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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 4674120" data-attributes="member: 82106">Like I said, that is just RAW. Ongoing damage IS neither 'melee' nor 'area'. It is just 'damage' (usually with a type). There is another question here, which is 'is the damage of an AoE always area damage?' That is not described as 'ongoing damage' and it is damage applied via an area effect, and thus it would seem IMHO to be 'area' damage. So I would rule that if a swarm is in a wall of fire, then the vulnerability would kick in, just like it would for the instantaneous damage of a fireball. AFAIK there are no melee (weapon keyword) attacks that would fall into that category, they are all described as ongoing damage, so neither the vulnerability nor the resistance applies in those cases. As an aside on swarms, they are already NASTY and thus I think it would be scary bad if they didn't have a vulnerability to all AoE damage, even on later turns. Otherwise swarms are just lethal. They are already super effective and usually a considerable challenge even at level-3 or so.</blockquote>