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Bludgeoning, piercing and slashing damage are sometimes collectively referred to as '''Physical damage'''.
Bludgeoning, piercing and slashing damage are sometimes collectively referred to as '''Physical damage'''.


If a source of damage mixes different sizes of dice or damage types, they will be listed separately with a plus sign between them, e.g. {{DamageText|1d8|piercing}} + {{DamageText|1d4|fire}}. Each type is dealt separately, though see [[damage mechanics]] for more details.
=== Resistance, Vulnerability and Immunity ===
{{main|Resistances}}
A creature's [[resistances]] determine which damage types they are immune, resistant or vulnerable to:
A creature's [[resistances]] determine which damage types they are immune, resistant or vulnerable to:
* Damage dealt to a creature with '''resistance''' to that damage type is ''halved''.
* Damage dealt to a creature with '''resistance''' to that damage type is ''halved''.
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* Damage dealt to a creature with '''immunity''' to that damage type is ''reduced to zero''.
* Damage dealt to a creature with '''immunity''' to that damage type is ''reduced to zero''.


If a character has both resistance and vulnerability to the same damage type, they cancel each other out and the creature takes normal damage. Immunity always reduces damage to zero, even if a creature also has resistance and/or vulnerability to the same damage type.
Resistance and vulnerability to the same type cancel each other out, but don't affect immunity.
 
If a source of damage mixes different sizes of dice or damage types, they will be listed separately with a plus sign between them, e.g. {{DamageText|1d8|piercing}} + {{DamageText|1d4|fire}}. Each type is considered separately for the purposes of resistance, vulnerability and immunity, so a creature immune to fire would take only 1d8 piercing damage in the previous example.


== A bit of mathematics ==
== A bit of mathematics ==

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