up, the DR us only applied once. clusters did says that savage us titled then DR then DR is applied once. there is no damage before this and damage after that, it's all applied at once for that one creature.

If you used only cold iron arrows then there would be no DR to deal with, but the moment you use a non cold iron arrow for that monster, their DR applies. clustered shots just makes it apply once.

[havoc xiii]

Anyway, I'd say the cold iron arrow hits tally up the damage. Then do the next two arrows put their totals together and the add dr once. Although really it probably wont change to overall damage anyway.