Adamantine Armor and Dwarven Defender DR Stacking

[Rackhir]

Both provide DR x/-. However, I haven't been able to find anything on how they interact, do they stack, superceed each other or what?

 

[moritheil]

Both provide DR x/-. However, I haven't been able to find anything on how they interact, do they stack, superceed each other or what?

As a general rule DR overlaps, and does not stack.

 

[shilsen]

DMG pg. 292 - "If a creature has damage reduction from more than one source, the two forms of damage reduction do not stack. Instead, the creature gets the benefit of the best damage reduction in a given situation."

 

[Endur]

Normally, the rule is they do not stack. However, your GM would get "Coolness" points for letting Dwarven Armor (i.e. adamantine) stack with Dwarven Defender DR.

 

[Aust Diamondew]

I'd let 'em stack.

 

[Rackhir]

Normally, the rule is they do not stack. However, your GM would get "Coolness" points for letting Dwarven Armor (i.e. adamantine) stack with Dwarven Defender DR.

Unfortunately his post is the one just above yours.

 

[sfedi]

And why is that unfortunate?

 

[Rackhir]

And why is that unfortunate?

Try reading Shilsen's post.

 

[HellHound]

Normally, the rule is they do not stack. However, your GM would get "Coolness" points for letting Dwarven Armor (i.e. adamantine) stack with Dwarven Defender DR.

Aside / Hijack:

Is adamantine dwarven? I always thought of it as something exotic enough that all the races worked with it if they could get it, or (in one campaign) rare enough that only the elder races (dragons, yuan-ti, etc) had worked it.

 

[Rackhir]

Aside / Hijack:

Is adamantine dwarven? I always thought of it as something exotic enough that all the races worked with it if they could get it, or (in one campaign) rare enough that only the elder races (dragons, yuan-ti, etc) had worked it.

No it isn't. Though it probably ought to be, those pansy elves (led no doubt by all those Drizzt Fan boys) seem to get/make all the special items. Its just that in the DMG the sample Adamantite Plate Armor is listed as being "Dwarven Plate Armor".