Injury Tolerance, Vulnerability and Weakness

apoc527 · 01-06-2016, 01:02 PM

This is hopefully obvious to someone else:

How do Injury Tolerance and DR interact with Vulnerability and/or Weakness?

Quick example:

I am facing a werewolf from Monster Hunters. It has IT (Unliving) and Vulnerability (Silver x3) and DR 6 (tough skin).

So the DR is easy, as Vulnerability only enhances the wounding multiplier after DR (though I suppose there is a question of whether Tough Skin DR should apply to something you are Vulnerable to).

Based upon the text of Vulnerability itself, it seems as if you apply Unliving and Vulnerability separately (i.e. they "stack").

Thus, piercing damage normally does 1/3 after DR, but silver bullets do normal piercing damage after DR (1/3 x 3 = 1). Or does Vulnerability override the IT and pump silver bullets up to x3 damage?

Having just written this out, I'm now assuming it's the former because the latter seems dumb. Confirmation would be great though!

Nereidalbel · 01-06-2016, 01:05 PM

It's the former. Aim for the brain and/or vitals for a stacking effect!

01-06-2016, 01:02 PM	#1
apoc527 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Seattle, WA	Injury Tolerance, Vulnerability and Weakness This is hopefully obvious to someone else: How do Injury Tolerance and DR interact with Vulnerability and/or Weakness? Quick example: I am facing a werewolf from Monster Hunters. It has IT (Unliving) and Vulnerability (Silver x3) and DR 6 (tough skin). So the DR is easy, as Vulnerability only enhances the wounding multiplier after DR (though I suppose there is a question of whether Tough Skin DR should apply to something you are Vulnerable to). Based upon the text of Vulnerability itself, it seems as if you apply Unliving and Vulnerability separately (i.e. they "stack"). Thus, piercing damage normally does 1/3 after DR, but silver bullets do normal piercing damage after DR (1/3 x 3 = 1). Or does Vulnerability override the IT and pump silver bullets up to x3 damage? Having just written this out, I'm now assuming it's the former because the latter seems dumb. Confirmation would be great though! __________________ -apoc527 My Campaigns Currently Playing: GURPS Banestorm: The Symmetry of Darkness Inactive: Star*Drive: 2525-Hunting for Fun and Profit My THS Campaign-In the Shadows of Venus Yrth--The Legend Begins The XCOM Apocalypse

01-06-2016, 01:05 PM	#2
Nereidalbel Join Date: May 2013 Location: Ellicott City, MD	Re: Injury Tolerance, Vulnerability and Weakness It's the former. Aim for the brain and/or vitals for a stacking effect!