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Damage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Damage Damage represents harm that causes a creature or an object to lose Hit Points.

Damage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Damage Damage represents harm that causes a creature or an object to lose Hit Points.

Bludgeoning Damage Legacy

Rules

Blunt force attacks--hammers, falling, constriction, and the like--deal bludgeoning damage.

Piercing Damage Legacy

Rules

Puncturing and impaling attacks, including spears and monsters' bites, deal piercing damage.

Poison Damage Legacy

Rules

Venomous stings and the toxic gas of an adult green dragon's breath deal poison damage.

Damage Rolls

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Damage Rolls Each weapon, spell, and damaging monster ability specifies the damage it deals. You roll the damage dice, add any modifiers, and deal the damage to your target. If there’s a penalty to

the damage, it’s possible to deal 0 damage but not negative damage. When attacking with a weapon, you add your ability modifier—the same modifier used for the attack roll—to the damage roll. A spell

Spell Damage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Spell Damage For any spell that deals damage, use the Spell Damage table to determine approximately how much damage is appropriate given the spell’s level. The table assumes the spell deals half as

much damage on a successful saving throw or a missed attack. If your spell doesn’t deal damage on a successful save, you can increase the damage by 25 percent. You can use different damage dice than

Damage Types

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Damage Types Each instance of damage has a type, like Fire or Slashing. Damage types are listed in the rules glossary and have no rules of their own, but other rules, such as Resistance, rely on damage types.

Psychic Damage Legacy

Rules

Mental abilities such as a psionic blast deal psychic damage.

Fire Damage Legacy

Rules

Ancient red dragons breathe fire, and many spells conjure flames to deal fire damage.

Lightning Damage Legacy

Rules

A lightning bolt spell and a blue dragon wyrmling's breath deal lightning damage.

Damage Threshold

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Damage Threshold A creature or an object that has a damage threshold has Immunity to all damage unless it takes an amount of damage from a single attack or effect equal to or greater than its damage

threshold, in which case it takes that entire instance of damage. Any damage that fails to meet or exceed the damage threshold is superficial and doesn’t reduce Hit Points. For example, if an object

Damage Threshold

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Damage Threshold A creature or an object that has a damage threshold has Immunity to all damage unless it takes an amount of damage from a single attack or effect equal to or greater than its damage

threshold, in which case it takes that entire instance of damage. Any damage that fails to meet or exceed the damage threshold is superficial and doesn’t reduce Hit Points. For example, if an object

Damage Types

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Damage Types Different attacks, damaging spells, and other harmful effects deal different types of damage. Damage types have no rules of their own, but other rules, such as damage resistance, rely on

the types. The damage types follow, with examples to help a DM assign a damage type to a new effect. Acid. The corrosive spray of an adult black dragon's breath and the dissolving enzymes secreted by

Damage Types

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Damage Types Different attacks, damaging spells, and other harmful effects deal different types of damage. Damage types have no rules of their own, but other rules, such as damage resistance, rely on

the types. The damage types follow, with examples to help a DM assign a damage type to a new effect. Acid. The corrosive spray of an adult black dragon’s breath and the dissolving enzymes secreted by

Damage Types

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Damage Types Attacks and other harmful effects deal different types of damage. Damage types have no rules of their own, but other rules, such as Resistance, rely on the types. The Damage Types table

offers examples to help a DM assign a type to a new effect. Damage Types Type Examples Acid Corrosive liquids, digestive enzymes Bludgeoning Blunt objects, constriction, falling Cold Freezing

Damage Rolls

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Damage Rolls Each weapon, spell, and damaging monster ability specifies the damage it deals. You roll the damage dice, add any modifiers, and deal the damage to your target. If there’s a penalty to

the damage, it’s possible to deal 0 damage but not negative damage. When attacking with a weapon, you add your ability modifier—the same modifier used for the attack roll—to the damage roll. A spell

Damage Rolls

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Damage Rolls Each weapon, spell, and harmful monster ability specifies the damage it deals. You roll the damage die or dice, add any modifiers, and apply the damage to your target. Magic weapons

, special abilities, and other factors can grant a bonus to damage. With a penalty, it is possible to deal 0 damage, but never negative damage. When attacking with a weapon, you add your ability modifier

Damage Rolls

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Damage Rolls Each weapon, spell, and harmful monster ability specifies the damage it deals. You roll the damage die or dice, add any modifiers, and apply the damage to your target. Magic weapons

