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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kreynolds" data-source="post: 404294" data-attributes="member: 2829">Exactly. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Actually, there's some backstory as to why I went with "Elemental Damage Reduction" as opposed to elemental resistance. I created dragonhide armor for two reasons: 1) my players nagged me <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />, and 2) I wanted to create a "true" dragon hunter as an NPC.Basically, the NPC hunted Red Dragons. That was his career and his life. After slaying an Adult Red Dragon, he had the scales made into full plate and a large shield. The NPC had no idea that it would provide such benefits. To him, it was just a trophy, and a testament to his chosen path in life.Down the road, a few years later, the NPC had located a Red Dragon lair, which he suspect housed very young dragons as well (out of the norm for a red dragon to care for so many young, I know, but that's a different story), for an older dragon had been snatching farmers, cattle, and travelers alike to feed the young ones, but it wasn't killing the victims on the spot. So, the NPC used his cohorts to lure the older dragon out of the lair while he then entered. He discovered 5 younger Red Dragons and engaged them in combat, and quickly realized that his new dragonhide armor was capable of soaking up nearly all of the fire they breathed upon him, even when they all breathed on him at once.Against a single large dragon, Elemental Damage Reduction isn't really any more effective than Elemental Resistance, since the dragon can only breathe once anyways. But, against multiple dragons of the same type, it's a freakin' blessing. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />No. However, the natural AC bonus from the shield and armor do stack with each other, just like a normal armor bonus.But having Elemental DR is much better than elemental resistance when you are faced with multiple sources of said energy, and like I said, my dragonhide was primarily designed for dragon hunters, though it benefits others just as well.Two things...1) A Ring of Elemental Resistance, Major grants you Elemental Resistance 30 and it costs 24,000gp. That's not immunity, but it's close. Also, if you look at the Energy Immunity spell from Tome & Blood, you'll find that it's a 7th level spell, and having total immunity to a single energy type on a magic item would cost you roughly 182,000gp (7 x 13 x 2000gp). Energy Immunity isn't as cheap as you think.2) Also, I should mention that Elemental Damage Reduction stacks with Elemental Resistance. Not only are they from two different sources, but they are also two completely different types of protection. So, whatever elemental energy gets through your Elemental Damage Reduction still has to get through your Elemental Resistance, and that's the real benefit, and the real reason why Elemental DR is so costly. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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