CR1 Zombie DR

[Diarmadhim]

Hi there - I've noticed that the zombies in the CR1 area near Baldur's Gate seem to still get Damage Resistance against slashing weapons. Is it meant to be this way? I ask because my minimum damage is 4, yet I've seen myself do only 1 and 2 damage with a dwarven waraxe equipped. I also checked it with a sickle equipped and the DR seemed to still be applied. I can email a picture upon request.

[DM Narshe]

Try a bludgeon weapon.

[mangel]

Aren't zombies supposed to use slashing against, and skeletons you should bludgeon?

[DM Setanta]

No, you bludgeon both. Zombie is just a skeleton with some dead flesh on them. Cutting the flesh wont hurt them, they don't even need it.

[dzidek1983]

its not that hard to use a blunt weapon
you have such weapons designed for all classes and races so wont have problem using one even if you are a hin rogue...

[Passiflora]

In D&D, it is indead slashing you need against zombies.

In NWN2, they've put bludgeoning on them all it seems.

[mireigi]

In D&D, it is indead slashing you need against zombies.

In NWN2, they've put bludgeoning on them all it seems.

IIRC, in DnD you use most Slashing weapons as Bludgeoning weapons as well due to the weight you can put behind each sideways swing, but you won't get the maximum effect out of it, incurring a minor DR of 2 instead of 5.

[Servin]

No, you bludgeon both. Zombie is just a skeleton with some dead flesh on them. Cutting the flesh wont hurt them, they don't even need it.

The dead flesh nullifies the blunt impact. Try hitting a flat plate with a hammer having put a pillow on it.

[Considerate_]

Just to pipe in, this was a change made by the BG developers. In DnD you indeed woulld have to use slashing weapons against zombies and bludgeoning against skeletons - to prevent the constant swapping of weapons against CR1 monsters, it was changed to just be one type of damage resistance. I imagine this was to make it easier on newcomers and the like..

Source showing NWN2 did the resistances for both slashing and bludgeoning:
http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/Zombie
http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/Skeleton

[Diarmadhim]

Ahh! Okay, I didn't realize that zombies weren't written as traditional D&D zombies on this server I have been using slashing on zombies and bludgeoning on skeletons. I carry a weapon of each type and different metals too, but I hadn't even considered trying bludgeoning on the zombies.