I am deciding between trying shadow lord or Hatamoto - I am a samauri and a Battlemage with third teir open - my samauri has inflict wounds - cool skill - and one part of the class section of the walkthrough says Hatamoto gets 'critical strike' (which didn't work when I was a shaolai master (v1.3)) but then under diabolic skill list - it isn't listed as a hatamoto skill ... well, I don't want to go for hatamoto and then find out that I don't get critical strike... so, anyone with experience in CE - will my character get inflict wounds and critical strike as a hatamoto? or not... thanks in advance!
ps the rogue wylvans an rogue urgoths are really cool!
I can't answer the main part of your question, but I did use a weapon with a critical strike bonus and it does work in 1.4/1.5. You see a message every time it kicks in.
I checked the new manual and it says that Crit strike is included for Hamamoto's. This is DL though...
The class page was right and the skills page was wrong. I corrected the skills page.
SWC
Sir Edmund:"Should you obey the lord who asks you to put a village of innocents to the torch? Is that chivalrous? Is it noble?" Me:"It's a great way to get promoted, I know that much."
Yes, you get critical strike with Hatamoto. It's pretty awesome too. i got my character up around 10 in critical strike and it does what it says, one hit and they are toast. it even says critical when the critical strike happens.