Vital Strike question

[Yemeth]

It specifies that you don't multiply damage bonuses from Strength, weapon abilities (such as flaming) or precision based damage (i.e. sneak attack).

what about damage bonuses from regular magical enhancement bonus, feats (weapon specialization) or class abilities (weapon training)?

[Kolokotroni]

Yemeth wrote:

It specifies that you don't multiply damage bonuses from Strength, weapon abilities (such as flaming) or precision based damage (i.e. sneak attack).

what about damage bonuses from regular magical enhancement bonus, feats (weapon specialization) or class abilities (weapon training)?

The concensus is that it doesnt multiply anything but damage dice, and that the list presented was just examples and not meant to be exhaustive.

[Tim Statler]

It's been answered in other threads, but I'll summarize.

your normal weapon damage is xdy+z (you should be able to figure out what x,y and z are.

with vital strike it becomes 2xdy+z and if you crit with vital strike it becomes 3xdy+2z (double base damage plus vital strike)

hope that helps

[AlanM]

Tim Statler wrote:

It's been answered in other threads, but I'll summarize.

your normal weapon damage is xdy+z (you should be able to figure out what x,y and z are.

with vital strike it becomes 2xdy+z and if you crit with vital strike it becomes 3xdy+2z (double base damage plus vital strike)

hope that helps

Actually if you crit with vital strike it would be (A+1)xdy+z damage where A is the crit multiplier of the weapon

Which is why a vital strike crit with a scythe would do 10d4+z damage (A=4, x=2, y=4)

[Tim Statler]

oops, forgot about higher than x2 crits.

[Balodek]

AlanM wrote:

Tim Statler wrote:

It's been answered in other threads, but I'll summarize.

your normal weapon damage is xdy+z (you should be able to figure out what x,y and z are.

with vital strike it becomes 2xdy+z and if you crit with vital strike it becomes 3xdy+2z (double base damage plus vital strike)

hope that helps

Actually if you crit with vital strike it would be (A+1)xdy+z damage where A is the crit multiplier of the weapon

Which is why a vital strike crit with a scythe would do 10d4+z damage (A=4, x=2, y=4)

It would actually be (A+1)xdy+Az yeah?

[Yemeth]

ah ok.

[KaeYoss]

Let's try to put stuff like Pi, e, and the Planck Constant into that formula.

[Jadeite]

KaeYoss wrote:

Let's try to put stuff like Pi, e, and the Planck Constant into that formula.

(A-e^(i*pi))xdy+Az

[Balodek]

KaeYoss wrote:

Let's try to put stuff like Pi, e, and the Planck Constant into that formula.

I think pie and planks are improvised weapons...I could see a plank but could you vital strike with a pie?

[Tom Baumbach]

Balodek wrote:

... could you vital strike with a pie?

That's a class ability of the Stooge.

[BobChuck]

Balodek wrote:

KaeYoss wrote:

Let's try to put stuff like Pi, e, and the Planck Constant into that formula.

I think pie and planks are improvised weapons...I could see a plank but could you vital strike with a pie?

Sure! On a twenty you score critical sweetness.

[KaeYoss]

BobChuck wrote:

Balodek wrote:

KaeYoss wrote:

Let's try to put stuff like Pi, e, and the Planck Constant into that formula.

I think pie and planks are improvised weapons...I could see a plank but could you vital strike with a pie?

Sure! On a twenty you score critical sweetness.

I think my colleague rolled a crit when making those cookies he made.

[Balodek]

KaeYoss wrote:

BobChuck wrote:

Balodek wrote:

KaeYoss wrote:

Let's try to put stuff like Pi, e, and the Planck Constant into that formula.

I think pie and planks are improvised weapons...I could see a plank but could you vital strike with a pie?

Sure! On a twenty you score critical sweetness.

I think my colleague rolled a crit when making those cookies he made.

I have a DR 5/Pumpkin Pie

[Dosgamer]

This thread just took a big turn for the butter, err better.