Questions tagged [vulnerability]
For questions pertaining to creatures, player characters, and NPCs being more susceptible to one or more particular damage types in an RPG system.
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In Starfinder if I'm playing a Species with a vulnerability to an element what happens if I take a feat to overcome it?
If a player's species starts with a vulnerability to an elemental damage, or light blindness.
What happens if the character is able to overcome that detriment.
Do they "return the ability bought&...
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Can a player's damage immunity be balanced out when paired with a vulnerability?
Would it be balanced to allow a player to be a race which from 1st level had immunity to an elemental damage type (example: fire), but was paired with a vulnerability to another damage type (example: ...
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When hit by an attack that deals direct damage and splash damage, do vulnerability effects apply to both instances of damage separately?
Let's say, I throw an Dwarven Daisy1 at a creature that is weak to Fire. The bomb deals direct fire damage to its target, and also Fire Splash damage.
If the target is vulnerable to fire, is the ...
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What happens when you have resistance and Wild Shape into a beast with vulnerability? [duplicate]
So a lot of stuff is written about Wild Shape in the rules and here on this page. One question I have not found asked and especially not found answered yet is:
What happens when I have resistance to ...
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What happens if a creature has both damage absorption and vulnerability?
For example, a grave domain cleric gives an Iron Golem vulnerability to all damage, and someone else deals fire damage to the golem. Will the golem be healed for twice the amount it normally would be, ...
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Would a vampire behind a Wall of Force be damaged by magically produced Sunlight?
I'm researching ahead of the (potentially) final battle in Curse of Strahd (as the DM)
One of the tactics the party is discussing is trapping Strahd in a wall of force, and then exposing him to the ...
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What is the interaction of ongoing effects targeting a monster weakness?
Trying to figure out how the weaknesses rules are applied and found an unclear interaction of using an emanation (aura) of a specific trait which a monster has a weakness to.
The interaction in ...
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What class/racial abilities or spells cause vulnerability in other creatures?
I am looking for ways to cause my opponents to be vulnerable to the damage I deal in combat.
I am not interested in ignoring resistance, I am only looking to cause the vulnerability condition.
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How much damage does an abyssal drake take from cold effects?
An abyssal drake is, conceptually, a really simple creature. A cross between demons, wyverns, and a red dragon. The red dragon provides its fire subtype, while the demons provide resistance to ...
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In what order do you half and double when damage is both halved and doubled? [duplicate]
Suppose a creature is vulnerable to radiant damage, and is beginning its turn in the area of effect of Moonbeam. It will be taking radiant damage, and the damage roll is a 13. It succeeds on its ...
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Which damage types are the most and least resisted?
Inspired by this question: what are the most and least resisted damage types for Pathfinder 2e? What about weaknesses? (This question precedes the release of Bestiary 3, but it seems to me that ...
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How does the Monster Slayer ranger feature Hunter's Sense feature work with a target that has an illusion on it?
How does the Monster Slayer ranger feature Hunter's Sense feature (XGtE, p. 43) work with a target that has an illusion on it?
Would the Monster Slayer ranger receive information about the
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Homebrew spell for detecting resistances/vulnerabilities
So, there's this question about how players can learn of a creature's damage vulnerabilities and resistances/immunities; the only answer to date is a Ranger's 3rd level subclass option. I'd like to ...
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What spell or ability lets me detect a creature's resistances/vulnerabilities? [duplicate]
I wonder if there is a spell that, when cast, gives me information about a certain creature, like its vulnerabilities and resistances. For instance, when fighting a Bronze Dragonborn, this spell would ...
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Is there a spell, item, or other game feature that would give my character insight to an enemy's weaknesses and resistance?
When I first heard of True Strike, I originally thought it was quite a powerful cantrip that would allow the castor to sacrifice 1 attack in order to be granted insight into the target's elemental ...
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