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In Pathfinder, smite damage adds +paladin level (or 2xpaladin level) to damage when smiting evil. The rules for critical hits say:

"A critical hit means that you roll your damage more than once, with all your usual bonuses, and add the rolls together.... Exception: Precision damage (such as from a rogue's sneak attack class feature) and additional damage dice from speacial weapon qualities (such as flaming) are not multiplied when you score a critical hit." (Pp. 184).

I'm not sure whether smite evil counts as precision damage. Thoughts, rulings?

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Smite damage is not precision damage, and since it is extra points not extra dice of damage, it is definitely multiplied. The only things not multiplied on crits are extra dice of damage, such as precision damage or weapon effects like flaming.

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To elaboreate on the above - +[Number] ALWAYS multiplies, but +XdX NEVER multiplies. Easiest way to remember it. – Lord_Gareth Jan 9 at 2:32

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