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Weapon that does 5 damage vs. one that does 1d10 damage: What characteristic of the weapons causes this difference?
Say I have these weapons, both with a +1 bonus to hit (the number doesn't matter, just that they are exactly the same in all other respects but damage):
5 damage on hit
1d10 damage on hit
IMHO all ...
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Can you teleport a monster vertically up and thus damage them when they fall?
Can you teleport a monster vertically up and thus do them the D10 per 10' falling damage?
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How do I make a gunslinger with a decent damage progression?
I am considering playing a Gunslinger when next we play Pathfinder (I am currently GMing a game, and we'll be switching off afterwards), and thumbing through the Ultimate Combat Playtest v. 2, and I'm ...
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What types of damage are affected by the lance special rule?
When using a lance while charging on a mount, the rules say that it deals double damage.
My question is, what all damage is doubled? From what I can find, the die roll and strength bonus are doubled, ...
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When does a creature “Deal Damage”?
When does a creature deal damage? A number of powers mention "deals damage" and a number mention "takes damage" and a comprehensive understanding when, exactly, "dealing damage" happens would be ...
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Will attacking with a magical or wonderous item overcome damage reduction?
As I recall, magical weapons can overcome damage reduction. If one were to attack an enemy with a wonderous item, like say attacking with an everfull mug in a barfight would it overcome an enemies ...
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What happens when a creature falls on another creature?
If I successfully teleport a creature 4 square above another creature, and it falls, what happens? Is damage done to one or both?
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Does the half-level modifier contribute to damage?
Taking a random spell, I find Flames of Phlegethos. Its hit is 3d10 + Constitution modifier fire damage. Let's say the caster has a constitution score of 16, and he is level 2. This means his ...
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Does telekinesis do Bashing or Lethal?
I'm trying to figure out what type of damage a direct physical assault with telekinesis would result in. (From NWoD)
From pg. 212 of World of Darkness:
Alternately, the ghost can make a direct ...
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Is there a way to make the damage system in 4e more like previous editions?
I have been playing 4e for almost 3 years now and have noticed that the average character has the capacity to take massive amounts of damage each day without any ill effects the next day. I have even ...
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Stone battle axe vs steel battle axe
What damage is done by a stone battle axe as opposed to a normal steel battle axe? Specifically the kind sometimes wielded by troglodytes?
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Does a power that does damage on Hit and with an Effect gain from vulnerability twice?
I'm looking specifically at Bloodbath.
As you can see the power deals 1 [W] + Dexterity modifier damage on both the Hit and the Effect.
Do both the hit and the effect gain from vulnerability? Or ...
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How are damage rolls defined?
I play a warlord with
Warlord's Strike Warlord Attack 3
One convincing cut is all you need to reveal the enemy’s weakness and
spur your allies into finishing him off.
Encounter ...
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Do damage modifiers affect the damage dealt by a sustainable zone?
A player's wizard that I DM for has picked up the Ice Sceptor from the Cairn of the Winter King adventure.
The Ice Sceptor has the following property:
Property: You gain a +2 item bonus to the ...
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Gelatinous Cube damage
This seems really basic, but I'm not really sure how to treat the case where a creature has been engulfed by a gelatinous cube. Does the creature simply take 1d6 acid damage as if it were attacked, or ...
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Is resistance/vulnerability applied before damage is transferred with Nusemnee's Atonement?
Situation: level 16 Dragonborn Sorcerer with Paladin Multiclass, Ancient Soul, Nusemnee's Atonement, Radiant Breath, Morninglord paragon path, and Fey Beast Tamer theme.
Whenever she breathes, she ...
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Order of operations for weapon damage
This is something I've had to run into when DM-ing. One of my characters has a -1 strength is a small character, and is a rogue. The -1 strength means that when attacking with his dagger, he often has ...
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How Do You Calculate the Average Damage for Twin Strike?
I'm looking for a formula that can calculate the average damage of a power. Specifically, the Ranger at-will power Twin Strike.
This is a bit more complicated, since it's two attacks. Furthermore, ...
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Flurry of Blows calculation
Let's say, we have there 1st level Monk, and he has STR 17/+3. Now we are calculating base attack with his Flurry of Blows. For first level, we have "Flurry of Blows Attack Bonus" -1/-1, plus 1st ...
