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Energy Resistance and Vulnerability
Pathfinder: Kingmaker

Energy Resistance and Vulnerability

Learn about Energy Resistance and Vulnerability in Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Understand how resistances work, common energy types, and how vulnerability affects damage.

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Learn about Energy Resistance and Vulnerability in Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Understand how resistances work, common energy types, and how vulnerability affects damage.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Understand that Energy Resistance functions similarly to Damage Reduction, but applies to specific energy types like acid, cold, fire, and electricity.
  2. 2
    Recognize that there is generally no way to overcome a creature's Energy Resistance except by not using the resisted energy type.
  3. 3
    Note that some races, such as Aasimar, possess natural Energy Resistance.
  4. 4
    Acquire Energy Resistance through items or spells if not naturally occurring.
  5. 5
    Consider spells like Resist Energy, Communal or Protection from Energy, Communal as effective countermeasures, as enemies rarely utilize a broad spectrum of elements.
  6. 6
    Understand Energy Vulnerability, which signifies a creature's increased susceptibility to a particular energy source.
  7. 7
    Note that a creature is either vulnerable to an element or not; if vulnerable, they take 50% more damage from that energy source.
  8. 8
    Example: A creature with Fire Vulnerability hit by a Fireball would take 150% of the normal damage.
Tips
  • Focus on using energy types that enemies are not resistant to.
  • Spells like Resist Energy, Communal and Protection from Energy, Communal are highly effective due to enemies' limited elemental variety.

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