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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Silveras" data-source="post: 2604373" data-attributes="member: 6271">I used to think the answer in the FAQ about energy attacks and hardness was wrong, too. Then I re-read the Players' Handbook, and found the FAQ was correct.  Note that the Hardness section simply says you ALWAYS apply hardness. What the FAQ is making clear is poor wording in the Hit Points section's sub-section on energy attacks. Namely, Acid and Sonic ARE NOT reduced before applying hardness, while Electricity, Fire, and Cold ARE reduced before applying hardness. Without the FAQ's explanation, it is easy to conclude that the wording in that section prevents hardness from being applied to Acid and Sonic attacks. However, I still stand behind my general statement that the DM makes the final decisions. Some particular forms of play (Living Greyhawk, for example), may constrain the DM more than others, but in most non-organized play, the DM decides which rules and which interpretations (NOT the same things) will be used.</blockquote>