Is Resistance/Vulnerability applied before or after Cutting Words?
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College of Lore bards get the Cutting Words feature at 3rd level:
When a creature that you can see within 60 feet of you makes an attack roll, an ability check, or a damage roll, you can use your reaction to expend one of your uses of Bardic Inspiration, rolling a Bardic Inspiration die and subtracting the number rolled from the creature’s roll. You can choose to use this feature after the creature makes its roll, but before the DM determines whether the attack roll or ability check succeeds or fails, or before the creature deals its damage.
When a bard uses Cutting Words to reduce damage, is resistance/vulnerability applied before or after the damage is reduced?
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College of Lore bards get the Cutting Words feature at 3rd level:
When a creature that you can see within 60 feet of you makes an attack roll, an ability check, or a damage roll, you can use your reaction to expend one of your uses of Bardic Inspiration, rolling a Bardic Inspiration die and subtracting the number rolled from the creature’s roll. You can choose to use this feature after the creature makes its roll, but before the DM determines whether the attack roll or ability check succeeds or fails, or before the creature deals its damage.
When a bard uses Cutting Words to reduce damage, is resistance/vulnerability applied before or after the damage is reduced?
dnd-5e class-feature damage bard damage-resistance
edited Aug 27 at 18:03
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Related What part of a multi-type damage roll is reduced by a non-type specific event?
– NautArch
Aug 27 at 17:03
Are you asking in the context of a multi-type damage roll? The rules are pretty straightforward otherwise, but go completely off the rails when there's resistance to only part of the damage from the attack.
– Mark Wells
Aug 27 at 18:27
@MarkWells An answer should include both, but I"m having trouble seeing how it wouldn't work (but an answer to that would be a great answer!)
– NautArch
Aug 27 at 18:34
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up vote
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College of Lore bards get the Cutting Words feature at 3rd level:
When a creature that you can see within 60 feet of you makes an attack roll, an ability check, or a damage roll, you can use your reaction to expend one of your uses of Bardic Inspiration, rolling a Bardic Inspiration die and subtracting the number rolled from the creature’s roll. You can choose to use this feature after the creature makes its roll, but before the DM determines whether the attack roll or ability check succeeds or fails, or before the creature deals its damage.
When a bard uses Cutting Words to reduce damage, is resistance/vulnerability applied before or after the damage is reduced?
dnd-5e class-feature damage bard damage-resistance
edited Aug 27 at 18:03
V2Blast
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asked Aug 27 at 17:02
NautArch
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College of Lore bards get the Cutting Words feature at 3rd level:
When a creature that you can see within 60 feet of you makes an attack roll, an ability check, or a damage roll, you can use your reaction to expend one of your uses of Bardic Inspiration, rolling a Bardic Inspiration die and subtracting the number rolled from the creature’s roll. You can choose to use this feature after the creature makes its roll, but before the DM determines whether the attack roll or ability check succeeds or fails, or before the creature deals its damage.
When a bard uses Cutting Words to reduce damage, is resistance/vulnerability applied before or after the damage is reduced?
dnd-5e class-feature damage bard damage-resistance
edited Aug 27 at 18:03
V2Blast
13.9k23491
asked Aug 27 at 17:02
NautArch
43.5k6158300
edited Aug 27 at 18:03
V2Blast
13.9k23491
edited Aug 27 at 18:03
V2Blast
13.9k23491
edited Aug 27 at 18:03
V2Blast
13.9k23491
13.9k23491
asked Aug 27 at 17:02
NautArch
43.5k6158300
asked Aug 27 at 17:02
NautArch
43.5k6158300
asked Aug 27 at 17:02
NautArch
43.5k6158300
43.5k6158300
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Related What part of a multi-type damage roll is reduced by a non-type specific event?
– NautArch
Aug 27 at 17:03
Are you asking in the context of a multi-type damage roll? The rules are pretty straightforward otherwise, but go completely off the rails when there's resistance to only part of the damage from the attack.
– Mark Wells
Aug 27 at 18:27
@MarkWells An answer should include both, but I"m having trouble seeing how it wouldn't work (but an answer to that would be a great answer!)
– NautArch
Aug 27 at 18:34
add a comment |Â
2
Related What part of a multi-type damage roll is reduced by a non-type specific event?
– NautArch
Aug 27 at 17:03
Are you asking in the context of a multi-type damage roll? The rules are pretty straightforward otherwise, but go completely off the rails when there's resistance to only part of the damage from the attack.
– Mark Wells
Aug 27 at 18:27
@MarkWells An answer should include both, but I"m having trouble seeing how it wouldn't work (but an answer to that would be a great answer!)
