Damage reduction Bestiary Vs. Core book

[Shadeworld]

In the core rule book damage reduction rules says that different kinds of enchantment bonuses can pass for different kinds of materials.

Here's the issue; When you then go to look up damage reduction in the bestiary is specifically states that you need the specific material to overcome certain damage reductions.

Here's the question: Which book am I to follow?

[Riggler]

The latest one, ie. the Bestiary.

[Kolokotroni]

They dont contradict eachother. Bestiary says you need certain kinds of material to bypass them. Core book says certain enhancements count as a certain kind of material for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. Both are correct.

Its the same as saying a half elf counts as an elf, and then another book saying you must be an elf to take x feat. The half elf can take that feat.

[Bill Dunn]

The Bestiary also specifically says:

Bestiary, page 299 wrote:

Attacks from weapons that are not of the correct type or made of the correct material have their damage reduced, although a high enhancement bonus can overcome some forms of damage reduction.

So the disagreement is... where?

[Nixon]

Kolokotroni wrote:

They dont contradict eachother. Bestiary says you need certain kinds of material to bypass them. Core book says certain enhancements count as a certain kind of material for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. Both are correct.

Its the same as saying a half elf counts as an elf, and then another book saying you must be an elf to take x feat. The half elf can take that feat.

Kolokotroni is correct. I don't have my book with me, so I can't find the page, but it states that the enhancement bonuses (+1,+2, etc..) are strong enough to bypass certain damage reductions. This also includes weapons like a +1 Flaming Longsword counting as a +2 weapon.

[KainPen]

a +1 flameing longsword counts as +2 for cost and max total of +10 but not for going through DR. Only the actual enhancement bonus count for going through DR. Thus a +2 flameing long sword would not over come cold iron or silver, only a +3 weapon or ones made of silver/cold iron could over come said DR.