Abilities and Stacking.
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 2:51 am
After running a new game Ive been looking over alot of the abilities for various NPCs. While doing so I thought about the interaction concerning them in game and realised something interesting with two of them.
One of the NPCs has both Armor and Unnatural Resistance. Now as far as I understand it if both if it makes sense to use both then you add them together. So Id like to bring up an example:
Armor +5
Unnatural Resistance +2 (Physical Attacks)
So while fighting the NPC gets hit for 40 dmg from a punch. Using Armor first then Unnatural Resistance results in:
40-20(Armor)= 20-5(UR)= 15. A total of 15 dmg.
Using the same 40 dmg but switching the order in which dmg was resisted results in:
40-10(UR)=30-20(Armor)= 10. A total of 10 dmg.
So obviously its better to add the Unnatural Resistance first then armor to take less damage. So I wanted to ask all of you, and Clay. Which would you choose and why? Would the defender get the choice of choosing how he applies his abilities or would you as DM choose? I know ultimatley its up to the DM what is finally decided upon I thought Id just share my thoughts and see what each of you had to say. Thanks for the input!
One of the NPCs has both Armor and Unnatural Resistance. Now as far as I understand it if both if it makes sense to use both then you add them together. So Id like to bring up an example:
Armor +5
Unnatural Resistance +2 (Physical Attacks)
So while fighting the NPC gets hit for 40 dmg from a punch. Using Armor first then Unnatural Resistance results in:
40-20(Armor)= 20-5(UR)= 15. A total of 15 dmg.
Using the same 40 dmg but switching the order in which dmg was resisted results in:
40-10(UR)=30-20(Armor)= 10. A total of 10 dmg.
So obviously its better to add the Unnatural Resistance first then armor to take less damage. So I wanted to ask all of you, and Clay. Which would you choose and why? Would the defender get the choice of choosing how he applies his abilities or would you as DM choose? I know ultimatley its up to the DM what is finally decided upon I thought Id just share my thoughts and see what each of you had to say. Thanks for the input!