Weapon Traits and Weaknesses


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Grand Lodge

I am trying to wrap my head around some rules and I need some help.

The weapon Vine of Roses has the good trait but it does not deal Good damage.

Would the damage from a regular Strike trigger the Weakness: Good of a creature?

Why or why not?

CRB. 453 "If you have a weakness to a certain type of damage or damage from a certain source, that type of damage is extra effective against you." Bolded for emphasis.

Is Weakness: Good really Weakness: "Good damage" and not Weakness: "Good sources"? Is the latter ever the case and how would I know?

Thank you!


Having the trait on the item doesn't change the damage type that the item lists that it does. So the spiked chain deals Slashing damage, and the Disrupting rune on it deals Positive damage.

The Searing Light spell that it can cast does deal Good damage though.

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