Ability damage/energy drain and Sneak Attacks

[Stalker0]

When you guys are mentioning negative energy damage, does that mean simply hp damage, but bypasses DR, but can be resisted by negative energy protection?

 

[AGGEMAM]

When you guys are mentioning negative energy damage, does that mean simply hp damage, but bypasses DR, but can be resisted by negative energy protection?

Make a wild guess!


(Yes).

 

[Jack Haggerty]

When you guys are mentioning negative energy damage, does that mean simply hp damage, but bypasses DR, but can be resisted by negative energy protection?

It doesn't necessarily bypass DR, but yes... Certain creatures will have resistances or vulnerabilities to negative energy damage.

 

[AGGEMAM]

It doesn't necessarily bypass DR, but yes...

Yes, it does ..

 

[drowdude]

It doesn't necessarily bypass DR, but yes... Certain creatures will have resistances or vulnerabilities to negative energy damage.

It would bypass DR... maybe you were thinking of SR?

 

[Kylearan]

Well met!

5) Does immune to crits automatically mean immune to sneak attack? Usually, both are explicitily stated together. But for instance, armor of heavy fortification, does that immune you to sneak attack.

From the SRD:

Fortification:
This suit of armor or shield produces a magical force that protects vital areas of the wearer more effectively. When a critical hit or sneak attack is scored on the wearer, there is a chance that the critical hit or sneak attack is negated and damage is instead rolled normally:

Kylearan

 

[hong]

I'm just thinking that a necromancer/rogue could sneak attack his summoned zombies with enervation to give them extra hit points....

 

[Bonedagger]

I'm just thinking that a necromancer/rogue could sneak attack his summoned zombies with enervation to give them extra hit points....

Except that with undead negative energy doesn't cause damage, level drain or ability damage.

 

[Jack Haggerty]

Except that with undead negative energy doesn't cause damage, level drain or ability damage.

That, and undead are immune to Sneak Attacks.

 

[Jack Haggerty]

It would bypass DR... maybe you were thinking of SR?

Nope, I looked and couldn't find the rule about DR... Where is it?