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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 2875379" data-attributes="member: 1656">The 3.5 Main FAQ used to be contradictory on this point, but its been updated to be consistent.  What it now states:Hardness applies to all types of damage unless specificallystated otherwise by the effect. (Page 165 in the Player’sHandbook is sometimes misinterpreted to suggest that hardnessdoesn’t apply to acid and sonic damage; in fact, the phrase“apply [damage] normally after a successful hit” simply meansthat the damage isn’t halved or quartered, as other energydamage is.)PHB p165 states:Energy Attacks: Acid and sonic attacks deal damage to most objects just as they do to creatures; roll damage and apply it normally after a successful hit. Electricity and fire attacks deal half damage to most objects; divide the damage dealt by 2 before applying the hardness. Cold attacks deal one-quarter damage to most objects; divide the damage dealt by 4 before applying the hardness.I agree with the FAQ in this case; acid and sonic damage do not bypass hardness, except in the case of Psionic energy powers that specify a sonic form that ignores hardness.-Hyp.</blockquote>