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

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What is the role of different damage types in D&D 5e

Damage types have no rules of their own, but other rules, such as damage resistance, rely on the types. (Basic Rules, Chapter 9, p.75) Damages type does not directly affect the damage you take. …
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How does resist all apply to an attack that deals two types of (non-combined) damage?

Rimefire Plate would reduce Rimehound Bite damage by 2, or 1 for each type. RAW Resistance: Resistance means a creature takes less damage from a specific damage type. Resistance, Against Combined Dam …
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Does Damage Resistance count twice for different types of damage?

Yes, the damage resistance would apply to each damage, resulting in 13 damage total, because they are of different type. While the rules did mention that only the lowest resistance apply to damage of …
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