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Message: <blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 7419192" data-attributes="member: 97077">I think it's a good policy in general to narrate the result of the adventurer's action from the perspective of what impact is has on the environment (including NPCs and monsters) rather than from the perspective of the PC. This helps the DM avoid establishing what the characters think, do, or say. In this case, describing the impact of the attack on the monster given its resistances, immunities, or vulnerabilities is in line with that approach.But I also think it's important to try to telegraph these resistances and immunities before the PCs engage with the monster if you can. A good way of doing that in my experience is to look at the stat block, then include something in the environment with which the monster interacts that tips off the players. A troll might go out of its way to avoid the burning brazier on its way to engage with the characters, for example, or perhaps the PCs come across some graffiti in the dungeon that shows a crude drawing of a rotting heap of vegetation growing stronger after a stick figure wizard hits it with a lightning bolt. It's not always so easy to come up with this stuff, especially on the fly, but it does help flesh out the environment and sets things up where the players have a chance to make decisions to avoid wasting valuable resources.</blockquote>