[[Resistance]] **ALWAYS** applies before a player would calculate any damage mitigated by [[Defense Overhaul|Damage Reduction]]. > [!EXAMPLE] Example > Bob the Paladin has [[Resistance]] to [[Bludgeoning]] damage and is hit by a critical hit with a total damage of 25 [[Bludgeoning]] damage. Bob is wearing [[Defense Overhaul#Armor and Shields Table|Ring Mail Armor]]. > To calculate the damage Bob takes first reduces the [[Bludgeoning]] damage to 12 (You always round down per PHB) then subtract 12 from the damage taken because his [[Defense Overhaul#Armor and Shields Table|Ring Mail]] has a DR value of 12/-. > Thus Bob ends up taking no damage even though this was a crit, due to a combination of [[Resistance]] and [[Defense Overhaul|Damage Reduction]].