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<blockquote data-quote="The Souljourner" data-source="post: 1054045" data-attributes="member: 1622">In 3.5, enhancement bonus has no effect on damage reduction.&nbsp; If the creature has 10/silver, then you *must* have a silver weapon to bypass it.&nbsp; Nothing else will bypass it, not even an epic vorpal longsword +10 of speed.If a creature has damage reduction 10/magic, you *must* have a magic weapon to bypass it.&nbsp; Doesn't matter if it's a +1 dagger or the aforementioned +10 longsword.&nbsp; Silver, adamantine, whatever, have no ability to bypass that damage reduction.&nbsp; However, it has to be a *magic* enhancement, not a natural one due to the material.&nbsp; That's why it's called &quot;magic&quot; not &quot;enhancement&quot;.Same goes for all DRs in 3.5.&nbsp; They list what you must have to bypass it, there is no more heirarchy of DR bypassing.And to answer the original question - no, I wouldn't allow mithral to bypass silver DR.&nbsp; Yeah, they're similar materials, but there are inherent disadvantages to silver weapons, and only advantages to mithral (besides the cost), and I think those disadvantages are balancing factors that were taken into consideration for those monsters who have silver damage reduction. -The Souljourner</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Souljourner, post: 1054045, member: 1622"] In 3.5, enhancement bonus has no effect on damage reduction. If the creature has 10/silver, then you *must* have a silver weapon to bypass it. Nothing else will bypass it, not even an epic vorpal longsword +10 of speed. If a creature has damage reduction 10/magic, you *must* have a magic weapon to bypass it. Doesn't matter if it's a +1 dagger or the aforementioned +10 longsword. Silver, adamantine, whatever, have no ability to bypass that damage reduction. However, it has to be a *magic* enhancement, not a natural one due to the material. That's why it's called "magic" not "enhancement". Same goes for all DRs in 3.5. They list what you must have to bypass it, there is no more heirarchy of DR bypassing. And to answer the original question - no, I wouldn't allow mithral to bypass silver DR. Yeah, they're similar materials, but there are inherent disadvantages to silver weapons, and only advantages to mithral (besides the cost), and I think those disadvantages are balancing factors that were taken into consideration for those monsters who have silver damage reduction. -The Souljourner [/QUOTE]

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