Please explain DR- is my display buggy?

[phalaeo]

Preface- I do not play characters who regularly rely on DR as a means of damage mitigation.

Today, Epic Wiz King. Shield blocking with a Levik's, and have Epic Cloak of Night on.

My Inventory panel says I have blocking DR of 24.

My Combat log says this:
(Combat): Eternal Hunter hit you for a total of 29 points of pierce damage after 17 were blocked by damage reduction.

What am I misunderstanding here? If I have 24 blocking DR, shouldn't 24 points of damage be blocked by Damage Reduction?

And where are these 24 points coming from? 15 from Levik's, 5 DR/Good from Cloak... do they stack? Even if they did, that would be 20?

I apologize if this is a failure on my part to understand a basic of the game, it's just really bugging me and I'd love input. I'm in the middle of piking this Wiz-King right now, can provide screenies when I get out.

[Dunklerlindwurm]

http://ddowiki.com/page/Active_blocking


This may help you


(As you can read there you have reduced blocking DR against ranged attacks-like the one from an eternal hunter)

[phalaeo]

Here's the SS I promised- thank you for the reply. I'll check out the link and see if I have more specific questions.



http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k3...ldblocking.jpg

[phalaeo]

Interesting- so it's a formula derived from damage source (melee/ranged), my BAB, DR rating of the Shield and any feats I may have.

So... OOC, if I cast Divine Power on myself (Cleric 18/Monk 2) to get a 20 BAB, does it affect my Blocking DR?