Ravenloft and Damage Reduction

[Virtue]

I have a question maybe some of you can help me?
My DM tells me that you need to know what a creatures allignment is and prove it to be able to break their DR like say a demon it has 10 Good you have to know the creature is evil to break its DR. I really disagree with my DM can I have any of your opions or knowledge
Thanks
GFL Out (Gamer For Life)
well my dm was being funny and just messing with my head thanks for the help though i was going to show it to him and tell him how wrong he was later

 

[Altamont Ravenard]

In the whole paragraph about Damage Reduction (in the SRD) there isn't one bit about the attacker having to know the alignment of his opponent.

Also, I think it's a little stupid that you'd have to know. A creature that conceals his alignment will be totally protected from items that can bypass its DR? Come on...

Tell you DM to stop smoking the wacky tobbacky!

AR

 

[shilsen]

What Altamont Ravenard said. That would be a house rule. And a pretty stupid one at that.

 

[Ssyleia]

Actually you need a "good" attack mode to break the damage resistance. Just you being good, knowing the critter is evil doesn't make your swordblow even scratch it...

For example a holy weapon qualifies as "good" - as does the mere fistblow of a good outsider...

 

[Virtue]

Actually you need a "good" attack mode to break the damage resistance. Just you being good, knowing the critter is evil doesn't make your swordblow even scratch it...

For example a holy weapon qualifies as "good" - as does the mere fistblow of a good outsider...

no you had to have the weapon and know that they were good but it was a miss comunication
it started with the detect evil and a palidins smite my bad my dmd was being funny and messing with my head