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Energy Resistance that blocks all energy types is written as ER x/- (where x represents the amount of damage to reduce energy attacks by; for example, ER 10/- reduces any energy damage by 10 points).  This type of ER is highly desirable, but difficult to come by.
Energy Resistance that blocks all energy types is written as ER x/- (where x represents the amount of damage to reduce energy attacks by; for example, ER 10/- reduces any energy damage by 10 points).  This type of ER is highly desirable, but difficult to come by.


Note that energy resistance does not block non-damaging effects, even if it is ER x/- and blocks all energy types.  This means that healing effects, which use positive energy, are not reduced or blocked by a character's ER 10/-, or even a character's ER 10/positive.  Only positive energy being used to cause damage would be blocked by ER x/positive (and traditionally, only undead or very evil creatures take damage from positive energy).
Note that energy resistance does not block non-damaging effects, even if it is ER x/- and blocks all energy types.  This means that healing effects, which use positive energy, are not reduced or blocked by a character's ER 10/-, or even a character's ER 10/positive.  Only positive energy being used to cause damage would be blocked by ER x/positive (and traditionally, only undead or very [[evil subtype|evil]] creatures take damage from positive energy).


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