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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 7925652" data-attributes="member: 6801228">You seem to be missing the point Tetrasodium. &quot;Ignore 5 points of damage from any source that isn't an axiomatic slashing weapon&quot; isn't an interesting challenge. Either you went out and got weapons to cover every single thing, or you just did less damage. Doing less damage on every strike does turn the fight into a slog against endless hp, because all it is doing is reducing the damage, and therefore increasing the effective hp. This monster ignores your armor and and your attacks unless both pieces of equipment have X enchantment isn't a tactical challenge. It is a check-list. Do you have the proper equipment? Fight proceeds as normal. Do you not have the proper equipment? Lose fight. And 5e does have some specific rules. Yes, Skeletons don't take less damage from piercing, but they take more damage from bludgeoning. Mechanically, that is no different thant giving them DR against every damage type except bludgeoning, but it is much easier to read and remember. And there are creatures like some oozes that are straight immune to certain damage types, if memory serves. They are just much less common, which reduces the bookkeeping and lets people just play the game instead of going against the checklist and realizing that they forgot their Cold Iron Chaos Forged Longsword, and since they only have their Cold Iron Spear they are going to lose the fight</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 7925652, member: 6801228"] You seem to be missing the point Tetrasodium. "Ignore 5 points of damage from any source that isn't an axiomatic slashing weapon" isn't an interesting challenge. Either you went out and got weapons to cover every single thing, or you just did less damage. Doing less damage on every strike [B]does [/B]turn the fight into a slog against endless hp, because all it is doing is reducing the damage, and therefore increasing the effective hp. This monster ignores your armor and and your attacks unless both pieces of equipment have X enchantment isn't a tactical challenge. It is a check-list. Do you have the proper equipment? Fight proceeds as normal. Do you not have the proper equipment? Lose fight. And 5e does have some specific rules. Yes, Skeletons don't take less damage from piercing, but they take more damage from bludgeoning. Mechanically, that is no different thant giving them DR against every damage type except bludgeoning, but it is much easier to read and remember. And there are creatures like some oozes that are straight immune to certain damage types, if memory serves. They are just much less common, which reduces the bookkeeping and lets people just play the game instead of going against the checklist and realizing that they forgot their Cold Iron Chaos Forged Longsword, and since they only have their Cold Iron Spear they are going to lose the fight [/QUOTE]

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