| GelatinousCubed |
Hi all, I'm a bit confused on the wording of Mythic Vital Strike, and how it interacts with Mythic Power Attack, and I'd like to ask anyone who's reading if I'm doing my damage calculations correctly.
I'm currently level 13, with a +9 Strength modifier, using a +2 Greatsword with the Vicious weapon effect. I have Vital Strike and Improved Vital Strike.
I believe I'd be doing 8D6+99 damage with each attack. 6D6 from my Greatsword, 2D6 from Vicious, 15 from my Strength and a half with the +2 (multiplied by 3 to equal 45), and then 54 with Mythic Power Attack (18 multiplied by 3).
Up until now, I've thought I added Power Attack damage once because I was only making one attack, but re-reading Mythic Vital Strike has led me to believe I multiply it 3 times. Am I correct?
| SNO_75 |
For reference, mythic vital strike states:
Whenever you use Vital Strike, Improved Vital Strike, or Greater Vital Strike, multiply the Strength bonus, magic bonus, and other bonuses that would normally be multiplied on a critical hit by the number of weapon damage dice you roll for that feat.
As you would normally multiply power attack on a critical hit, you would multiply it when using vital strike.
The real tricky part with Mythic Vital Strike is the part that says you multiply it by "the number of weapon damage dice you roll". In this case, you are rolling 6d6 weapon dice, so you could argue that you should be multiplying the bonuses by 6, not 3.
So with the above stats and gear you'll either be doing 8d6+99 or 8d6+198 depending on whether your DM says you multiply by 3 or 6.
| GM Rednal |
This combination is generally accepted as something that's far more powerful than it should be. The Mythic Hero's Handbook (or, for just the fixes, Mythic Solutions) has a fix that brings it back into line with the rest of the game's expectations. XD You, uh, may want to consider looking into that if your GM starts commenting that your character is far too strong.