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yougi
2012-07-23, 11:07 PM
Hey guys!

My question is as follows: which takes precedence between vulnerability and resistance to a certain element? Take the following scenario:

White dragons are immune to cold damage, vulnerable to fire damage (takes +50% damage)

A sorcerer passes by and casts resist energy (fire) on him, cancelling out the first 10 points of fire damage it takes from every attack.

Then, a second sorcerer casts Fireball at the dragon, cause, well, loot and XP and stuff. He causes, lets say, 20 damage.

How much does the dragon take?

a) (20-10)*1.5 = 15
b) 20*1.5-10 = 20
c) This is not an optimized character, you should trip him instead

maximus25
2012-07-23, 11:09 PM
Well, A and C.

10 points of damage is negated straight away, then it's multiplied by 1.5.

Anxe
2012-07-23, 11:15 PM
I think Wizards went with, "Whatever makes the character take less damage." It's kind of like the always round down rule.