paizo.com Recent Posts in How do Crits work?paizo.com Recent Posts in How do Crits work?2017-08-27T17:53:40Z2017-08-27T17:53:40ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: How do Crits work?Galnöraghttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uk5c?How-do-Crits-work#102017-09-04T01:18:58Z2017-09-04T01:18:58Z<p>Related question, when you crit with a starship weapon, in addition to the critical malfunction rules, do you also roll double damage dice?</p>Related question, when you crit with a starship weapon, in addition to the critical malfunction rules, do you also roll double damage dice?Galnörag2017-09-04T01:18:58ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: How do Crits work?Galnöraghttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uk5c?How-do-Crits-work#92017-09-04T01:17:48Z2017-09-04T01:17:48Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">huscarl105 wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Akvo wrote:</div><blockquote><br />
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<p>In terms of starship combat, a critical hit occurs when you get a natural 20 with an attack (and a 19 if your science officer took the Targeting Systems action), or if you deal damage to hull points that meet or exceed a critical threshold (CT) multiplier. In essence, every 1/5 of a ship's total hull damage you deal causes one of its systems to malfunction, making checks affecting that system harder to do.</p>
<p>(See page 321.) </blockquote>The 1/5 part is only true for low tier ships. Every 4th tier a ships HP increases, but unless I missed it somewhere (entirely possible) the Crit threshold does not change. So higher tier ships may take more than 5 crits before they are disabled strictly due to HP damage. From limited experience I predict that crits will determine many high tier fights, especially in many vs one scenarios. </blockquote><p>On page 292:
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<div class="messageboard-quotee">Quote:</div><blockquote>This value is always one-fifth of the starship’s maximum number of Hull Points.</blockquote><p>So this scales with your ship.huscarl105 wrote:Akvo wrote:In terms of starship combat, a critical hit occurs when you get a natural 20 with an attack (and a 19 if your science officer took the Targeting Systems action), or if you deal damage to hull points that meet or exceed a critical threshold (CT) multiplier. In essence, every 1/5 of a ship's total hull damage you deal causes one of its systems to malfunction, making checks affecting that system harder to do.
(See page 321.)
The 1/5 part is only true for low tier...Galnörag2017-09-04T01:17:48ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: How do Crits work?huscarl105https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uk5c?How-do-Crits-work#82017-08-27T18:53:42Z2017-08-27T18:53:42Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Akvo wrote:</div><blockquote><br />
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<p>In terms of starship combat, a critical hit occurs when you get a natural 20 with an attack (and a 19 if your science officer took the Targeting Systems action), or if you deal damage to hull points that meet or exceed a critical threshold (CT) multiplier. In essence, every 1/5 of a ship's total hull damage you deal causes one of its systems to malfunction, making checks affecting that system harder to do.</p>
<p>(See page 321.) </blockquote><p>The 1/5 part is only true for low tier ships. Every 4th tier a ships HP increases, but unless I missed it somewhere (entirely possible) the Crit threshold does not change. So higher tier ships may take more than 5 crits before they are disabled strictly due to HP damage. From limited experience I predict that crits will determine many high tier fights, especially in many vs one scenarios.Akvo wrote:In terms of starship combat, a critical hit occurs when you get a natural 20 with an attack (and a 19 if your science officer took the Targeting Systems action), or if you deal damage to hull points that meet or exceed a critical threshold (CT) multiplier. In essence, every 1/5 of a ship's total hull damage you deal causes one of its systems to malfunction, making checks affecting that system harder to do.
(See page 321.)
The 1/5 part is only true for low tier ships. Every 4th...huscarl1052017-08-27T18:53:42ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: How do Crits work?Akvohttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uk5c?How-do-Crits-work#72017-08-27T17:54:17Z2017-08-27T17:51:03Z<p>In tactical combat, a critical hit is scored when an attack roll comes up natural 20. When this happens:</p>
<p>• You automatically hit regardless of the target's AC.</p>
<p>If the full attack roll also beats the target's KAC or EAC, as denoted by the damage type:</p>
<p>• Damage is rolled twice, including usual bonuses.
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• You apply the critical effect of your weapon if it has one.</p>
<p>(See page 245 of the SFCRB.)</p>
<p>In terms of starship combat, a critical hit occurs when you get a natural 20 with an attack (and a 19 if your science officer took the Targeting Systems action), or if you deal damage to hull points that meet or exceed a critical threshold (CT) multiplier. In essence, every 1/5 of a ship's total hull damage you deal causes one of its systems to malfunction, making checks affecting that system harder to do.</p>
<p>(See page 321.)</p>In tactical combat, a critical hit is scored when an attack roll comes up natural 20. When this happens:
* You automatically hit regardless of the target's AC.
