A quick (but possibly challenging) Vicious question

[Caliban]

ok - but here's a question for you. What type is the "energy", if it's "energy damage dealt along with an attack".

Vicious energy

 

[Gerion of Mercadia]

Cept that "viscious energy" isn't a valid energy type under the core.

The 5 "energy types" are Acid, Fire, Cold, Electricity, and Sonic.

so, What energy type is it?

Or are you creating a new type to get away with the explanation because the RAW hurts your head?

 

[Hypersmurf]

so, What energy type is it?

What energy type is a Warlock's Eldritch Blast?

-Hyp.

 

[Darklone]

eldritch

 

[Caliban]

Or are you creating a new type to get away with the explanation because the RAW hurts your head?

Your clever sarcasm is duly noted.

FYI, this is a violation of forum guidelines, as delineated in the "Please Remain Civil" sticky at the top.

2) Do not speculate about someone's thought processes.

 

[James McMurray]

The Vicious enhancement calls it Disruptive Energy. Whether you take that as an adjective or a label doesn't much matter ruleswise, since I don't think anything else refers to disruptive energy, making it effectively untyped.

The five energy types Gerion listed are just the ones available for spells like resist energy. They aren't the only types of energy in the game. There's also positive and negative energy, which are fairly common. Shadow Evocation "taps energy from the Plane of Shadow" but is not restricted to creating elemental effects. There's probably many more if you dig for them.

 

[Gerion of Mercadia]

... Whether you take that as an adjective or a label doesn't much matter ruleswise ...

Actually, it matters quite a bit - especially if you have Damage reduction. Damage which has a "valid energy type" bypasses Damage Reduction. Damage that doesn't have such a type is treated as any other "normal" damage directed at you.

 

[Gerion of Mercadia]

since I don't think anything else refers to disruptive energy, making it effectively untyped.

hmmm...

Check out Disruption weapon special abilities

Also check out the cantrip "Disrupt Undead"

 

[Hypersmurf]

Actually, it matters quite a bit - especially if you have Damage reduction. Damage which has a "valid energy type" bypasses Damage Reduction. Damage that doesn't have such a type is treated as any other "normal" damage directed at you.

How do you feel DR should treat positive energy damage or negative energy damage dealt along with an attack?

Check out Disruption weapon special abilities

Also check out the cantrip "Disrupt Undead"

Disrupt Undead uses positive energy, not disruptive energy. The Disruption quality destroys undead; it doesn't utilise energy or damage at all, let alone energy damage, disruptive or otherwise.

-Hyp.

 

[Gerion of Mercadia]

Damage reduction does not negate touch attacks, energy damage dealt along with an attack, or energy drains."?

Most of your positive or negative energy effects fall under "touch attack" as a rule - and therefore bypass DR, not because they are "energy damage".

Correct line, wrong reason.