| Matt2VK |
Want to make sure I'm understanding weapon damage correctly -
From Core Rule Book
Weapons that deal multiple types of damage have an ampersand between the types (such as “B & E” for a weapon that deals bludgeoning and electricity damage). For such weapons, half the damage dealt is one type, and half is the other (if the damage done is an odd number, select one damage type to round up, rounding down the other damage type normally).
Question -
If I have Enhanced Resistance Kinetic 5 (+5 BAB) and Energy Resistance Electricity 5 and get hit with a B & E weapon for 21 damage. How much damage do I take?
Do I take 16 damage or do I take 11 damage?
I'm assuming I take the 16 damage as you can't stack DR. The confusion is, can you stack DR and energy resistance? If so, then I take 11 damage.
| HammerJack |
You take 11 damage. Both the DR and the ER apply to the relevant parts of the damage.
They aren't stacking, 2 small values aren't becoming a large value, but the two separate values (DR and ER) are both applicable.
| Garretmander |
Wondered about that.
That's kind of how I'm reading it too. Just that everything I can find says you can't stack but that's commenting on people trying to stack DR from two different sources.
That's more about, you have the enhanced resistance DR/- feat, and an armor upgrade that also gives you DR/-. You only take the highest DR/- instead of adding them, unless it says otherwise.