Damage type list for the DCC ruleset

[leozelig]

Hey everyone,

I want to share the list of damage types for the DCC ruleset. These are important for immunity, resistance, and vulnerability effects. The DCC rulebook does not contain an official list (see Appendix R) but makes several references to them. Other than defining them for the ruleset, I mostly have left damage types for GMs to apply as they see fit. Some of the more obvious spells have them, but you can modify or remove them if they don't suit your game. Here is the list:

Energy	Weapon	Ability	Alignment	Special
acid	adamantine	strength	chaotic	nonlethal
cold	bludgeoning	agility	lawful
electricity	cold iron	stamina
fire	magic	personality
force	mithril	intelligence
gas	piercing	luck
heat	silver
necrotic	slashing
poison
psychic
sonic

I tried to keep the list as concise as possible, but I included a few energy types that are very similar. For whatever reason, the rulebook appears to treat these as distinctly different damage types:

Damage Type	Description
fire	flames
heat	high temperatures not involving flames
gas	toxic clouds
poison	venom and other liquids

This thread is intended as a reference, but feel free to share your insights on damage types in DCC RPG.

Cheers,
Leo

[sirkerry]

Does the MCC ruleset have the same damage types?

[leozelig]

Does the MCC ruleset have the same damage types?

Yes, all of the above plus ‘radiation’.