A mechanic used to indicate an extraordinary hit, generally rewarded with an increase in damage dealt.
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Does sneak attack damage do max damage on a critical hit?
I have been trying to find an official ruling on this. In our campaign currently the DM says that one of the sneak attack die will do max damage, and I roll for the other one.
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Crit Fighter in DnD 3.5
I had a friend tell me about a DnD 3.5 specialization for a fighter class, the crit fighter. Somehow, using the int score, this class would lower the die needed for a crit, and could, for instance, ...
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What counts as a critical on defense?
In GURPS Campaigns p381, it states that a critical success on defense causes the attacker to suffer a "critical miss."
Does a critical hit on defense count as a roll of 3 or 4? If my parry is 15, ...
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Do minions get critical damage
Do minions get critical damage, assuming they met the criteria, i.e. the roll is a 20, and the result would hit the players defence ?
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Do “On Critical Strike” effects continue to chain off of each other?
I'm currently playing an epic level barbarian. I have a number of abilities that allow me to attack as a free action after I critically hit someone. I've even gone to the length of making a flow chart ...
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Does reducing a roll change a critical?
This came up in our game last night.
An enemy attacks and rolls a critical hit. The target uses the Luckbender paragon power "Even the Odds" and reduces the roll by the d6 roll.
Is the result still ...
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Is extra damage from free actions maximized with a critial hit?
Question 1: Say a player has a sword that enables him to add 1d8 damage as a free action whenever he hits an enemy. Can he choose to activate it upon a critical strike for an automatic 8 damage, or ...
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Does the Critical Hit threshold keep rising as skill goes up?
In GURPS Campaigns (p381) it states that a skill of 15+ means that a roll of 5 counts as a critical, and 16+ means that a 6 counts as a critical. Does this threshold continue to rise?
Ex: Does ...
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Is there a limit to how many extra attacks I can have in D&D 3.5?
I'm playing a fighter/warblade with the Lightning Maces and Power Critical feats, and the Blood in the Water stance, so every time I score a crit, I have an immediate additional strike with the same ...
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Brutal and Crit Dice (from High-Crit or Magic Weapons)
How does a brutal weapon interact with crit dice that are granted through a magic weapon or a high-crit weapon?
Examples:
+2 Magic Mordenkrad, 2d6, Brutal 1. 2d6 on critical hit. Obviously the dice ...
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What feats expand a character's critical range?
What dnd 4e feats exist that expand a character's critical range? For example, my cleric took the paragon path Radiant Servant and was granted the feat Illuminating Attacks, which makes his radiant ...
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Difference between a crit and extra attacks
In DnD 3.x and related systems, you threaten a critical hit on a natural 20, but then have to confirm the crit by making another to-hit roll. If your followup roll beats the target's AC (or is another ...
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Is the extra damage from Assassin's Strike maximized on a critical?
The executioner assassin has the following power
Encounter
No Action
Trigger: You hit an enemy within 5 squares of you with an attack using a weapon.
Effect: The target takes 1d10 ...
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What Resources are available to expand my critical hit multiplier?
I've recently developed an interest in critical hits, and I'm looking to create the largest critical multiplier possible. Note that I'm not asking about critical threat range - I'm familiar with that ...
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What modifiers are and are not included in a DnD 3.5e critical hit
I see one line in the SRD stating:
you roll your damage more than once, with all your usual bonuses
However, that is immediately followed by the line:
Exception: Extra damage over and above ...
