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<blockquote data-quote="wildstarsreach" data-source="post: 3316092" data-attributes="member: 43141"><p>Something that has bothered me on the wording or terminology in this thread. People have used the term Negate. I don't think that this is the correct term. I think that if you change the term to absorb as in a theshold, then I think that we can have a better understanding of where many to us are trying to go.</p><p></p><p>DR 10/adamantine is the threshold that a creature needs to overcome in order to hurt said creature. This first 10 points of damage is absorbed by the DR before the creature starts taking wound damage unless this was with an adamantine weapon in which all the damage would cause wounds.</p><p></p><p>Now a touch attack usually is something other than a direct melee weapon damage. DR for the most part is works against melee or ranged physical attacks. With these attacks, adjustment such as armor and natural armor apply. A touch attack bypasses this as it is easier to touch something rather than penetrate it.</p><p></p><p>Wraithstrike give the weapon the ability to bypass Armor and Natural armor. This is still physical damage. Is doesn't change the damage type to some kind of energy. Since this is still melee weapon damage, after the hit is resolved, DR then absorbs according to the rules that of that DR ie DR 10/adamantine.</p><p></p><p>My 25 cents worth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wildstarsreach, post: 3316092, member: 43141"] Something that has bothered me on the wording or terminology in this thread. People have used the term Negate. I don't think that this is the correct term. I think that if you change the term to absorb as in a theshold, then I think that we can have a better understanding of where many to us are trying to go. DR 10/adamantine is the threshold that a creature needs to overcome in order to hurt said creature. This first 10 points of damage is absorbed by the DR before the creature starts taking wound damage unless this was with an adamantine weapon in which all the damage would cause wounds. Now a touch attack usually is something other than a direct melee weapon damage. DR for the most part is works against melee or ranged physical attacks. With these attacks, adjustment such as armor and natural armor apply. A touch attack bypasses this as it is easier to touch something rather than penetrate it. Wraithstrike give the weapon the ability to bypass Armor and Natural armor. This is still physical damage. Is doesn't change the damage type to some kind of energy. Since this is still melee weapon damage, after the hit is resolved, DR then absorbs according to the rules that of that DR ie DR 10/adamantine. My 25 cents worth. [/QUOTE]
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