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Raolin_Fenix
2007-06-01, 01:43 PM
Does the extra 2d6 damage dealt by a Vicious weapon multiply on a critical hit?

Example: If I'm using a Greatsword (base damage 2d6) with the Vicious property and crit, am I essentially doing 4d6x2 damage, or is it 2d6x2 + 2d6?


What about the 1d6 damage dealt to me? If I crit the enemy, does it do 1d6x2 damage to me, too?

Takamari
2007-06-01, 01:45 PM
I would say not. It is similar to the flaming or shocking enchantments, and both of those are not multiplied with a critical hit. If I am not mistaken, extra dice are never multiplied, see sneak attack, skirmish, and sudden strike.

Dizlag
2007-06-01, 02:06 PM
Takamari is correct. See the exception part of Multiplying Damage (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/combatStatistics.htm#multiplyingDamage).

Dizlag

Raolin_Fenix
2007-06-01, 02:14 PM
Cool. Thankee!

Person_Man
2007-06-01, 02:24 PM
Extra dice of damage are never multiplied.

So Sneak Attack is never multiplied, Vicious is never multiplied, Flaming weapons are never multiplied, etc. But the +1 bonus from a +1 Longsword is multiplied, the Paladin's Smite bonus to damage is multiplied, your Str bonus is multiplied, etc.