Questions tagged [resistance]
For questions primarily pertaining to creatures, player characters, and NPCs being less susceptible to one or more particular effects or damage types in an RPG.
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For the Summon Draconic Spirit spell, does the damage type of the breath weapon have to match that of the caster’s shared resistance?
The Draconic Spirit summoned by the summon draconic spirit spell has the Breath Weapon action option (FToD, p. 21):
Breath Weapon. The dragon exhales destructive energy in a 30-foot cone. Each ...
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Shadar-Kai Elf Bear Totem Barbarian Resistance [duplicate]
If a player is a Shadar-Kai Elf and plays a Bear Totem Barbarian, would the raging damage type resistance stack with the Shadar-Kai teleport resistance?
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How does Arcane Cascade interact with Weakness/Resistance?
One of the basic effects of Arcane Cascade is
While you're in the stance, your melee Strikes deal 1 extra damage.[...]
The damage type is determined by the spell used before entering the Stance.
If ...
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Is there a legal way to search for monsters with legendary resistance?
I am planning a combat encounter in a context where I cannot homebrew monsters, and I want to use a monster that has legendary resistance.
Is there an easy way to identify all monsters that have this ...
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What damage does a good Champion's Reaction actually reduce?
All 3 of the reactions of a good champion include the wording "resistance against the triggering damage", written in different ways. So a player of mine and I were debating about what is the ...
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How long does Legendary Resistance last?
I read recently—unfortunately I can't remember where, or I'd link it—that when a creature uses its Legendary Resistance, that resistance lasts a minute. According to this, for example, if I cast ...
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Golem Anti-Magic, its exceptions and Spiritual Weapon
My party fought a wood golem and encountered anti-magic for the first time (to hilarious effect) however the rules are ambiguous and I came up against some conflicts.
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Anti-magic: A ...
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Best option after attuning to Shield of Missile Attraction
Let's say the party tank has picked up, and attuned to, a Shield of Missile Attraction, which states the following:
While holding this shield, you have resistance to damage from ranged
weapon attacks....
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Does energy resistance from my class and race stack?
In the rules it says resistance doesn't stack with spells but if I get resistance from my race and if I have resistance with my class (Ex: Efreeti bloodline) does the resistance stacks?
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What is the minimum challenge rating (CR) for creatures with Legendary Resistance (3/Day)?
I enjoy making my own creatures or tweaking existing ones for my campaigns and I have sometimes added the Legendary Resistance feature, in particular with some bosses (at higher levels). But I've ...
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Does an effect that imposes disadvantage on saving throws remove the advantage from a creature's Magic Resistance trait?
How would the Magic Resistance trait interact with effects that impose disadvantage on saving throws (e.g. the sorcerer’s Heightened Spell Metamagic option, the first bullet point from the bestow ...
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Do Goliaths get cold resistance from the Mountain Born trait?
There seems to be a discrepancy between sources for the Goliath's 'Mountain Born' racial trait.
Volo's Guide to Monsters (p. 109) includes the following description for the trait:
You're acclimated ...
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Discover a Monsters Weakness? [duplicate]
As a D&D5e newbie player, I'm getting to grips with all my skills and abilities and when to use them.
One thing that's come up is when we encounter monsters ... what do you roll against when ...
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How can I gain resistance to poison and/or necrotic damage in 5e?
I'm about to start a campaign that I suspect will be filled with poisonous & necrotic monsters due to the setting. I have been thinking of playing a stout halfling, but would prefer to play one ...
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What ways are there for a PC to negate poison damage resistance or immunity from an enemy?
For example; a player has time to prepare before a fight with a creature that is resistant or immune to poison.
Are there ways to negate poison resistance or immunity? (Even temporarily by magic, an ...
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Can good-aligned damage hurt good creatures
Recently I've been trying to make my dream characters into tangible concepts which is why I've asked so many different class-related questions. I was skimming through templates and found the soulfire ...
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Does a weapon imbued with Magical Tinkering or an Infusion bypass resistance from non magic weapons?
When I apply Magical Tinkering or an Infusion to a weapon, does the weapon count as magical to bypass resistance to non-magic weapons?
Magical Tinkering At 1st level, you learn how to invest a spark ...
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How do curses work with magic resistance?
For instance, when casting the Bestow Curse spell on a creature with magic resistance it would have advantage on making the wisdom save. However what happens after it fails the save? Does it have ...
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Does energy resistance to cold affect Shivering Touch?
Shivering touch is a spell with Cold descriptor. Does it mean, that it should be affected by resistance to cold energy, thus lowering the Dexterity damage dealt by the spell?
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If a creature has advantage against spells and magical effects, is it resistant to magical attacks?
My DM said that monsters that have advantage against spells and magical effects are extra resistant to damage.
