doktorstick
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Is the damage dice from the weapon doubled, or the damage dealt? I think the PHB and DMG contradict each other.
DMG pg. 65, Behind the Curtain: Critical Hits, 2nd paragraph states: Multiplying all damage, the roll and the bonuses, makes critical hits particularly dangerous. With the surrounding context, it sounds like if you roll 1 on your 1d8 that is 2 pt. critical and an 8 is a 16 pt. critical--not 2d8. (And double any other non-extra dice bonuses.)
PHB pg. 123, Critical Hits, 2nd paragraph states: A critical hit means that you roll your damage more than once with all your usual bonuses. In the above example, it would be 2d8.
Personally, the DMG wording makes more sense to me. You whacked him once, but just in a good spot. Depending on the whack, it might be a better critical hit than others.
I suspect, however, that the PHB is the correct way. Yes?
/ds
DMG pg. 65, Behind the Curtain: Critical Hits, 2nd paragraph states: Multiplying all damage, the roll and the bonuses, makes critical hits particularly dangerous. With the surrounding context, it sounds like if you roll 1 on your 1d8 that is 2 pt. critical and an 8 is a 16 pt. critical--not 2d8. (And double any other non-extra dice bonuses.)
PHB pg. 123, Critical Hits, 2nd paragraph states: A critical hit means that you roll your damage more than once with all your usual bonuses. In the above example, it would be 2d8.
Personally, the DMG wording makes more sense to me. You whacked him once, but just in a good spot. Depending on the whack, it might be a better critical hit than others.
I suspect, however, that the PHB is the correct way. Yes?
/ds
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