[RPG] If a creature has resistance to bludgeoning damage, shouldnt it also have resistance to force damage

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The Player's Handbook describes the different damage types on p. 196; the corresponding portion of the basic rules is here.

The PHB describes Force damage in such a way that it seems to be a solid magical manifestation that strikes your opponent in such a way to deal damage. But what separates this from bludgeoning damage?

How would I describe force damage to my players in a way as to justify that it bypasses a creature's bludgeoning damage resistance, but a normal bludgeoning attack doesn't?

Best Answer

Bludgeoning is physical, force is magical energy

Bludgeoning:

Blunt force attacks—hammers, Falling, constriction, and the like—deal bludgeoning damage.

Force:

Force is pure magical energy focused into a damaging form. Most effects that deal force damage are Spells, including Magic Missile and Spiritual Weapon.

From the description of Force, even if you conjure a Spiritual Weapon that would normally do bludgeoning damage, say a club, it would still count as Force because it is of magical energy, which would bypass any bludgeoning resistances by nature.