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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Caliban" data-source="post: 1279242" data-attributes="member: 284">You see, I've never read it that way, and I've never seen it played that way.  To me, the reason it doesn't meantion "applying hardness"  like Fire, Electricity, and Cold is that the damage isn't halved.   Since it is halved for (fire, cold, electricity), you need to know if you halve it before or after reducing it for hardness.     Since Hardness says it reducess all damage, you don't need to mention that again in Sonic or Acid, since they aren't being halved.   I really thought that it would have been mentioned in the Hardness entry if it there were damage types that flat ignored it.  Not halving the damage seems like more than enough of a damage boost for sonic and acid spells.  As it stands with the FAQ,  a 2nd level Melf's acid arrow can eat through a block of adamantine if it lasts long enough.   Acid and Sonic spells are even more powerful now than they were before, and Energy Sub Acid and Sonic are absolutely brutal against equipment, buildings, or constructs.  I just disagree with this ruling completely.</blockquote>