A dmg reduction question

[zerragon]

Hi, im planning a new Shadowdancer build, and I wonder:

Does the Shadow Evade Soak ability stack with Epic dmg reduction feats ?

Nwn wiki states:

This feat stacks with Barbarian damage reduction and Dwarven Defender damage reduction. It also stacks with items that provide physical damage resistance (such as a Brawler's Belt), but it does not stack with damage reduction spells such as Stoneskin or Premonition.

It seems that if Shadow evade is an abilty it should work, even though it featuers the Soak dmg reduction like the spells mentioned.

Anyone tested this ?

[lala]

It will stack as the epic feats are 3/- each for a total of 9/-.
Also this will stack with 1 item with an x/-.

So in total you will get:
The SD one.
The epic feat one.
1 item with x/-.

What you will not get to stack is an item with say x/+15 with the SD version.

Hope this helps.

[zerragon]

Thanks lala, what I thought, but good to have it confirmed

[hiryuu]

Are you sure about that, lala?

Last I tested it, the damage reduction feats (Barbarian, DD, Epic Damage Reduction) took the place of damage reduction, as if they were x/+21. It did not stack with Ethereal Visage or Stoneskin, but it does protect you from high-enchantment weapons that those don't cover.

[thedomicron]

as i understood it, there is an order
first % dmg immunity, then x/+y, then x/-

meaning if you were wearing 25% immunity with 15/+1 and 10/- and took 100 dmg from a nonenchanted weapon you'd take 50 dmg.

but don't quote me on that

[hiryuu]

Close. It's actually
Immunity (25% slashing)
Resistance (10/- slashing
Reduction (15/+1)

The order matters if you have reduction with a total limit, such as Stoneskin.

[lala]

Sorry if by using the term "stacking" I confused the issue, what I think the poster wanted to know was; Do the various dmg reduction types work together?
The answer is yes.

Thought it was pretty obvious a 20% immunity, 20/-, 20/+15, etc cannot stack with and that they had to follow sequentially from each other.