RigaMortus2
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Hypersmurf said:I think Wraithstrike lets you treat your melee attacks as touch attacks, and I think DR does not negate touch attacks.
-Hyp.
But do you think DR does not negate damage from touch attacks?
Hypersmurf said:I think Wraithstrike lets you treat your melee attacks as touch attacks, and I think DR does not negate touch attacks.
-Hyp.
RigaMortus2 said:Damage reduction does not negate touch attacks
The way I read it, it seems like all it is stating is the actual touch attack is not negated (and is thus resolved normally). Which might seem kind of funny, since DR has nothing to do with Armor Class or resloving if you were hit. But that's how I read it. The actual DAMAGE however, is different. You have to follow how each damage type is resolved via DR.
It doesn't state that DR does not negate damage from a touch attack. Not sure how you can extrapolate that from the quote. A touch attack is first and foremost an attack type (IMHO). You have to actually hit first before you can even start to determine if the type of damage is applied or negated.
RigaMortus2 said:But do you think DR does not negate damage from touch attacks?
Hypersmurf said:I think if I make a touch attack that does nothing but deal damage, and DR causes that damage not to have any effect, then DR has negated my touch attack, which it explicitly cannot do.
Given the existence of touch attacks which do nothing but deal damage, it seems that negating the damage from such a touch attack is the same as negating the touch attack; thus, I think that if DR cannot negate touch attacks, it must be unable to negate the damage from touch attacks.
-Hyp.
Hypersmurf said:I think if I make a touch attack that does nothing but deal damage, and DR causes that damage not to have any effect, then DR has negated my touch attack, which it explicitly cannot do.
Slaved said:The touch attack was not negated, you still made a successful touch attack. Anything that triggers off of a successful touch attack will work but damage reduction might reduce the damage dealt to 0. 0 is not the same as -.
Hypersmurf said:So energy damage dealt along with an attack, while not negated, might be reduced to 0?
Slaved said:By energy resistance? Of course.