Monsters as Magic Weapons?

[Ogrork the Mighty]

Am I thinking of 3.0 (not 3.5) where monsters count as a specific level of "+" weapon based on their Hit Dice?

(For example, the attacks of a 6-HD creature was considered a +1 weapon)

I'm looking for the source.

 

[Michael Silverbane]

From the SRD

Some monsters are vulnerable to magic weapons. Any weapon with at least a +1 magical enhancement bonus on attack and damage rolls overcomes the damage reduction of these monsters. Such creatures’ natural weapons (but not their attacks with weapons) are treated as magic weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.

 

[pawsplay]

From the SRD

That's the 3.5 version.

 

[pawsplay]

Here's what d20 Modern had to say:

For purposes of harming other creatures with damage reduction, a creature’s natural weapons count as the type that ignores its own innate damage reduction. However, damage reduction from spells does not confer this ability. The amount of damage reduction is irrelevant.

 

[frankthedm]

Am I thinking of 3.0 (not 3.5) where monsters count as a specific level of "+" weapon based on their Hit Dice?

(For example, the attacks of a 6-HD creature was considered a +1 weapon)

I'm looking for the source.

1E and 2E IIRC

 

[irdeggman]

3.0 MM pg 10

For purposes of harming other creatures with damage reduction, a creature's natural weapons count as the type that ignores its own innate damage reduction. . . . .For example, a Large air elemental (damage reduction 10/+1) deals full damage to a werewolf, as if the elemental's attack were a +1 weapon.

Remember the "power rating" of weapons (DMG pg 74) anything of higher "power" beat lower power damage reduction and +1 beats silver.

3.0 never tied in hit dice to this formula, unlike 2nd ed did.