before bolt damage choice reduced

Can damage be reduced to 0 by Resistance or another form of damage reduction?

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Can damage be reduced to 0 by Resistance or another form of damage reduction? Yes, it is possible to reduce damage to 0 but no lower.

Javelin of Lightning

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Each time you make an attack roll with this magic weapon and hit, you can have it deal Lightning damage instead of Piercing damage. Lightning Bolt. When you throw this weapon at a target no farther

than 120 feet from you, you can forgo making a ranged attack roll and instead turn the weapon into a bolt of lightning. This bolt forms a 5-foot-wide Line between you and the target. The target and

Chain Lightning

Spells Player’s Handbook

You launch a lightning bolt toward a target you can see within range. Three bolts then leap from that target to as many as three other targets of your choice, each of which must be within 30 feet of

half as much damage on a successful one. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. One additional bolt leaps from the first target to another target for each spell slot level above 6.

Ray of Frost

Spells Player’s Handbook

A frigid beam of blue-white light streaks toward a creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, it takes 1d8 Cold damage, and its Speed is reduced by 10 feet until

the start of your next turn. Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d8 when you reach levels 5 (2d8), 11 (3d8), and 17 (4d8).

Guiding Bolt

Spells Player’s Handbook

You hurl a bolt of light toward a creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, it takes 4d6 Radiant damage, and the next attack roll made against it before the end

of your next turn has Advantage. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 1.

Caltrops

Equipment

15 Dexterity saving throw or take 1 Piercing damage and have its Speed reduced to 0 until the start of its next turn. It takes 10 minutes to recover the Caltrops.

Swift Quiver

Spells Player’s Handbook

ammunition needed for each attack. Each Arrow or Bolt created by the spell deals damage like a nonmagical piece of ammunition of its kind and disintegrates immediately after it hits or misses.

Tsunami

Spells Player’s Handbook

Strength saving throw or take 5d10 Bludgeoning damage. A creature can take this damage only once per round. At the end of the turn, the wall’s height is reduced by 50 feet, and the damage the wall

appears, each creature in its area makes a Strength saving throw, taking 6d10 Bludgeoning damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. At the start of each of your turns after

Stone Golem

Monsters Monster Manual

damage. Force Bolt. Ranged Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Force Bolt"}, range 120 ft. Hit: 22 (4d10);{"diceNotation":"4d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction

Slam or Force Bolt in any combination. Slam. Melee Attack Roll: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Slam"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 15 (2d8 + 6);{"diceNotation":"2d8+6

Wraps of Unarmed Power

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

While wearing these wraps, you have a bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with your Unarmed Strikes. The bonus is determined by the wraps’ rarity, and those strikes deal your choice of

Force damage or their normal damage type. Name Rarity Wraps of Unarmed Power, +1 Uncommon Wraps of Unarmed Power, +2 Rare Wraps of Unarmed Power, +3 Very Rare

Lightning Arrow

Spells Player’s Handbook

As your attack hits or misses the target, the weapon or ammunition you’re using transforms into a lightning bolt. Instead of taking any damage or other effects from the attack, the target takes

4d8 Lightning damage on a hit or half as much damage on a miss. Each creature within 10 feet of the target then makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 2d8 Lightning damage on a failed save or half as

Adult Gold Dragon

Monsters Monster Manual

three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of (A) Spellcasting to cast Guiding Bolt (level 2 version) or (B) Weakening Breath. Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14

", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rend"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8);{"diceNotation":"2d8+8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 4 (1d8

Ancient Gold Dragon

Monsters Monster Manual

three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of (A) Spellcasting to cast Guiding Bolt (level 4 version) or (B) Weakening Breath. Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +17;{"diceNotation":"1d20+17

", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rend"} to hit, reach 15 ft. Hit: 19 (2d8 + 10);{"diceNotation":"2d8+10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 9

Bag of Beans

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

, makes a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 5d4 Force damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. If you remove a bean from the bag, plant it in dirt or sand, and then water

Effect 01 5d4 toadstools sprout. If a creature eats a toadstool, roll any die. On an odd roll, the eater must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 5d6 Poison damage and have the

Harm

Spells Player’s Handbook

You unleash virulent magic on a creature you can see within range. The target makes a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, it takes 14d6 Necrotic damage, and its Hit Point maximum is reduced

by an amount equal to the Necrotic damage it took. On a successful save, it takes half as much damage only. This spell can’t reduce a target’s Hit Point maximum below 1.

Aura of Life

Spells Player’s Handbook

An aura radiates from you in a 30-foot Emanation for the duration. While in the aura, you and your allies have Resistance to Necrotic damage, and your Hit Point maximums can’t be reduced. If an ally with 0 Hit Points starts its turn in the aura, that ally regains 1 Hit Point.

Staff of Thunder and Lightning

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

This staff can be wielded as a magic Quarterstaff that grants a +2 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with it. It also has the following additional properties. Once one of these properties

is used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn. Lightning. When you hit with a melee attack using the staff, you can cause the target to take an extra 2d6 Lightning damage (no action

Heavy Armor Master

Feats Player’s Handbook

Reduction. When you’re hit by an attack while you’re wearing Heavy armor, any Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage dealt to you by that attack is reduced by an amount equal to your Proficiency Bonus.

