Lance and critical hits


Rules Questions


when you crit with a lance do you multiply the modifiers too from the extra damage if you are using spirited charge?


No. You follow the multiplication rules on page 179 of the Core Rulebook:

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Note: When you multiply damage more than once, each multiplier works off the original, unmultiplied damage. So if you are asked to double the damage twice, the end result is three times the normal damage.

Spirited charge does 3x damage with a lance. Lances are a 3x crit. The multiplication rules mean, effectively, that you add the additional damage because of the multipliers. 1x for the base hit + 2x for the spirited charge + 2x for the crit = 5x, effectively.


Multipliers add in 3.x/PF. So, a x3 crit with a lance adds 2 more increments of damaga & spirited charge does the same, making (base 1+2+2=) x5 damage.

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