5.5e / 2024 · 5e / 2014 · Pathfinder 1E · D&D 3.5e
Armour or Shield of Sonic Resistance, Improved
Improved Sonic Resistance is a Pathfinder 1E and D&D 3.5e tier that reduces sonic damage by 20. The two 5e rulesets do not have an Improved tier; they use the ordinary Armor of Resistance (Thunder) item instead.
Related: Sonic Resistance · Magic Armour & Shields · Resist Energy
5.5e / 2024
No separate Improved tier. Armor of Resistance (Thunder) is Rare, requires Attunement and grants Resistance to Thunder damage while worn. Increasing a 3.x fixed reduction from 10 to 20 does not translate into a second 5e resistance tier.
5e / 2014
No separate Improved tier. Armor of Resistance (Thunder) is Rare, requires attunement and grants resistance to thunder damage. Do not double the resistance or apply a flat 20-point reduction.
Pathfinder 1E
Energy resistance: sonic 20 · Price: 42,000 gp · Aura: moderate abjuration · CL: 7th.
The armour or shield reduces qualifying sonic damage by 20 each time the Pathfinder 1E energy-resistance rules apply.
Construction: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, resist energy.
D&D 3.5e
Energy resistance: sonic 20 · Price: 42,000 gp · Aura: moderate abjuration · CL: 7th.
The 3.5e property reduces qualifying sonic damage by 20 under that edition’s energy-resistance rules.
Construction: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, resist energy.
Edition Difference
Pathfinder 1E and D&D 3.5e use a fixed 20-point reduction for the Improved property. 5e uses a single Thunder Resistance state instead; there is no Improved tier.
Resistance Family
Sonic Resistance · Improved Sonic Resistance · Greater Sonic Resistance
Other energy types: Acid · Cold · Electricity / Lightning · Fire · Sonic / Thunder
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