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<blockquote data-quote="kenobi65" data-source="post: 2787415" data-attributes="member: 1515">Technically, Lidda (as a Rogue 11) can't have Improved Critical.Improved Critical has a prerequisite of BAB +8, which a Rogue 11 does have.&nbsp; However...Lidda's BAB just reached +8 at 11th level, and she doesn't have a feat slot to take at 11th.&nbsp; Because her BAB wasn't at least +8 the last time she got a feat (at 9th level), she can't take Improved Critical until she makes 12th level (at which point, she'll get a feat).It doesn't protect against magic weapons at all.&nbsp; The &quot;descriptor&quot; after the slash in a DR description indicates what sort of weapon bypasses the DR.&nbsp; So, DR10/magic is bypassed by any magical weapon.Also, it's worth noting that DR works a little differently in 3.5 versus how it did in 3E.&nbsp; In 3E, &quot;material&quot; DR (such as silver or cold iron) could always be bypassed by magic weapons; any magic weapon was considered &quot;tougher&quot; than the material (so, a +1 weapon would work just fine vs. a creature with DR10/silver).&nbsp; In 3.5, even a +5 weapon can't bypass a material DR.&nbsp; And, in 3.5, you have some examples of creatures with an &quot;or&quot; DR (e.g., DR10 / silver or magic), which can be bypassed by a weapon with either quality, as well as &quot;and&quot; DRs on the very toughest monsters (e.g., DR10 / silver and good), which can only be bypassed by a weapon with both qualities.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kenobi65, post: 2787415, member: 1515"] Technically, Lidda (as a Rogue 11) can't have Improved Critical. Improved Critical has a prerequisite of BAB +8, which a Rogue 11 does have. However...Lidda's BAB just reached +8 at 11th level, and she doesn't have a feat slot to take at 11th. Because her BAB wasn't at least +8 the last time she got a feat (at 9th level), she can't take Improved Critical until she makes 12th level (at which point, she'll get a feat). It doesn't protect against magic weapons at all. The "descriptor" after the slash in a DR description indicates what sort of weapon bypasses the DR. So, DR10/magic is bypassed by any magical weapon. Also, it's worth noting that DR works a little differently in 3.5 versus how it did in 3E. In 3E, "material" DR (such as silver or cold iron) could always be bypassed by magic weapons; any magic weapon was considered "tougher" than the material (so, a +1 weapon would work just fine vs. a creature with DR10/silver). In 3.5, even a +5 weapon can't bypass a material DR. And, in 3.5, you have some examples of creatures with an "or" DR (e.g., DR10 / silver or magic), which can be bypassed by a weapon with either quality, as well as "and" DRs on the very toughest monsters (e.g., DR10 / silver [b]and[/b] good), which can only be bypassed by a weapon with [b]both[/b] qualities. [/QUOTE]

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