ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

So do all forms of damage reduction, such as thick skin, elemental resistances and so on, also apply when the damage is applied to a shield (from a rune)?

I always assumed this is the case, but I'm not entirely sure.

No, resistance is only applied when you take the damage.

oh I didn't know that. So shield effects can get annihilated quickly. No armor or resistance reduction to damage done to them, interesting

Yeah, was useful to know that for me too (also I suspect I asked this before and forgot answer )).

I *think* that the damage reduction hymn (from 3 spaces or more) actually has precedence over damage shield, but haven't checked the source to confirm it. Either that or my Sun Pally was just getting lucky with crappy damage from dragons.