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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Artoomis" data-source="post: 14796" data-attributes="member: 111">I never considered this before (and my character uses Shield Other all the time).The relevant lines from the spell are:The first question, then, is how does one take half damage?  Before or after one applies resistances, etc?  The answer, I think, is that you check to see what damage you are going to take, and then take half of that.The remaining half is the amount going to the shielding charatcter (cleric or paladin).Now, what kind of damage is it?  Darn good question.  I don't think there is any guidance for this, but here is what I imagine happening.You are "shielded" by a cleric.  You and the cleric both have DR 15/+2 (somehow).  You are hit by a +1 weapon for 31 points.We subtract 15 for DR, leaving 16 points.  You get half of that, or 8 points.Now what does the cleric get?Choice 1:  None, becuase DR 15/+2 soaks up all 8 points.Choice 2:  8 points becausse you "share" the damage taken.I think it is number 2, and I think this example is a bit clearer than fire or some other energy damage, but the logic is the same. How's that?  Make sense?</blockquote>