How much damage would an impact butchering axe do?

[Yqatuba]

Its base damage is 1d12 for small and 3d6 for medium. What would the next step up be?

[VoodistMonk]

1D12 -> 3D6
3D6 -> 4D6

[Mark Hoover 330]

I'd say 3d6 Small, 4d6 Medium. The butchering axe damage ranges seem consistent with the Medium/Large sized damages 1d12/3d6, and the next step up from those are 3d6/4d6, so that's what I'd go with.

[Derklord]

Here is the definitive FAQ on that topic. It should tell you everything you need.

[Mark Hoover 330]

So per the FAQ... 3d6/4d6 then?

[Derklord]

Medium Impact is 4d6, yes. Small Impact, however, is RAW 2d8, because "If the initial size is Small [...], instead increase the damage by one step." Which means the author screwed up (the regular small size damage should be 2d8). There're two other weapons with erroneous small size damage, Dwarven Giant-Sticker and Orc Hornbow (should both be 1d10).

[Ryze Kuja]

Yeah, 3d6 becomes 4d6 via Impact enchantment, and then if you became large sized via Enlarge Person, it would become 6d6.

[Mark Hoover 330]

Ryze Kuja wrote:

Yeah, 3d6 becomes 4d6 via Impact enchantment, and then if you became large sized via Enlarge Person, it would become 6d6.

And then you Power Attack/Furious Focus/Vital Strike for 12d6 plus whatever. And then you tell 2 friends, and they tell 2 friends, and so on... and so on...

[Ryze Kuja]

Mark Hoover 330 wrote:

Ryze Kuja wrote:

Yeah, 3d6 becomes 4d6 via Impact enchantment, and then if you became large sized via Enlarge Person, it would become 6d6.

And then you Power Attack/Furious Focus/Vital Strike for 12d6 plus whatever. And then you tell 2 friends, and they tell 2 friends, and so on... and so on...

And then you get Improved Vital Strike and Greater Vital Strike for 24d6 plus whatever, and then they tell 2 friends, and then they tell 2 more friends!

This is the dice roll that never ends, it goes on and on my friends!

[Davor Firetusk]

I have found the 1 level dip into Hunter without a companion lets me lead blades myself very early and then Abyssal bloodrager the rest of the way is very favorable for checking all those boxes. The whole thing comes online pretty easy.

[VoodistMonk]

Davor Firetusk wrote:

I have found the 1 level dip into Hunter without a companion lets me lead blades myself very early and then Abyssal bloodrager the rest of the way is very favorable for checking all those boxes. The whole thing comes online pretty easy.

Impact and Lead Blades don't stack, do they?

[Davor Firetusk]

No they don't since both are virtual size increases. 6d6 plus large size raging static damage while power attacking is very consistent damage in my experience and very much bordering on disruptive, so I don't go out of my way to try and add more damage at this point. I've solo 1 rounded multi enemy final fights with just moderately good dice rolls.