If the full attack roll also beats the target's KAC or EAC, as denoted by the damage type:
* Damage is rolled twice, including usual bonuses.
* You apply the critical effect of your weapon if it has one.
(See page 245 of the SFCRB.)
In terms of starship combat, a critical hit occurs when you get a natural 20 with an attack (and a...Akvo2017-08-27T17:51:03ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: How do Crits work?Enlight_Bystandhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uk5c?How-do-Crits-work#62017-09-04T01:19:53Z2017-08-27T17:49:56Z<p>When you roll a 20 to hit, you automatically hit.</p>
<p>You then compare your to hit with the opponent's EAC or KAC, as you would normally. If it equals or exceeds, then you have scored a critical hit.</p>
<p>A critical hit always does double damage - specifically, you roll the damage twice, and any defences (DR or Energy resistance) is only applied to it once as all the damage is together.</p>
<p>If your weapon has a critical effect, then it goes off when you score a critical hit. The effect may have a save associated, in which case your target attempts that save, and if they pass then they ignore the additional effect, but not the double damage.</p>
<p>Some creatures are immune to Critical Hits. In this case, a 20 is still an automatic hit, but you deal only the normal damage, and no critical effects go off.</p>When you roll a 20 to hit, you automatically hit.
You then compare your to hit with the opponent's EAC or KAC, as you would normally. If it equals or exceeds, then you have scored a critical hit.
A critical hit always does double damage - specifically, you roll the damage twice, and any defences (DR or Energy resistance) is only applied to it once as all the damage is together.
If your weapon has a critical effect, then it goes off when you score a critical hit. The effect may have a save...Enlight_Bystand2017-08-27T17:49:56ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: How do Crits work?PDXCerealKillahttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uk5c?How-do-Crits-work#52017-08-27T17:47:35Z2017-08-27T17:47:35Z<p>I have never played Pathfinder but from reading the Starfinder CRB it seems very different.</p>I have never played Pathfinder but from reading the Starfinder CRB it seems very different.PDXCerealKilla2017-08-27T17:47:35ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: How do Crits work?MichaelCullenhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uk5c?How-do-Crits-work#42017-08-27T17:44:57Z2017-08-27T17:44:57Z<p>I made the same mistake, was 5 minutes into a detailed post when I realized my mistake.</p>I made the same mistake, was 5 minutes into a detailed post when I realized my mistake.MichaelCullen2017-08-27T17:44:57ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: How do Crits work?Potato disciplehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uk5c?How-do-Crits-work#32017-08-27T17:37:22Z2017-08-27T17:37:22Z<p>Oh whoops, didn't realize it was starfinder. May work exactly like so, may also be 200% different. </p>
<p>PD</p>Oh whoops, didn't realize it was starfinder. May work exactly like so, may also be 200% different.
PDPotato disciple2017-08-27T17:37:22ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: How do Crits work?Potato disciplehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uk5c?How-do-Crits-work#22017-08-27T17:35:55Z2017-08-27T17:34:40Z<p>Every weapon has a Crit range. If the dice shows a number in that range, you threaten a crit. If you hit, you get to confirm - you roll again, this time adding every bonus you have that applies to crit confirmation rolls, and if you hit this time, you crit. On a confirmed crit, you multiply the damage by the crit multiplier. Format:
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A weapon that deals 1d8 points of damage, threatens a crit in 17,18,19 and 20 and deals x3 damage on a crit will look like so: 1d8/17-20/x3.
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Note that the default if nothing is written is 20/x2. </p>
<p>PD</p>Every weapon has a Crit range. If the dice shows a number in that range, you threaten a crit. If you hit, you get to confirm - you roll again, this time adding every bonus you have that applies to crit confirmation rolls, and if you hit this time, you crit. On a confirmed crit, you multiply the damage by the crit multiplier. Format:
A weapon that deals 1d8 points of damage, threatens a crit in 17,18,19 and 20 and deals x3 damage on a crit will look like so: 1d8/17-20/x3.
Note that the default...Potato disciple2017-08-27T17:34:40ZForums: Rules Questions: How do Crits work?PDXCerealKillahttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uk5c?How-do-Crits-work#12017-08-27T17:24:55Z2017-08-27T17:24:55Z<p>Can someone give me a little clarification on how Crits work RAW? I'm confused about the exact time a crit happens as well as what the crit listing for weapons in the items table is for.</p>Can someone give me a little clarification on how Crits work RAW? I'm confused about the exact time a crit happens as well as what the crit listing for weapons in the items table is for.PDXCerealKilla2017-08-27T17:24:55Z