D&D 5E Potion of resistance + saving throw made

[Bennett]

Do you halve the halve if you drank the potion and made the saving throw against the damage type, or they dont stack?

 

[CapnZapp]

You are asking if resistance halves both "full" damage (failing a save) and "half" damage (making a save).

And the answer is "yes, it does".

 

[Bennett]

You drink the potion of poison resistance. You make the saving throw against the damage(taking half damage). Do you then half that damage from the potion?

 

[Satyrn]

You drink the potion of poison resistance. You make the saving throw against the damage(taking half damage). Do you then half that damage from the potion?

Yes.

At least I assume so. Nothing else would make sense to me.

 

[AaronOfBarbaria]

If you take 40 damage, but have resistance, you take 20 damage instead.
If you take 20 damage, but have resistance, you take 10 damage instead.

If you roll a saving throw that will change 40 damage to 20 damage, the above statements remain true - so you would take 20 damage on a failed save, or 10 damage on a successful save.