Highest Damage Reduction Found in Bestiary


Pathfinder First Edition General Discussion

Liberty's Edge

I am curious if anyone happens to know what the highest DR (numerically speaking) found in any of the bestiaries is?

As a bonus question, I'd like to open the question up to any official NPC/Monster stat block published by Paizo.

Thanks!


DO 20/- From a Demilich comes to mind immediately. I can't think of any DR higher than that.


Tarrasque is only 15/epic but fastheal 40... in smaller groups/low attack numbers this might be better...

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alexd1976 wrote:
Tarrasque is only 15/epic but fastheal 40... in smaller groups/low attack numbers this might be better...

Regeneration 40, far worse than Fast Heal 40

Liberty's Edge

Why is the tarrasques regeneration worse than fast healing? Nothing can beat his regeneration so it's like fast healing save that it can bring him back from "death"


Falcar wrote:
Why is the tarrasques regeneration worse than fast healing? Nothing can beat his regeneration so it's like fast healing save that it can bring him back from "death"

You've literally answered your own question.


My bad. It has always bugged me how DR seems to cap around 15-20. I have a PC that can do over 260hp in a single hit, he can kill virtually anything published in one round (mythic, spends a point, gets a second Vital Strike).

I wanna see stuff with DR 30, 40, 50!

Or multiple damage reductions, like, take half damage from slashing, 1/4 from bludgeoning etc...

Of course, this nerfs melee/martials, but the tarrasque should be tougher. :D


Tarrasque (i.e. all Spawn of Rovagug) has DR 60/epic in hibernation mode, iirc.


According to the PRD, you can't kill it... in 3.5 you could finish it off with a wish, in Pathfinder, no such luck. :D

Still, I find DR values to be too low on higher CR stuff. I think DR values should be around 2xCR or more.

Liberty's Edge

My mistake. I had thought you meant worse as in weaker than fast healing. Not worse as in harder to deal with.

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