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<blockquote data-quote="Ogrork the Mighty" data-source="post: 1810284" data-attributes="member: 19042">Here's the situation:A character has a magical crystal chalice and dips it into a pool of acid, filling it up (the character thought the acid was water). The acid deals 1d6 damage (no save), and 6 points is rolled.The character then tries to wash the acid off with water. BOOM! The acid has an explosive reaction when exposed to water, dealing 3d6 damage to both the character and the chalice (no save). 14 points of damage is rolled.Table 9-9, PH 166, doesn't list crystal. Glass has 1 hp/inch of hardness and a hardness of 1.P. 165 of the PH states that &quot;acid and sonic attacks deal damage normally to most objects just as they do to creatures; roll damage and apply it normally after a successful hit.&quot;The question: Is the chalice destroyed? There's no saves involved so that's not an issue. Does hardness apply to acid/sonic attacks? The PH is unclear on this. Either way, the chalice takes 5 or 6 points of acid damage. What about an explosion? Is that fire damage? If it is, then the explosion damage is reduced to 7 points, -1 for hardness for a total of 6. That's a total of 11 or 12 points of damage. Even if crystal is better than glass, it still seems pretty clear that 12 points of damage would be enough to destroy it.Comments?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ogrork the Mighty, post: 1810284, member: 19042"] Here's the situation: A character has a magical crystal chalice and dips it into a pool of acid, filling it up (the character thought the acid was water). The acid deals 1d6 damage (no save), and 6 points is rolled. The character then tries to wash the acid off with water. BOOM! The acid has an explosive reaction when exposed to water, dealing 3d6 damage to both the character and the chalice (no save). 14 points of damage is rolled. Table 9-9, PH 166, doesn't list crystal. Glass has 1 hp/inch of hardness and a hardness of 1. P. 165 of the PH states that "acid and sonic attacks deal damage normally to most objects just as they do to creatures; roll damage and apply it normally after a successful hit." The question: Is the chalice destroyed? There's no saves involved so that's not an issue. Does hardness apply to acid/sonic attacks? The PH is unclear on this. Either way, the chalice takes 5 or 6 points of acid damage. What about an explosion? Is that fire damage? If it is, then the explosion damage is reduced to 7 points, -1 for hardness for a total of 6. That's a total of 11 or 12 points of damage. Even if crystal is better than glass, it still seems pretty clear that 12 points of damage would be enough to destroy it. Comments? [/QUOTE]

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