Pertaining to different types of damage in an RPG system, i.e. fire, lightning, psychic, cold, etc.

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How does multi-type damage work?

The attack "Storm Hammer" says hit:1d8+_(wisdom modifier)lighting and thunder damage... how do I tell how much damage to inflict?
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Can psychic damage affect mindless creatures? Can radiant damage sterilise water?

The game presents 10 damage types: acid, cold, fire, force, lightning, necrotic, poison, psychic, radiant, thunder. And my players asked a few things about using spells that deal typed damage in and ...
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Is there a way to do slashing damage with a mace?

I play a double light-mace fighter, and I want to do a lot of attacks every turn. So, I took a look at the dervish PrC, and they can Full Attack and Full Move while they're dancing. So... They need ...
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Do weapons' damage types (P/S/B) have any effect?

Does the type of weapon used (piercing, slashing, bludgeoning) have any effect in Pathfinder RPG? For example, in AD&D 2e, the type of weapon modifies attack rolls according to the defender's ...
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Does resist all prevent normal damage?

Does Resist 1 all such as is profiled by Rimefire Plate +2 prevent normal / untyped damage, such as is done by an axe or arrow?
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Does Blazing Starfall Cause Fire Damage?

Blazing Starfall has the Fire and Radiant keywords, the damage line indicates radiant damage, and cosmic magic sorcerers create a zone has a fire damage effect. The players were fighting Trolls "if ...