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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MrMyth" data-source="post: 5231813" data-attributes="member: 61155">Where I think it clear the intent is the opposite, which demonstrates the difficulty in judging intent. <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=":)" />  For myself, it just doesn't make sense to have them both apply. Partly because if you accept that a Sorcerer's ability to reduce lightning resistance applies, then so does the ability of the Paragon Path to ignore it entirely. Which obviously shouldn't work.  As it is, if they wanted lightning-immune monsters to only reduce a few points of damage from lightning attacks (and it will never be more than that, unless you are fighter people completely out of your league), then I feel they would have just said you ignore both resistance and immunity entirely.  But yeah, no real clear indication in the rules either way, so go with whatever the group feels is best.  Meanwhile, regarding Lightning Field, which is actually much more straightforward to answer: 1) As Black Knight Irios mentions, Unstoppable Lightning doesn't apply because it isn't a power.  2) You don't get implement bonus. A feat damage bonus would depend on the specific wording. Most, unfortunately, again refer to giving bonuses with lightning 'powers', so they wouldn't apply. On the other hand, something like Dragonborn Frenzy says "While you are bloodied, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls." No power requirement, so something like that would apply here.  3) As worded, it can hit multiple times. Which is definitely strong, but as mentioned, monsters can always just choose to focus on someone else...</blockquote>

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