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araishin
2015-03-11, 11:15 AM
This seems straight forward to me but I want confirmation: Acrobatic Dodge can be used to avoid a natural 20 critical hit, correct?

Acrobatic Dodge: As an immediate action when you would normally be hit with a melee or ranged attack roll, you may make an Acrobatics check to avoid being hit. The DC for this check is equal to the attack roll that hit you. You gain a free 5‑foot step as part of this Acrobatics check, and must take it. (If you cannot take your 5‑foot step, you cannot use this feat. The movement doesn’t count against any other movement you are taking, and does not provoke an attack of opportunity.) You may only use this feat when you have an armor check penalty of 0, are carrying no more than a light load, and are not wielding a two‑handed weapon or shield. You may use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Dexterity bonus.

Critical Hit: When you make an attack roll and get a natural 20 (the d20 shows 20), you hit regardless of your target's Armor Class, and you have scored a "threat," meaning the hit might be a critical hit (or "crit"). To find out if it's a critical hit, you immediately make an attempt to "confirm" the critical hit—another attack roll with all the same modifiers as the attack roll you just made. If the confirmation roll also results in a hit against the target's AC, your original hit is a critical hit. (The critical roll just needs to hit to give you a crit, it doesn't need to come up 20 again.) If the confirmation roll is a miss, then your hit is just a regular hit.

Eldonauran
2015-03-11, 01:08 PM
A natural 20 is an automatic hit and it threatens a critical.

Acrobatic Dodge lets you avoid being hit.

The question is "Is an 'automatic hit' the same as a 'hit'?" That answer is yes. Just like a miss-chance can render a natural 20 useless, Acrobatic Dodge will let you dodge a natural 20 on an attack roll.

illyahr
2015-03-11, 01:12 PM
A natural 20 is an automatic hit and it threatens a critical.

Acrobatic Dodge lets you avoid being hit.

The question is "Is an 'automatic hit' the same as a 'hit'?" That answer is yes. Just like a miss-chance can render a natural 20 useless, Acrobatic Dodge will let you dodge a natural 20 on an attack roll.

Agreed. Acrobatic Dodge lets you avoid a Critical Hit.