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<blockquote data-quote="Not a Hobbit" data-source="post: 7176321" data-attributes="member: 6836774">Dear ENworlders:When my players go up against creatures which have resistance to certain damage, I usually tell them something like &quot;It seems that the blow didn't do as much damage as it probably should have.&quot; But I'm not sure how to describe blows against a creature who is immune to a type of damage. Let's take for example, a jackelwere. They are immune to damage from nonmagical weapons which are not silvered. So when the fighter attacks with a common longsword and scores a hit, what happens? Does the blow bounce off of the jackelwere? Does the blow land but the jackelwere goes all Wolverine and the wounds heal? (Sorry to mix jackels and wolverines there). Is there some forcefield around the jackelwere which glows when struck, deflecting the blow away?So how do I describe the effect of immunity without coming right out and saying &quot;Your mundane weapons are of no use here!&quot;?Thanks for any suggestions.--Scott</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Not a Hobbit, post: 7176321, member: 6836774"] Dear ENworlders: When my players go up against creatures which have resistance to certain damage, I usually tell them something like "It seems that the blow didn't do as much damage as it probably should have." But I'm not sure how to describe blows against a creature who is immune to a type of damage. Let's take for example, a jackelwere. They are immune to damage from nonmagical weapons which are not silvered. So when the fighter attacks with a common longsword and scores a hit, what happens? Does the blow bounce off of the jackelwere? Does the blow land but the jackelwere goes all Wolverine and the wounds heal? (Sorry to mix jackels and wolverines there). Is there some forcefield around the jackelwere which glows when struck, deflecting the blow away? So how do I describe the effect of immunity without coming right out and saying "Your mundane weapons are of no use here!"? Thanks for any suggestions. --Scott [/QUOTE]

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