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| sabre |
Posted - 16 Jan 2003 : 07:30:56
Ý have a problem about criticals.
Here it is;Ýt is the third edition rule of threatning a critical.
You have a dagger(crit 19-20/*2)and attack bonus +14.You attack a foe who has a AC 35.You rolled a 19.Now what?You cant hit the target
but you threatened a critical?
I allow my players to roll again in this situation to know that is it a crit or not?and wheter they hit or not in the second roll i count them as they hit...
Tell me the exact rule or what you would do in this situation please... |
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| sabre |
Posted - 27 Jan 2003 : 07:13:11
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Originally posted by Dark_Lord
Here is nice 2nd edition rule about criticals. Learn it.
Critical hits occur when a character rolls a natural 18 or higher and hits the target by a margin of 5 or more after all modifiers. If the character scores a critical hit, he inflicts double damage dice, calculated before adjustments for Strength, magic, or special circumstances.
First of all we are playing 3rd edition.none of my players know 2nd edition rules well.Second of all if i wanted to learn about 2nd edition critical rule i would have asked about it not 3rd edition.and finally third of all i asked about your opinion not the rule of "2nd edition critical hits".but thanx anyway. |
| Dark_Lord |
Posted - 19 Jan 2003 : 18:05:36
Here is nice 2nd edition rule about criticals. Learn it.
Critical hits occur when a character rolls a natural 18 or higher and hits the target by a margin of 5 or more after all modifiers. If the character scores a critical hit, he inflicts double damage dice, calculated before adjustments for Strength, magic, or special circumstances.
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| zemd |
Posted - 19 Jan 2003 : 15:26:39
quote:
Originally posted by Mumadar Ibn Huzal
Ehm... first of all, why is this character combatting a foe which he cannot hit? 20+14=34 < AC35??
Mumadar, i think it was taken as an example 
But i agree with you, it's not a critical threat and not even a hit threat, to put it in a nutshell, it's a miss! 
furthermore, he can hit his opponent, a 20 is always a hit |
| kahonen |
Posted - 18 Jan 2003 : 15:39:04
quote:
Originally posted by Mumadar Ibn Huzal
IMO, the attack on a 19 is a miss, and therefore not a threatening attack for critical hit purposes.
I'm not too familiar with 3rd edition rules but isn't it stated somewhere that if you miss it can't be a threatened critical? |
| Mumadar Ibn Huzal |
Posted - 16 Jan 2003 : 09:18:10
Ehm... first of all, why is this character combatting a foe which he cannot hit? 20+14=34 < AC35??
IMO, the attack on a 19 is a miss, and therefore not a threatening attack for critical hit purposes. |