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Heavy Armor Training) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Constitution or Strength score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Damage

Sphere of Annihilation

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

succeed on a DC 19 Dexterity saving throw or be touched by it, taking 8d10 Force damage. A creature reduced to 0 Hit Points by this damage is obliterated, leaving its possessions behind but no other

that passes through it. Artifacts are the exception. Unless an Artifact is susceptible to damage from a Sphere of Annihilation, it passes through the sphere unscathed. Anything else that touches the

Iron Golem

Monsters Monster Manual

", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bladed Arm", "rollDamageType":"Fire"} Fire damage. Fiery Bolt. Ranged Attack Roll: +10

;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Fiery Bolt"}, range 120 ft. Hit: 36 (8d8);{"diceNotation":"8d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Fiery Bolt", "rollDamageType":"Fire

Giant Insect

Spells Player’s Handbook

modifier, reach 10 ft. Hit: 1d6 + 3 plus the spell’s level Piercing damage plus 1d4 Poison damage. Web Bolt (Spider Only). Ranged Attack Roll: Bonus equals your spell attack modifier, range 60

ft. Hit: 1d10 + 3 plus the spell’s level Bludgeoning damage, and the target’s Speed is reduced to 0 until the start of the insect’s next turn. Bonus Actions Venomous Spew (Centipede

Shadow Dragon (Huge)

Monsters Monster Manual

);{"diceNotation":"10d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Shadow Breath", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. Success: Half damage. Failure or Success: A Humanoid reduced to 0 Hit Points by this

, the dragon has Resistance to damage that isn’t Force, Psychic, or Radiant. Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the dragon has Disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls.Multiattack

Call Lightning

Spells Player’s Handbook

you can see under the cloud. A lightning bolt shoots from the cloud to that point. Each creature within 5 feet of that point makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 3d10 Lightning damage on a failed save

or half as much damage on a successful one. Until the spell ends, you can take a Magic action to call down lightning in that way again, targeting the same point or a different one. If you’re

Shadow Dragon (Large)

Monsters Monster Manual

);{"diceNotation":"10d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Shadow Breath", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. Success: Half damage. Failure or Success: A Humanoid reduced to 0 Hit Points by this

, the dragon has Resistance to damage that isn’t Force, Psychic, or Radiant. Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the dragon has Disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls.Multiattack

Ancient Bronze Dragon

Monsters Monster Manual

three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of (A) Repulsion Breath or (B) Spellcasting to cast Guiding Bolt (level 2 version). Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +16;{"diceNotation":"1d20+16

", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"rend"}, reach 15 ft. Hit: 18 (2d8 + 9);{"diceNotation":"2d8+9", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"rend", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 9 (2d8

Staff of Power

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

This staff has 20 charges and can be wielded as a magic Quarterstaff that grants a +2 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with it. While holding it, you gain a +2 bonus to Armor Class, saving

Bolt (level 5 version) 5 Magic Missile 1 Ray of Enfeeblement 1 Wall of Force 5 Regaining Charges. The staff regains 2d8 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn. If you expend the

Decanter of Endless Water

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

amount of fresh water or salt water (your choice) pours out of the flask. The water stops pouring out at the start of your next turn. Choose from the following command words: Splash. The decanter

;re holding the decanter, you can aim the geyser in one direction (no action required). One creature of your choice in the Line must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or take 1d4 Bludgeoning

Staff of the Magi

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

This staff has 50 charges and can be wielded as a magic Quarterstaff that grants a +2 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with it. While you hold it, you gain a +2 bonus to spell attack rolls

Dispel Magic 3 Enlarge/Reduce 0 Fireball (level 7 version) 7 Flaming Sphere 2 Ice Storm 4 Invisibility 2 Knock 2 Light 0 Lightning Bolt (level 7 version) 7

Adult Bronze Dragon

Monsters Monster Manual

three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of (A) Repulsion Breath or (B) Spellcasting to cast Guiding Bolt (level 2 version). Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12

", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rend"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 16 (2d8 + 7);{"diceNotation":"2d8+7", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 5 (1d10

Djinni

Monsters Monster Manual

", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Storm Blade", "rollDamageType":"Lightning"} Lightning damage. Storm Bolt. Ranged Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Storm Bolt

"}, range 120 feet. Hit: 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation":"3d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Storm Bolt", "rollDamageType":"Thunder"} Thunder damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it

Commoner

Monsters Monster Manual

Training. The commoner has proficiency in one skill of the DM’s choice and has Advantage whenever it makes an ability check using that skill.Club. Melee Attack Roll: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2

", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"club"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 2 (1d4);{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"club", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage.

Adamantine Weapon

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Name Damage Properties Mastery Simple Melee Weapons Adamantine Club 1d4 Bludgeoning Light Slow Adamantine Dagger 1d4 Piercing Finesse, Light, Thrown (Range 20/60) Nick

- - - Adamantine Bolt - - - Adamantine Firearm Bullet - - - Adamantine Sling Bullet - - - Adamantine Needle - - -

Book of Exalted Deeds

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

that tries to read from the book takes 24d6 Radiant damage. This damage ignores Resistance and Immunity, and it can’t be reduced or avoided by any means. A creature reduced to 0 Hit Points by

this damage disappears in a flash and is destroyed, leaving its possessions behind. The book then vanishes, and the creature’s Attunement to it ends. Benefits granted by the Book of Exalted Deeds

Hunting Trap

Equipment

immobile object, such as a tree or a spike driven into the ground. A creature that steps on the plate must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or take 1d4 Piercing damage and have its Speed reduced

make a DC 13 Strength (Athletics) check, freeing itself or another creature within its reach on a success. Each failed check deals 1 Piercing damage to the trapped creature.

Protection from Energy

Spells Player’s Handbook

For the duration, the willing creature you touch has Resistance to one damage type of your choice: Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, or Thunder.

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