Monster's Natural Attack and Enchantment Bonuses

[Ashrem Bayle]

I think I remember seeing somewhere a section that talked about some monster's natural attacks being able to penetrate damage reduction. I think it was based on creature type and Hit Dice.

Example: An old dragon's claws are considered magical for purposes of bypassing DR.

Assuming I'm not crazy, what book is this in? Page number?

Thanks!

 

[Maitre Du Donjon]

IIRC, Creatures that have DR can penetrate, with their natural attacks, the same DR, ie, a monster that has 5/+2 will be able to attack and damage creatures with DR X/+1 or X/+2 with no additional problem.

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[fba827]

I don't have a page reference handy (don't have the books with me) but I recall it as Maitre Du Donjon just said...

a creature with DR can bypass DR of equal strength. So a creature that needs silver to bypass its own DR has its own natural weapon treated as silver for the purpose of bypassing other creatures' DR.

 

[Ashrem Bayle]

Thanks!

 

[dcollins]

I think I remember seeing somewhere a section that talked about some monster's natural attacks being able to penetrate damage reduction. I think it was based on creature type and Hit Dice.

As previous posters point out, a monster with DR can bypass the same level of DR with their natural attacks -- see DMG p. 74).

In previous versions of the game (AD&D 1st & 2nd Edition) there were also allowances for creatures with high Hit Dice to bypass magic-weapons-to-hit requirements.