, special abilities, and other factors can grant a bonus to damage. With a penalty, it is possible to deal 0 damage, but never negative damage. When attacking with a weapon, you add your ability modifier

Improvising Damage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Improvising Damage A monster or effect typically specifies the amount of damage it deals. In some cases, though, you need to determine damage on the fly. The Improvising Damage table gives you

suggestions for when you do so. Improvising Damage Dice Examples 1d10 Burned by coals, hit by a falling bookcase, pricked by a poison needle 2d10 Being struck by lightning, stumbling into a fire pit

Damage Roll

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Damage Roll A damage roll is a die roll, adjusted by any applicable modifiers, that deals damage to a target. See also chapter 1 (“Damage and Healing”).

Improvising Damage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Improvising Damage The Improvising Damage table gives guidelines for determining damage on the fly. Improvising Damage Damage Examples 1d10 Burned by coals, hit by a falling bookcase, pricked by

creature or a moon-size monster The Damage Severity and Level table is a guide to how deadly these damage amounts are for characters of different levels. Cross-reference a character’s level with the damage

Damage Roll

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Damage Roll A damage roll is a die roll, adjusted by any applicable modifiers, that deals damage to a target. See also “Playing the Game” (“Damage and Healing”).

Damage Types

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Damage Types Each instance of damage has a type, like Fire or Slashing. Damage types are listed in the Rules Glossary and have no rules of their own, but other rules, such as Resistance, rely on damage types.

Damage Types

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Damage Types Attacks and other harmful effects deal different types of damage. Damage types have no rules of their own, but other rules, such as Resistance, rely on the types. The Damage Types table

offers examples to help a DM assign a type to a new effect. Damage Types Type Examples Acid Corrosive liquids, digestive enzymes Bludgeoning Blunt objects, constriction, falling Cold Freezing

Massive Damage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Massive Damage This optional rule makes it easier for a creature to be felled by massive damage. When a creature takes damage from a single source equal to or greater than half its hit point maximum

that Constitution save if it takes 15 damage or more from a single source. System Shock d10 Effect 1 The creature drops to 0 hit points. 2–3 The creature drops to 0 hit points but is stable. 4–5 The

Damage Resistance Legacy

Rules

Some creatures and objects are exceedingly difficult to hurt with certain types of damage. If a creature or an object has resistance to a damage type, damage of that type is halved against it

. Resistance is 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

Damage Vulnerability Legacy

Rules

Some creatures and objects are unusually easy to hurt with certain types of damage. If a creature or an object has vulnerability to a damage type, damage of that type is doubled against it. Multiple instances of vulnerability that affect the same damage type count as only one instance.

Slashing Damage Legacy

Rules

Swords, axes, and monsters' claws deal slashing damage.

Damage Resistance and Vulnerability

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Damage Resistance and Vulnerability Some creatures and objects are exceedingly difficult or unusually easy to hurt with certain types of damage. If a creature or an object has resistance to a damage

type, damage of that type is halved against it. If a creature or an object has vulnerability to a damage type, damage of that type is doubled against it. Resistance and then vulnerability are applied

Saving Throws and Damage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Saving Throws and Damage Damage dealt via saving throws uses these rules. Damage against Multiple Targets When you create a damaging effect that forces two or more targets to make saving throws

against it at the same time, roll the damage once for all the targets. For example, when a wizard casts Fireball, the spell’s damage is rolled once for all creatures caught in the blast. Half Damage Many

Saving Throws and Damage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Saving Throws and Damage Damage dealt via saving throws uses these rules. Damage against Multiple Targets When you create a damaging effect that forces two or more targets to make saving throws

against it at the same time, roll the damage once for all the targets. For example, when a wizard casts Fireball, the spell’s damage is rolled once for all creatures caught in the blast. Half Damage Many

Rolling Attacks and Damage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Rolling Attacks and Damage Players are accustomed to rolling an attack roll first and then a damage roll. If players make attack rolls and damage rolls at the same time, the action moves a little faster around the table.

Damage and Healing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Damage and Healing Injury and the risk of death are constant companions of those who explore fantasy gaming worlds. The thrust of a sword, a well-placed arrow, or a blast of flame from a fireball spell all have the potential to damage, or even kill, the hardiest of creatures.

Damage

Weapon Property

A Damage property weapon can deal different types of damage. When you hit with an attack from this weapon, choose one of the damage types allowed.

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