– NautArch
Aug 27 at 18:34
2
2
Related What part of a multi-type damage roll is reduced by a non-type specific event?
– NautArch
Aug 27 at 17:03
Related What part of a multi-type damage roll is reduced by a non-type specific event?
– NautArch
Aug 27 at 17:03
Are you asking in the context of a multi-type damage roll? The rules are pretty straightforward otherwise, but go completely off the rails when there's resistance to only part of the damage from the attack.
– Mark Wells
Aug 27 at 18:27
Are you asking in the context of a multi-type damage roll? The rules are pretty straightforward otherwise, but go completely off the rails when there's resistance to only part of the damage from the attack.
– Mark Wells
Aug 27 at 18:27
@MarkWells An answer should include both, but I"m having trouble seeing how it wouldn't work (but an answer to that would be a great answer!)
– NautArch
Aug 27 at 18:34
@MarkWells An answer should include both, but I"m having trouble seeing how it wouldn't work (but an answer to that would be a great answer!)
– NautArch
Aug 27 at 18:34
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Resistance/Vulnerability is applied at the very end of damage calculation, after the cutting words
The basic rules say (emphasis mine):
Resistance and then vulnerability are applied after all other modifiers to damage. For example, a creature has resistance to bludgeoning damage and is hit by an attack that deals 25 bludgeoning damage. The creature is also within a magical aura that reduces all damage by 5. The 25 damage is first reduced by 5 and then halved, so the creature takes 10 damage.
Since cutting words is a flat (although variable) damage reduction, it occurs before resistance or vulnerability is applied.
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1 Answer
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
16
down vote
accepted
Resistance/Vulnerability is applied at the very end of damage calculation, after the cutting words
The basic rules say (emphasis mine):
Resistance and then vulnerability are applied after all other modifiers to damage. For example, a creature has resistance to bludgeoning damage and is hit by an attack that deals 25 bludgeoning damage. The creature is also within a magical aura that reduces all damage by 5. The 25 damage is first reduced by 5 and then halved, so the creature takes 10 damage.
Since cutting words is a flat (although variable) damage reduction, it occurs before resistance or vulnerability is applied.
answered Aug 27 at 17:04
Adam
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up vote
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Resistance/Vulnerability is applied at the very end of damage calculation, after the cutting words
The basic rules say (emphasis mine):
Resistance and then vulnerability are applied after all other modifiers to damage. For example, a creature has resistance to bludgeoning damage and is hit by an attack that deals 25 bludgeoning damage. The creature is also within a magical aura that reduces all damage by 5. The 25 damage is first reduced by 5 and then halved, so the creature takes 10 damage.
Since cutting words is a flat (although variable) damage reduction, it occurs before resistance or vulnerability is applied.
answered Aug 27 at 17:04
Adam
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up vote
16
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up vote
16
down vote
accepted
Resistance/Vulnerability is applied at the very end of damage calculation, after the cutting words
The basic rules say (emphasis mine):
Resistance and then vulnerability are applied after all other modifiers to damage. For example, a creature has resistance to bludgeoning damage and is hit by an attack that deals 25 bludgeoning damage. The creature is also within a magical aura that reduces all damage by 5. The 25 damage is first reduced by 5 and then halved, so the creature takes 10 damage.
Since cutting words is a flat (although variable) damage reduction, it occurs before resistance or vulnerability is applied.
answered Aug 27 at 17:04
Adam
18.1k373123
Resistance/Vulnerability is applied at the very end of damage calculation, after the cutting words
The basic rules say (emphasis mine):
Resistance and then vulnerability are applied after all other modifiers to damage. For example, a creature has resistance to bludgeoning damage and is hit by an attack that deals 25 bludgeoning damage. The creature is also within a magical aura that reduces all damage by 5. The 25 damage is first reduced by 5 and then halved, so the creature takes 10 damage.
Since cutting words is a flat (although variable) damage reduction, it occurs before resistance or vulnerability is applied.
answered Aug 27 at 17:04
Adam
18.1k373123
answered Aug 27 at 17:04
Adam
18.1k373123
answered Aug 27 at 17:04
Adam
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answered Aug 27 at 17:04
Adam
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Related What part of a multi-type damage roll is reduced by a non-type specific event?
– NautArch
Aug 27 at 17:03
Are you asking in the context of a multi-type damage roll? The rules are pretty straightforward otherwise, but go completely off the rails when there's resistance to only part of the damage from the attack.
– Mark Wells
Aug 27 at 18:27
@MarkWells An answer should include both, but I"m having trouble seeing how it wouldn't work (but an answer to that would be a great answer!)
– NautArch
Aug 27 at 18:34