The appendix description of Baba Lysaga says she was gifted by Mother Night with resistance to harmful magic. I can't find any errata on that and it's not included in her stats. Would that basically be the Magic Resistance that the Archmage enjoys? Should I even worry about it?
In Baba Lysaga's write up she has magic res. and the resilience of stone. Don't see it in her statblock. Which is correct?
Both. Her AC accounts for her unnatural resilience. #WotCStaff
When the adventure text says "Her skin has the resilience of stone, [and] she is resistant to harmful magic", ostensibly this corresponds to Baba Lysaga's AC of 15 (hence the parenthetical noting that this is "natural armor"). This fits the description of her skin, though it's not clear how AC alone indicates her being "resistant to harmful magic".
That said, in addition to her Intelligence score of 20, she also has a Wisdom score of 17 (a +3 modifier); she's also proficient in Wisdom saving throws, bringing her total modifier for Wis saves to +7. She also seems to have the equivalent of expertise (double-proficiency) in both Arcana and Religion, giving her a total modifier of +13 for both skills. Together with her AC, it seems reasonable to interpret this as giving her some ability to identify magic/spells and a form of defense against it.
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The appendix description of Baba Lysaga says she was gifted by Mother Night with resistance to harmful magic. I can't find any errata on that and it's not included in her stats. Would that basically be the Magic Resistance that the Archmage enjoys? Should I even worry about it?
That would be the best analog, yes.
Chris Perkins, lead designer of Curse of Strahd, addressed this question in a September 2016 tweet: https://twitter.com/ChrisPerkinsDnD/status/781530748767444993
When the adventure text says "Her skin has the resilience of stone, [and] she is resistant to harmful magic", ostensibly this corresponds to Baba Lysaga's AC of 15 (hence the parenthetical noting that this is "natural armor"). This fits the description of her skin, though it's not clear how AC alone indicates her being "resistant to harmful magic".
That said, in addition to her Intelligence score of 20, she also has a Wisdom score of 17 (a +3 modifier); she's also proficient in Wisdom saving throws, bringing her total modifier for Wis saves to +7. She also seems to have the equivalent of expertise (double-proficiency) in both Arcana and Religion, giving her a total modifier of +13 for both skills. Together with her AC, it seems reasonable to interpret this as giving her some ability to identify magic/spells and a form of defense against it.