Resistance to Energy: Before or after the save?

[Elvinis75]

Say a character has resistance to energy(fire) 30 and sucessfully saves versus 76 points of demon fire breath.
Does he take 76/2= 36 -30 = 6 points of damage?
Or
Does he take 76-30= 46/2= 23 points of damage?

 

[Altamont Ravenard]

the former.

AR

 

[Camarath]

Say a character has resistance to energy(fire) 30 and sucessfully saves versus 76 points of demon fire breath.
Does he take 76/2= 36 -30 = 6 points of damage?
Or
Does he take 76-30= 46/2= 23 points of damage?

You apply Resistance to Energy after you determine that amount to damage the creature is subject to. If a creature makes a save for half damage from a spell or effect you reduce the potential damage by half before it is dealt to the creature and thus since Resistance to Energy applies to the damage that is actually dealt to the creature (not to the potential damage) you reduce that potential damage and then apply Resistance to Energy as per you first example.

 

[Sejs]

You apply energy resistance after the save.

50 damage fireball, ref save for 1/2.
Target makes their save, so takes 25 fire damage.
Target has Fire Resistance 10, so reduce the amount of damage taken by 10.
Target takes 15 points of fire damage.

 

[Li Shenron]

You apply energy resistance after the save.

Yes. And if you think about it, it makes lots of sense: first you dodge the spell's stream to possibly being only partially hit, and second your resistance lets you resist part of what actually hit you.