We fought some demons that have resistance to slashing, piercing, and bludgeoning damage ...
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How does energy resistance affect regeneration?
A standard troll has Regeneration 5 (acid or fire). Suppose that the troll somehow gains fire resistance 10, such as through the Resist Energy spell. If a level 3 wizard casts Burning Hands at this ...
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What ways are there to bypass spell resistance?
Our DM originally began by targeting two characters, the Sorlock and the Bladelock, by giving enemies Brooches of Shielding to nerf them. Realizing instead, he had just given us a new revenue stream, ...
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Does a Paladin's fire immunity decrease Fireball's damage?
I have looked around and could not find a definitive answer either way.
Scenario:
Paladin is surrounded by a bunch of goblins hacking them. I cast a fireball at the Paladin who has 3 armor and an ...
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Does Resist Energy stack with racial traits granting energy resistances?
The Aasimar race has a trait that grants the following:
Celestial Resistance: Aasimars have acid resistance 5, cold resistance 5, and electricity resistance 5.
If I cast Resist Energy on an ...
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What is, or should be, the Magic Resistance required to resist the Fuse spell?
The Fuse spell states, in its Added Effects block, “+5 to the MR and +5 to the maximum Presence affected”. However, nowhere in the text I have in front of me (taken from the basic sourcebook in ...
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Can a monk with Empty Body break the invisibility while keeping the resistances?
Monks gain the Empty Body feature (PHB, page 79):
Beginning at 18th level, you can use your action to spend 4 ki points to become invisible for 1 minute. During that time, you also have resistance to ...
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Damage Resistance / Vulnerability: Double Damage or Dice? [closed]
When dealing with monsters who have resistance or vulnerability to a specific damage type, I've been having my players roll the expected damage and I'll half or double it behind the screen. I've ...
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Does a demon with the Magic Resistance trait have advantage on saving throws against the Summon Greater Demon spell?
Assume I use summon greater demon (Xanathar's Guide to Everything, p. 166) and choose a demon with the Magic Resistance trait.
Does Magic Resistance grant the demon advantage on the Charisma saving ...
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How do I apply 1ed/2ed magic resistance to D&D 5e in a conversion
In earlier editions of D&D some powerful creatures had a percentage magic resistance which was checked before any saving throw (if applicable). If the percentage check was successful then the ...
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Do magic weapons bypass monsters' resistances?
For example, if I use a magic dagger to stab a monster that is resistant or immune to piercing damage, but with no resistance or immunity to magic weapons, does it take full damage or not?
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Should necrotic damage resistance reduce the impact of a mummy's rotting fist on maximum hp? [closed]
I was wondering recently, while looking at the Aasimar race in Volo's Guide, which inherently gets resistance to necrotic and radiant damage, what happens when you get hit by an attack that reduces ...
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Do Legendary resistances from different sources stack?
I am building a level 12 Dragon sorcerer who also happens to be a vampire (as per the optional rule in the MM).
My DM has given us all a legendary item that fits in with our backstory and I have ...
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Do weapons enchanted with elemental damage count their normal damage as magical?
In the 5e session I am playing a level 7 ranger was given a shortbow. The bow works as follows:
Any arrow shot from the bow turns into a force arrow, adding 1d4 force damage to the attack. This ...
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How to decide if an effect is magical for Magic Resistance? [duplicate]
Some creatures have Magic Resistance:
The [...] has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
We know from this answer that this works against Turn Undead, but does it ...
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Does Magic Resistance work against Turn Undead? [duplicate]
Magic Resistance:
The flameskull has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Turn Undead:
Each undead that can see or hear you within 30 feet of you must make a ...
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Do magic weapons that require attunement count as magic (for Resistances) even if you are not attuned?
Resistance in a creatures stat block is written as follows:
bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from non magical weapons
Does a weapon count as magical, even if I am not attuned to it? I know I ...
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What does +4 resistance vs. evil mean?
I've been looking into angels today, the solar specifically, and they get a lot of vs. evil bonuses that have me confused. What exactly does evil resistance mean? I think it means that they get the ...
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How do you roll against Spell Resistance?
I've been searching how Spell Resistance work for days and I haven't found an answer.
What is the roll to pass the target's SR? I mean the DC would be the SR, but what do I add to my roll?
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Does Magic resistance allow a creature to know it has been targeted?
In 2nd Edition AD&D does natural Magic Resistance allow a creature to know when it has been targeted by a spell if it resists the spell? (some spells do not make the target aware it has been ...
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Does Living Link allow Magic Resistance?
The AD&D second edition spell living link can be found in the Complete Book of Necromancers. It states the target of the spell receives no saving throw due to the fact the target does not know it ...
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Does Cold Resistance help against cold weather?
Does Cold Resistance help against extreme cold temperatures in any way, or does it apply to only magical cold damage?
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