under the designating (lesser or greater) weapon property it says that:
"Each time a ranged weapon or ammunition with this ability hits a creature, its magic designates the target."
DR says that:
"Whenever damage reduction completely negates the damage from an attack, it also negates most special effects that accompany the attack, such as injury poison, a monk's stunning, and injury-based disease. Damage reduction does not negate touch attacks, energy damage dealt along with an attack, or energy drains. Nor does it affect poisons or diseases delivered by inhalation, ingestion, or contact.
Spells, spell-like abilities, and energy attacks (even nonmagical fire) ignore damage reduction."
i understand effects like poison (that needs to enter the bloodstream to actually harm the creature) or stunning fist p.e. (no impact=no stun). But from the way designating works it seems like it debuffs the target (similar to fairy fire in my mind) so that other people can take it down (tracer rounds:P). This is further enforced by the "...it's MAGIC designates the target" alongside with "...does NOT negate touch attacks, energy damage, spells, spell like abilities, touch poisons, inhaled ones, contact diseases" and etc things that it makes sense that they are not affected by a tough skin or regen.
What are your opinions on this?
if i hit (pass the attack roll) but fail to do damage (due to dr) against a creature with a designating weapon. does the designate effect takes place or not?
