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Resistance and armour

Sun 23 Jul 2023, 08:52

When applying the 50% reduction in damage from Resistance (p84 rules, bestiary), is this applied before or after the armour rating reduction?
 
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Re: Resistance and armour

Sun 23 Jul 2023, 10:27

It is the monster that is resistance to damage, not the armour.
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Re: Resistance and armour

Sun 23 Jul 2023, 12:35

Yes, but if a monster that has resistance is also wearing armour do you apply it’s resistance damage reduction first (-50%) then deduct the armour rating, or the other way around as it will give different results in how much damage is applied to its HP.

For example 20 damage…
-50% resistance = 10, then
-3 armour rating = 7 damage
Or,
-3 armour rating = 17, then
-50% resistance = 8.5 damage (rounded down to 8)
 
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Re: Resistance and armour

Sun 23 Jul 2023, 14:25

Yes, but if a monster that has resistance is also wearing armour do you apply it’s resistance damage reduction first (-50%) then deduct the armour rating, or the other way around as it will give different results in how much damage is applied to its HP.

For example 20 damage…
-50% resistance = 10, then
-3 armour rating = 7 damage
Or,
-3 armour rating = 17, then
-50% resistance = 8.5 damage (rounded down to 8)
The latter, armor absorbs damage first, then you hit the creature, where the resistance reduces the remaining damage. So 20 damage -3 and then -50% to 9 damage, as it is rounded up, not down, as says on page 84 (As a rule of thumb, it is always rounded up)
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Re: Resistance and armour

Sun 23 Jul 2023, 20:39

Thanks! That’s makes sense. Armour then resistance.

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