Malapterus
2017-10-31, 04:52 PM
I have always been disappointed by the nit-picky details of Damage Reduction. It doesn't seem worthwhile to me, since generally the only thing that fails to bypass it (if I read correctly) are mundane and natural physical weapons. Here are some feat ideas to spice it up:
Unbreakable [General]
Prerequisites
Con 17, Toughness
Benefit
Your personal Damage Reduction applies to all damage that does not specifically bypass it. This applies only to DR that is an aspect of the creature who has it; I.E., it comes from a class, racial ability, or template but not from a magic item, spell, or enhanced armor. EXAMPLE: A Lycanthrope has DR 3/Silver. His DR would apply to an adamantine weapon, a +1 weapon, or a fireball spell, but not to a silver weapon.
Normal
Normally DR is bypassed by magic and energy effects.
Special
A fighter may select Unbreakable as one of his fighter bonus feats.
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Untouchable [General]
Prerequisites
Con 19, Toughness, Unbreakable
Benefit
Damage Reduction specific to the creature that has this feat is doubled. Your personal Damage Reduction applies to all damage that does not specifically bypass it. This applies only to DR that is an aspect of the creature who has it; I.E., it comes from a class, racial ability, or template but not from a magic item, spell, or enhanced armor. However, your Damage Reduction also reduces any magic that restores your HP by the same amount it would reduce damage from an attack.
Normal
Damage Reduction with the Unbreakable feat does not interfere with healing damage,
Special
A fighter may select Untouchable as one of his fighter bonus feats.
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Layered Defense [General]
Prerequisites
Int 13, Combat Expertise.
Benefit
You may stack DR from different sources. All instances of DR from different on your person combine to reduce damage from a source that does not bypass them. Example: A Lyncanthrope Barbarian has DR 3/Silver and DR 4/-. An adamantine weapon dealing 10 damage would have its damage reduced by 7 points. A silver weapon dealing 10 damage would have its damage reduced only by 4 points.
DR that comes from the same kind of source does not stack with this feat. Sources of DR include; Racial Ability, Class Feature, Template Quality, Item, Adamantine, Armor Enhancement, Spell, Specific Spell. A suit of Adamantine on a Barbarian would stack the armor's DR on the Barbarian class DR, but a person wearing a ring that grants them DR 2/- and an amulet that grants them DR 1/- would only have an effective DR 2/- because these are the same sort of item.
A character wearing Armor of Invulnerability that has Stoneskin cast upon them would only benefit from the greater of the two effects because these are the same spell.
Normal
DR doesn't stack; it overlaps.
Special
A fighter may select Layered Defense as one of his fighter bonus feats.
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Unbreakable [General]
Prerequisites
Con 17, Toughness
Benefit
Your personal Damage Reduction applies to all damage that does not specifically bypass it. This applies only to DR that is an aspect of the creature who has it; I.E., it comes from a class, racial ability, or template but not from a magic item, spell, or enhanced armor. EXAMPLE: A Lycanthrope has DR 3/Silver. His DR would apply to an adamantine weapon, a +1 weapon, or a fireball spell, but not to a silver weapon.
Normal
Normally DR is bypassed by magic and energy effects.
Special
A fighter may select Unbreakable as one of his fighter bonus feats.
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Untouchable [General]
Prerequisites
Con 19, Toughness, Unbreakable
Benefit
Damage Reduction specific to the creature that has this feat is doubled. Your personal Damage Reduction applies to all damage that does not specifically bypass it. This applies only to DR that is an aspect of the creature who has it; I.E., it comes from a class, racial ability, or template but not from a magic item, spell, or enhanced armor. However, your Damage Reduction also reduces any magic that restores your HP by the same amount it would reduce damage from an attack.
Normal
Damage Reduction with the Unbreakable feat does not interfere with healing damage,
Special
A fighter may select Untouchable as one of his fighter bonus feats.
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Layered Defense [General]
Prerequisites
Int 13, Combat Expertise.
Benefit
You may stack DR from different sources. All instances of DR from different on your person combine to reduce damage from a source that does not bypass them. Example: A Lyncanthrope Barbarian has DR 3/Silver and DR 4/-. An adamantine weapon dealing 10 damage would have its damage reduced by 7 points. A silver weapon dealing 10 damage would have its damage reduced only by 4 points.
DR that comes from the same kind of source does not stack with this feat. Sources of DR include; Racial Ability, Class Feature, Template Quality, Item, Adamantine, Armor Enhancement, Spell, Specific Spell. A suit of Adamantine on a Barbarian would stack the armor's DR on the Barbarian class DR, but a person wearing a ring that grants them DR 2/- and an amulet that grants them DR 1/- would only have an effective DR 2/- because these are the same sort of item.
A character wearing Armor of Invulnerability that has Stoneskin cast upon them would only benefit from the greater of the two effects because these are the same spell.
Normal
DR doesn't stack; it overlaps.
Special
A fighter may select Layered Defense as one of his fighter bonus feats.
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