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NelKor
2009-10-30, 05:35 PM
For powers that do like.. 1[W] Damage ect, Do you include like strength mods, enchantment ect things that increase the weapons damage?

Kurald Galain
2009-10-30, 05:39 PM
For powers that do like.. 1[W] Damage ect, Do you include like strength mods, enchantment ect things that increase the weapons damage?

If it's a magical weapon, then yes, you do add the magical bonus. You don't add your strength mod unless the power you're using says so, e.g. "1[W] + Str mod".

Gralamin
2009-10-30, 05:50 PM
If it's a magical weapon, then yes, you do add the magical bonus. You don't add your strength mod unless the power you're using says so, e.g. "1[W] + Str mod".

Though you don't add the magical bonus once per W, you add it once in all.

Hzurr
2009-10-30, 06:33 PM
A good way to remember if you add these things is to look at the power description. If it has the weapon keyword, you'll add in things like the magic enhancement bonus, or any feat bonus to damage or to hit that you get. Remember that you only add them once. For any other special damage, it will be outlined in the power description.

The same rule applies to powers that use the implement key word.

Kurald Galain
2009-10-30, 06:43 PM
A good way to remember if you add these things is to look at the power description. If it has the weapon keyword, you'll add in things like the magic enhancement bonus, or any feat bonus to damage or to hit that you get. Remember that you only add them once. For any other special damage, it will be outlined in the power description.

Yeah, but confusingly enough, Weapon Focus does add to implement attacks, and likewise Burning Blizzard (and similar elemental feats) add to weapon attacks.

MCerberus
2009-10-30, 06:58 PM
Aren't those all feat bonuses, and as such only the highest applies?

Kurald Galain
2009-10-31, 04:28 AM
Aren't those all feat bonuses, and as such only the highest applies?

I didn't mean that they stack. I meant that "weapon focus" nevertheless applies to powers that don't have the "weapon" keyword. It's silly but it's RAW.