many weapon has a critical threats (19-20)*2, does it mean if a successful hit, it will take 19~20*2 (76~80 damage to enemy)?
and if i have a feat power critical or improve critical then i see my critical threats become 17~20*2 (20 max *4 (17~20) *2 = 160 damage )??
is it ture ? (sometimes i saw screen appear 3~4 Critical hit* message)
a weapon , "Walking Dragon" it has a special ability : 1d8 Critical hit.
what does it mean ?
if the dice is 8 (max of 1d8), does it mean i have a successful 8 times critical hit?
Critical hit question
19-20 x2 means that on an attack roll then you get a critical hit if you roll a total of 19 or 20, and the x2 means that you do double damage on a critical hit.
Similarly, 17-20 x3 would be a critical hit on a roll total of 17, 18, 19 or 20 and you would do triple damage.
The game is based on Dungeons and Dragons rules so the computer simulates dice rolls. So 1d8 damage means that it will simulate rolling an eight-sided dice to determine the extra damage. So on a critical hit you will do normal damage plus an addition 1d8 damage (so it will add a number between 1 and 8 at random)
Similarly, 17-20 x3 would be a critical hit on a roll total of 17, 18, 19 or 20 and you would do triple damage.
The game is based on Dungeons and Dragons rules so the computer simulates dice rolls. So 1d8 damage means that it will simulate rolling an eight-sided dice to determine the extra damage. So on a critical hit you will do normal damage plus an addition 1d8 damage (so it will add a number between 1 and 8 at random)
mr_sir wrote:19-20 x2 means that on an attack roll then you get a critical hit if you roll a total of 19 or 20, and the x2 means that you do double damage on a critical hit.
Similarly, 17-20 x3 would be a critical hit on a roll total of 17, 18, 19 or 20 and you would do triple damage.
The game is based on Dungeons and Dragons rules so the computer simulates dice rolls. So 1d8 damage means that it will simulate rolling an eight-sided dice to determine the extra damage. So on a critical hit you will do normal damage plus an addition 1d8 damage (so it will add a number between 1 and 8 at random)
i see..
an attack roll (1~20), 1 is alwayse miss,
if attack roll is 13 then i hit enemy 13 hit-point (if enemy 's AC=0)
if attack roll is 19 then this is a critical hit. and damage enemy 19*2=38 hit-point,
am i right?
if my fighter has 4 attack bonus which like 20/15/10/5 . i have 4 times attacks. if four times attack roll are all 20, then i have 4 times critical hit appear on the screen. am i right?
Ummm... no.
The attack roll only determines if you hit the target. If you hit, then damage roll is made, and that determines damage. The damage roll is dependable on what item you use.
In example:
Target has AC 10
You roll 3 - miss
You roll 11 - hit. Then the damge is rolled to determine the damage
You roll 20 - critical hit. Then damage die is rolled, and double, to determine the damage.
This is basic example, as there are many factors which affect to AC, attack roll and damage roll.
The attack roll only determines if you hit the target. If you hit, then damage roll is made, and that determines damage. The damage roll is dependable on what item you use.
In example:
Target has AC 10
You roll 3 - miss
You roll 11 - hit. Then the damge is rolled to determine the damage
You roll 20 - critical hit. Then damage die is rolled, and double, to determine the damage.
This is basic example, as there are many factors which affect to AC, attack roll and damage roll.
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With a weapon of 19-20/x2 crit, a roll of 19 or 20 will not always be a crit.
It boils down to this:
The target has an AC, let's say 25.
You have an Attack Bonus, let's say, +17.
If you attack, you roll a d20 and add attack bonus. Say, you roll 4, giving you 21. This is less than the AC, thus you miss. Next round you roll 9, adding 17 Attack Bonus, giving 26, which is equal or higher than AC 25, thus a hit. In the third round, you roll 19. Obviously, a hit. But, since 19 is in your "threat range" (e.g. 19-20/x2), you have a chance to do double damage (e.g. 19-20-/x2). Now, a second roll is made, with the same Attack Bonus. If this second roll equals the AC, you score a critical and do double damage. In our example, after rolling the said 19, you now roll again, rolling an 11, which added to the +17 Attack Bonus, gives us 28, which is enough to get that AC 25. This is called Critical Confirmation. If it doesn't equal or surpass the AC, you still make a regular hit for normal damage.
If your attack bonus is something like +17/+12, it means you get a second attack in the same round with a +12 Attack Bonus.
It boils down to this:
The target has an AC, let's say 25.
You have an Attack Bonus, let's say, +17.
If you attack, you roll a d20 and add attack bonus. Say, you roll 4, giving you 21. This is less than the AC, thus you miss. Next round you roll 9, adding 17 Attack Bonus, giving 26, which is equal or higher than AC 25, thus a hit. In the third round, you roll 19. Obviously, a hit. But, since 19 is in your "threat range" (e.g. 19-20/x2), you have a chance to do double damage (e.g. 19-20-/x2). Now, a second roll is made, with the same Attack Bonus. If this second roll equals the AC, you score a critical and do double damage. In our example, after rolling the said 19, you now roll again, rolling an 11, which added to the +17 Attack Bonus, gives us 28, which is enough to get that AC 25. This is called Critical Confirmation. If it doesn't equal or surpass the AC, you still make a regular hit for normal damage.
If your attack bonus is something like +17/+12, it means you get a second attack in the same round with a +12 Attack Bonus.
demigame wrote:a weapon , "Walking Dragon" it has a special ability : 1d8 Critical hit.
what does it mean ?
if the dice is 8 (max of 1d8), does it mean i have a successful 8 times critical hit?
It means that when you roll a critical hit, you do an extra 1-8 damage.
I think it's this way in NWN2, but a roll of 1 should always miss, and a roll of 20 always hits.