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Cryov
2013-11-18, 06:18 PM
My google-fu is failing me and I can't seem to find anything on this.

Eldritch Glaive+Vitrolic Blast

Does the passive acid damage that occurs next turn stack with each attack?
IE: Hit twice with glaive, next turn they take 4d6 acid

Diarmuid
2013-11-18, 06:22 PM
No, subsequent vitriolic blasts would only reset the timer.

Dairuga
2013-11-18, 09:57 PM
According to the Warlock's Handbook;
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=252715 , The damage do indeed stack.

The text of the Vitrolic blast simply states that anyone hit by the vitrolic blast takes damage in subsequent turns as well, so it might not be a stretch of imagination to assume that each of the vitrolic blast hits count as a separate source for dealing damage.

DukeKeiran99
2013-11-19, 03:35 AM
I've played a decent number of warlock and had some DM's allow it to stack an had another not allow it to.

Vanitas
2013-11-19, 12:09 PM
It stacks. Compare it to bleeding effects, it works similarly.

Diarmuid
2013-11-19, 01:10 PM
Seeing some opposing opinions I went back and read it again. Brimstone blast clearly states that a foe would never take more than 2d6 ongoing damage no matter how many brimstone blasts hit them, but vitriolic blast doesnt have such a wording.

I think my group simply applied the Brimstone application to Vitriolic when it came up in our game, but by RAW it seems they would stack.