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Fenrazer
2010-07-07, 02:03 AM
Simple question: Books appear unclear...If there is a magical item that says a critical does an additional D8, does that apply 8 damage immediately? Seems a bit redundant to say 1D8 if it just does 8 damage. Do you roll these bonus dice per plus, or just maximize them? Page number if available?

Mystic Muse
2010-07-07, 02:06 AM
Simple question: Books appear unclear...If there is a magical item that says a critical does an additional D8, does that apply 8 damage immediately? Seems a bit redundant to say 1D8 if it just does 8 damage. Do you roll these bonus dice per plus, or just maximize them? Page number if available?

You roll them. Otherwise it would say "Add X amount of damage"

At least, that's what I assume and how my group plays it.

Vitruviansquid
2010-07-07, 02:09 AM
P.278 of PHB1.

You don't maximize the added effects if it says you roll a die for it.

Fenrazer
2010-07-07, 02:21 AM
Much appreciated. I was in a 1 on 1, and sure I wanted to win, but I landed a crit against a fellow player, but forgot about my crit die, and during his turn that immediately followed the hit, I remembered and he just shut his laptop. HOORAY FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF WINNING WITHOUT REPROGRAMMING TIME TO FIT!

EDIT: I must be exhausted or a moron. I looked there like three times and missed it every time.