Are deaf creatures immune to sonic damage?

[The_lone_gunman]

Iwould say yes, seeing as sonic damage would seem to need to be heard to damage you......

And a sonic boom would be slam damage I would think, not really "sonic" damage.

Any thoughts?

also, does a sonic fireball seem lame to anyone else? Seems like a real munchkin way around creatures immunities......


TLG

 

[Magus_Jerel]

Object's can't "hear" yet can take damage of the category sonic.

On that grounds - I would say no.

Sonic as a descriptor refers to an ENERGY type - not wether or not you can hear the spell.

Yes - energy substitution is very very munchin ... you can take all those damaging spells and have all the "dice bang" - but none of the possible disadvantages - like accidental fires.

 

[SpikeyFreak]

The creature doesn't have to hear it to be affected by it. Most attacks that must be heard will say so. The sonic waves will affect anything.

A sonic fireball doesn't do double damage versus ice creatures. Its pretty balanced IMO. You used a feat, you should get some benefit for it.

--Deaf Spikey

 

[Xarlen]

Imagine that sonic energy is like a shockwave. A force that breaks bones when it hits, due to the intense soundwave energy used.

Sort've like a sonic boom concentrated into a spesific point.

 

[RogueJK]

The description for the Screaming weapon enhancement, which is the sonic equivalent of Flaming or Frost, states:
"Screaming weapons do inflict their bonus damage within a silence spell. Screaming weapons do not have any additional adverse affects upon creatures that use enhanced hearing..."

Based on this, it would seem that sonic damage has nothing to do with the ability to hear it.

 

[DevoutlyApathetic]

Ever stood next to the speakers at a big concert? I could be deaf but my stomach would let me know that something LOUD is happening. Anything that does damage through sonic is like that but much more intense.

Really I suppose sonic damage is actually vibration damage. The energy just get's whatever vibrating so violently that it tears itself apart. You really want to know why you could just read up on what sound actually is...mmm vibroblades...of a sort.

Anyways the only place I see ranged sonic effects (like Sonic Ball) not working would be vaccum conditions. Does DragonStar have rules for this?

 

[Piratecat]

also, does a sonic fireball seem gay to anyone else?

Just so you know - this is not an acceptable way to phrase things on the EN Boards. If you don't like something, please find a different way to express it. We don't tolerate racial, gender-related or gender-identity slurs here... even when they're inadvertent.

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[Xarlen]

I think the term is a slang, as less then a racial slur. Gay has been transcribed as 'bad' or 'lame', in modern language. Trust me, I just graduated high school, I heard it enough.

Edit: Not that I'm defending or agreeing with the termanology. Just explaining it's likely origion.

 

[Piratecat]

Thanks - I know the origin. It's still not cool here, though. There's a bunch of semantic reasons for that, but this isn't the place to discuss it.

Hijack over!

 

[Gromm]

Imagine that sonic energy is like a shockwave. A force that breaks bones when it hits, due to the intense soundwave energy used.

Sort've like a sonic boom concentrated into a spesific point.

An accurate description. Sonic attackss are effectively strong shockwaves. A deaf creature would be hurt/affected by them as any other, save that they'd be immune to the deafness aspect of it (for obvious reasons) and possibly any stunning results- though it would vary by source.

For a realworld example, a window can't hear, but its not immune to a sonic boom. Even if your deaf you can still feel music with alot of bass. Same difference.