| Jaxtile |
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Hey Patholes, I was reading UE, and on page 134 under the bold heading
"Magic Weapons and Critical Hits"
it says the following:
"Some weapon qualities and some specific weapons have an extra effect on a critical hit. This special effect also functions against creatures not normally subject to critical hits. On a successful critical roll, apply the special effect, but do not multiply the weapons regular damage."
Am i reading this right? Will my Icy Burst longbow, on a crit, with +2 enchant bonus, do 1d8 +2 +1d6 +2d10?
I've always played with you get your normal crit plus this icy burst damage, so 3d8 +6 +1d6 +2d10.
The mind, it boggles!
| Cheapy |
| Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Adventure Path, Companion Subscriber |
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That is the same as in the PRD... huh.
| Are |
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It specifically says "against creatures not normally subject to critical hits". Or in other words, a creature that's immune to critical hits. The last sentence simply explains how you would roll damage in the situation where you get a critical hit against a creature that can't be affected by critical hits.
That's the reason you wouldn't multiply the regular weapon damage.
The special ability, however, still works as per the above quote, despite the critical hit itself being negated.
(which, by the way, is something I didn't know)
| Jaxtile |
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That makes sense. While reading it I couldn't believe what I was seeing, but I suppose the sentences after 'creatures not normally subject' apply only in that case, and not all the time.
I guess this makes the burst line of weapon enchants a little more useful?