Skeletal dragons and DR


Rules Questions


Specifically, does the skeleton template applied to a dragon mean their natural attacks no longer bypass DR/magic?

I see evidence leading me to yes or no, though I am favoring yes. Except then the DM would be wrong, but I expect he used Herolab to concoct the stats which would make it wrong too...

Thanks


What's the evidence leading to the skeletal dragon's attacks bypassing DR/magic?


Under the Additional Dragon Rules section:

Damage Reduction: Dragons gain damage reduction as they age, as indicated on each dragon's specific entry. Their natural weapons are treated as magic weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.

Now, where in the skeleton template does it address this?

Under the Attacks section:

Attacks: A skeleton retains all the natural weapons, manufactured weapon attacks, and weapon proficiencies of the base creature, except for attacks that can't work without flesh.

Under the Special Qualities section:

Special Qualities: A skeleton loses most special qualities of the base creature. It retains any extraordinary special qualities that improve its melee or ranged attacks.

But where do these Additional Dragon Rules fall under? Notice the DR description does not list (Ex) or (Su), so what are they?

So this leads me to believe this trait isn't changed by the skeleton template.


I've never heard of DR being suppressed by an antimagic field, so it would seem to be extraordinary.


I'm pretty sure their natural weapons being treated as magic weapons is intended to follow from their damage reduction, just like usual. But I can't point to a line that proves it. I just go by the monster listing. If it doesn't show DR/magic or a separate ability on the stat block, I don't give them bypass. Since the skeletal template drops DR, I drop bypass.

But the GM makes the monsters, and it wouldn't really change their CR appreciably to give or take away bypass. So either do it or don't, if you're the GM.

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