Energy Resiatcne

[Destil]

Something that's been on my mind for a long time...

Energy resistance is rated per round. Now, when you see something like a Tifeling, where the SQs read "Fire, cold and electricty resistance 5" is this 5 resistance, each, per round. Or is it a total of 5 points of resistance for all three?

Quick for-instance: Tiefling fighter vs. a fire elemental and a sorcerer. His resistance absorbs 5 points of fire damage from the melee with the elemental, then he's caught in a lightning bolt the same round [both happen between his actions]. Has all his resistance allready been fully used for the fire? Or are there three 'pools' of resistance, each able to absorb 5 points a round?

[edited for typos and cleaned up the wording a bit.]

 

[hong]

I'm pretty sure most people treat it as fire resist 5, cold resist 5 and electricty resist 5.

 

[Crothian]

I'm pretty sure most people treat it as fire resist 5, cold resist 5 and electricty resist 5.

That's exactly it.

 

[kreynolds]

*Tosses in "What hong and Crothian said" hat.*

 

[Kae'Yoss]

*Tosses in "What hong and Crothian said" hat.*

Is that the one the Iconic Pimp wears?

 

[the Jester]

Yeah, that's how I always have done it.

I have to admit that I did it wrong for a while though; I thought (like DR) energy resistance was per attack. Oops.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

Yeah, that's how I always have done it.

I have to admit that I did it wrong for a while though; I thought (like DR) energy resistance was per attack. Oops.

Well, at first I thought that it's like SR, only against the element in question. Luckily, that was before I really started to play. You have to read some stuff in 3e twice before it's clear. (Better than 2e, where I can read some stuff dozens of times and still not see the sense in it...).

 

[kreynolds]

Is that the one the Iconic Pimp wears?

Are you kidding? I can't throw that thing around! Look how damn big it is!! That's like a bus, man!! That'd kill somebody for sure.

 

[Xarlen]

Are you kidding? I can't throw that thing around! Look how damn big it is!! That's like a bus, man!! That'd kill somebody for sure.

Yeah, they'd have a Tacky Overload. Of course, Pimps have...

Tacky Tolerance. [General]
You're got tolerance enough to be able to wear out of style, outlandish, or off the wall clothing with no effects.
Benefit: Your Tacky Tolerance Level is twice your con, instead of half your con, that is normal people. And, you shall not be a target of the Fashion Police.
Normal: You have a Tacky attack if wearing a pimp's digs, and the cops will smack you around like a wet sack of kittens with a 'kick me' sign on.
Special: If you are Dennis Rodman, you can take this twice.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

Are you kidding? I can't throw that thing around! Look how damn big it is!! That's like a bus, man!! That'd kill somebody for sure.

Might be a special magic weapon, using the stats of a chakram, with the keen, vorpal, and pimp special abilities.