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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lord Zardoz" data-source="post: 653639" data-attributes="member: 704">Re: whyI think I can partly answer those questions.With the current implementation of Damage Reduction, against any party with a cleric or wizard who has access to Greater Magic weapon, Damage Reduction is a non issue.  And it is quite likely that many creatures were balanced with the consideration that in CR appropriate combats, the damage reduction would actually matter.  That is enough to explain many of the changes in the DR system.In addition to that, in the greater scheme of things, it is quite likely that  the more common DR penetrating weapons will be common enough for parties at some point in any sufficiently long running campaign.  In those situations, in order to keep the Pit Fiend as at least a "Viable" opponent against more powerful parties, that you need to be able to fall back on the most reliable of survival measure.  High HP and a good AC tend to remain effective even when every other defence is bypassed.END COMMUNICATION</blockquote>