How do damage types, defenses and conditions affect a token?
Damage type belongs to the action being used. Supported automatic damage uses the target’s configured defenses, while conditions and active effects are tracked on each placed token.
Step by step
- Open the relevant character or creature sheet and review its damage defenses.
- Select the applicable resistances, vulnerabilities and immunities; keep conditional exceptions in their notes.
- Check the attack or spell’s own damage type and formula.
- Use the action through the normal targeting flow when you want supported automatic resolution.
- Review the affected token’s HP, condition icons and active effects after the result.
Manual HP changes are different
The HP plus/minus controls are deliberate manual adjustments. They are not a substitute for a typed attack and do not infer whether a number represents fire damage, healing or another effect. Use them for a GM-approved correction when that is what you intend.
Conditions and creature types matter
Configured conditions can affect supported attacks, checks, saves, speed and other statistics. Some spells also care about a creature’s type, such as aberration or undead. The GM must set the type explicitly; the app does not determine it from a name like “ghost” or “demon”.
Conditional defenses and unusual rule interactions may still need a ruling. Check that the condition or defense matches the actual situation rather than adding a broad immunity to represent a narrow exception.
Effects are per placed copy
Two copies of a creature can have different HP and conditions even when they share a character sheet. Public icons communicate the marker without exposing every private spell name, save or resource value.