The Bear totem builds on the normal Rage resistances, but neither provide an exception for magical attacks, so it doesn't matter if the attack is magical or not, the resistance applies. Normal Rage: Resistance to Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing (no exception for magical attacks)īear Totem: Resistance to all damage except Psychic (no exception for magical attacks)

The barbarian rage feature does not say the resistance is to non-magical attacks only, so magical weapons don't override. See any creature with such resistances ( air elemental for example). When a damage resistance can be negated by magical weapons or attacks, the resistance description specifically says so. No, it does not overcome the resistance, any more than a magical longsword would. How are you concluding that magical bludgeoning damage (or rather, bludgeoning damage from a magical source) overcomes Barbarian rage resistance? Rage says the Barbarian has resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage. The Bear totem would not be negated: 'While raging, you have resistance to all damage except psychic damage. ' If you count the damage as Bludgeoning or Magic it doesn't matter as neither would overcome the resistance. Therefore the attack would count as magic to overcome the resistance offered by Rage. So if a magical attack would overcome the resistance it counts as magical. I would argue it on the basis of the wording: 'Your unarmed strikes count as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity.' There is no limit that it is only to non-magical resistances. Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures

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