Do flaming (and other elemental damage) weapons that have the trip special weapon feature deal their extra damage when they are used in a trip attack and hit successfully?
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asked Jun 3, 2015 at 16:03
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No, they do not.
The fire (or other elemental) damage dealt by such weapons is extra damage, by definition added to whatever damage the weapon deals under other circumstances. A trip maneuver does not deal damage, and thus does not deal the extra damage either.
This is made explicit under Actions in Combat:
options that increase damage don't cause attacks to deal damage if they wouldn't otherwise do so (such as Vital Strike and trip)
