What happens to damage after 12d8?


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So the maximum base damage is listed as 12d8 (you can find this under the improved natural attack description). What happens next? Does it keep increasing by 4d8 with each step? Or is 12d8 a theoretical maximum?

prototype00


I heard somewhere that each two steps basicly double the maximum damage, or as close to as possible.
Following that progression after 12d8 it would continue 16, 24, 32, 48d8...

However that's not really in the rules like that, so it's GM's call. You'll most likely not reach that anyway.


Its quite doable without too much trickery.

Samsaran Monk 10/Druid 10 (allowed to take spells from other divine spell lists, like ranger and cleric)

2d10 (monk 10 + 5 from druid (monastic legacy) + 5 from monk's robe) -> 6d8 (strong jaw) -> 12d8 (huge sized wild shape) -> ? (lead blades)

prototype00

Scarab Sages

prototype00 wrote:

Its quite doable without too much trickery.

Samsaran Monk 10/Druid 10 (allowed to take spells from other divine spell lists, like ranger and cleric)

2d10 (monk 10 + 5 from druid (monastic legacy) + 5 from monk's robe) -> 6d8 (strong jaw) -> 12d8 (huge sized wild shape) -> ? (lead blades)

prototype00

Do Strong jaw and lead blades actually stack though? They don't read "increase the damage of your weapons by x size categories" but rather "Lead Blades -All melee weapons you are carrying when the spell is cast deal damage as if one size category larger than they actually are."

And "Strong Jaw-Each natural attack that creature makes deals damage as if the creature were two sizes larger than it actually is."
So, if you were to cast Lead Blades after casting Strong Jaw, it would actually decrease the amount of damage dealt, since it sets your weapon damage to one size larger, while Strong Jaw sets it to two. At least that's how I'm reading this.

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