Damage types are crucial for applying the advanced rule Resistances and Weaknesses.
Weapons and certain abilities deliver specific types of damage, which must be compared to the resistances or weaknesses of target creatures. This comparison determines whether bonuses or penalties are applied to your attack tests.
For example, a creature vulnerable to ice damage confers a +3 bonus to players during their attack tests against it with this type of damage.
Conversely, if the creature is resistant to fire damage, players suffer a -3 penalty during their attack tests using this type of damage.
This interaction is also applicable to creatures when they perform offensive actions.
It is important to note that damage types are generally explicitly specified for weapons (refer to the Codex) while they are often implicit for abilities.
Incendiary Nova
The character unleashes a burst of flames within a 5-meter radius around them.When the character uses the Incendiary Nova ability, the type of damage inflicted, although not explicitly mentioned, is of Fire type.
Physical Damage
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Blunt | Blunt damage is associated with physical attacks that crush, strike, or impact. Weapons such as clubs or hammers typically inflict this type of damage. |
| Slashing | Slashing damage is caused by sharp weapons like swords or knives. |
| Piercing | Piercing damage is associated with weapons that pierce or penetrate, such as arrows, spears, or darts. |
Magical Damage
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Elemental | Elemental damage is caused by spells, magical attacks, or magical weapons. It is associated with a specific element, including: Fire, Ice, Lightning, Earth, Wind, Holy, Darkness. |
| Non-Elemental | Non-elemental damage is caused by magical attacks that are not linked to any element. This particular type of attack is not subject to either Resistances or Weaknesses of opponents. |