Kaeso
2013-03-23, 08:48 AM
Hey guys,
In a campaign I'm running, I'm planning to give my players a bit of a challenge so I want them to fight off a manticore. (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/manticore.htm) There is, however, an issue. The wording on its spike attack is ambiguous. It says that a volley of spikes can contain 6 spikes at a time up to a maximum of 24 spikes per day. The damage listed is 1d8+2. I was wondering if this damage means that each individual spike does 1d8+2 damage, or if 6 spikes do 1d8+2 damage. The former seems more logical since it's implied that the spikes can be fired at multiple targets at a time, but the text itself is still quite ambiguous. I hope somebody could clear this up.
In a campaign I'm running, I'm planning to give my players a bit of a challenge so I want them to fight off a manticore. (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/manticore.htm) There is, however, an issue. The wording on its spike attack is ambiguous. It says that a volley of spikes can contain 6 spikes at a time up to a maximum of 24 spikes per day. The damage listed is 1d8+2. I was wondering if this damage means that each individual spike does 1d8+2 damage, or if 6 spikes do 1d8+2 damage. The former seems more logical since it's implied that the spikes can be fired at multiple targets at a time, but the text itself is still quite ambiguous. I hope somebody could clear this up.