Bunus Types and Critical Hits

[Elara]

Ok, I officially feel silly for asking this, but whatever.

Last night a situation came up where a character under the effect of Prayer (+1 luck bonus to attacks, damage, saves, and skills) scored a critical hit... and I was not sure if bonus damage from luck multiplied or not. I do not think it does, since it isn't a "usual bonus"... but it is also not a dice roll.

I've heard of similar talks regarding the Bard's song bonus to damage, some let it multiply, others don't.

So what I am wondering is what is the official stance, if any, on how all these bonus types work in a critical hit situation? If some multiply and others don't, which ones?

Thanks.

[Skylancer4]

Rule of thumb:
If the damage bonus is a static number (meaning a flat out value), it will get multiplied (unless noted it doesn't).

If the damage bonus is a range of values (IE extra die or extra dice), it doesn't get multiplied (unless noted it does).

So, Prayer bonus damage should get multiplied on a crit, to answer your initial question.

[Elara]

Thanks!

And I just noticed that I misspelled Bonus in the title... *hangs head in shame*