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Power Critical?
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:13 pm
by bushwhacker2k
What is power critical? I read it's description and I still don't really understand it... can someone explain it, pl0x?
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:36 pm
by Claudius
When you roll in your threat range you have a possibility of getting a critical hit...but only a possibility. Next you have to make a hit on your confirmation roll (not a 20 just a hit). Thats why you see more criticals on low ac opponents.
The deal with power critical is it adds +5 I think to that second roll.
Someone (very knowledgeable) told me that it adds about a 1% chance to get a critical for every threat range of your critical. So a weapon master with a scimitar it is decent but with no keen or improved critical and a low threat weapon of course it is pretty useless and you should probably take great fortitude or something like that instead (maybe knockdown eg).
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:55 pm
by bushwhacker2k
I don't completely understand. Do you mean that a power critical would add Attack Bonus to your attack if you get a critical, thus increasing the chance of critical?
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:48 pm
by Claudius
Yes it doesn't add any bonus to your attack roll, but it does add a bonus to the second roll which is the roll to see if the critical is 'confirmed'.
To get a critical:
1) Hit (no bonus from power critical)
2) In threat range (no bonus from power critical but yes a bonus for improved crit)
3) Roll a successful confirmation roll (power crit DOES help that one)
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:43 pm
by bushwhacker2k
While I think i get it, your explanations are ridiculous, they are extremely technical and I don't understand what they refer to most of the time...
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:58 pm
by Scottg
bushwhacker2k wrote:While I think i get it, your explanations are ridiculous, they are extremely technical and I don't understand what they refer to most of the time...
Hmm, its a technical response because its a technical problem..
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 8:28 am
by Claudius
Well I am trying my best...I guess I should have just said don't take power critical unless you are a fighter :laugh:
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 12:52 pm
by Shrap
Claudius wrote:Well I am trying my best...I guess I should have just said don't take power critical unless you are a fighter :laugh:
Well I dunno about the OP but that's the answer *I* was lookin for =)
Power Crit seems likes its only helpful to classes esp geared for combat
(warrior, barbarian)