Magus Spellstrike & Weakness / Resistance

[User6263]

Does the Magus's Spellstrike combine strike damage with spell damage?

e.g.

If I Spellstrike with a slashing weapon and Gouging Claw and an enemy has Resist Slashing 5, Do I subtract the 5 from my damage once or twice?

If my weapon has the Flaming Rune (1d6 fire damage) and I Spellstrike with Produce Flame against an enemy with Weakness Fire 5, do I proc the extra 5 damage once or twice?

[HammerJack]

Twice. The rules would have to say that the spell and strike are combined for weakness and resistance, since that isn't a default assumption. No rules say that.

[aobst128]

HammerJack wrote:

Twice. The rules would have to say that the spell and strike are combined for weakness and resistance, since that isn't a default assumption. No rules say that.

You would first need to decide if spellstrike counts as a single instance of damage or multiple. All the damage comes in with one attack so I'd say it's one instance with the rules on weakness.

[Gortle]

Instance of damage is a concept that is mentioned in the rules but not in a way that defines it. We only have natural English.

[aobst128]

Gortle wrote:

Instance of damage is a concept that is mentioned in the rules but not in a way that defines it. We only have natural English.

"Ask your gm" to the rescue once again. Oh well.