Furthermore, resistance to cold is fairly common among undead as well. While none of the big three categories of evil outsiders (daemons, demons, and devils) are immune to it, all of them resist this type of damage. ColdĬold, like fire, is a fairly common type of energy for enemies to resist. It has the same anti-Regeneration properties as fire, and notably, daemons are immune to this element. Common Damage Types AcidĪcid is one of the basic elements, though it's a little less common than fire and cold. The others are a little harder to get ahold of, or simply have fewer available options. Four types of energy damage (fire, cold, acid, and elec) are fairly easy for characters to obtain and swap between. Energy DamageĮnergy damage is, broadly, broken down into a few separate categories. Temporary enchantments (from spells, scrolls, class abilities, or other sources) are especially helpful here, since they ensure the consistent damage of a secondary weapon without forcing you to invest too much GP. If a secondary weapon isn't enchanted, it may do far less damage than even a partially-resisted main weapon (potentially none at all). This might be anything from carrying both a club and a longsword to having a crossbow or sling for foes that fight at range. This becomes more important if your character has a backup weapon in case the first doesn't work. DR/magic is common, but also easy to bypass since characters are expected to have magical gear early in a game. Magic damage isn't a separate type of damage, but rather an additional quality. DR/Slashing is most common on plants and fleshy undead, and a party facing lots of undead will probably want a good balance between bludgeoning and slashing gear. Weapons that deal slashing damage trend towards high critical threat ranges. Slashing damage comes from longer cutting weapons. DR/Piercing is fairly rare, so it's not as useful for overcoming DR as the other two types of physical damage, but it does work on some aberrations, plants, vermin, and magical beasts. Weapons that deal piercing damage trend towards high critical damage (x3 or rarely, x4 multipliers). Piercing damage comes from slender stabbing weapons. Weapons that deal bludgeoning damage trend towards high normal damage dice, and are often effective on undead monsters whose lack of muscles and organs makes them resistant to other types of physical damage.
Bludgeoningīludgeoning damage comes from thick, heavy weapons. Note that while general trends are mentioned for weapon types, these are far from universal, and you can generally find any type of weapon damage with any damage dice/crit dice style. Physical damage is separated into three types. This guide focuses on the elements that can cause HP damage (not ability-score damage), including both the physical and mental elements. As a game, Pathfinder has many different types of damage.
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