scimitar critical

[RObiN-HoOD]

If I am proficient with scimitar and my PC gets improved critial (scimitar), which is the critical threat of the attack?

 

[Thanee]

Scimitar has 3 numbers for criticals (18, 19, 20 or 18-20).

With Improved Critical this number doubles to 6 (15, 16, 17; 18, 19, 20 or 15-20).

Should you also get a keen scimitar, the number would triple instead to 9 (12, 13, 14; 15, 16, 17; 18, 19, 20 or 12-20).

Bye
Thanee

 

[RObiN-HoOD]

I see ... I must reconsider my halfblood yuan-ti rangers ...

Thanks

 

[Zhure]

Scimitar has 3 numbers for criticals (18, 19, 20 or 18-20).

With Improved Critical this number doubles to 6 (15, 16, 17; 18, 19, 20 or 15-20).

Should you also get a keen scimitar, the number would triple instead to 9 (12, 13, 14; 15, 16, 17; 18, 19, 20 or 12-20).

Bye
Thanee

This is incorrect in the last example.
A keen scimitar improves it three places, to 12. LIke all 3e doublings, it's additive.

Greg

 

[Crothian]

This is incorrect in the last example.
A keen scimitar improves it three places, to 12. LIke all 3e doublings, it's additive.

Greg

No, he's right, and so are you. It is 12-20, which is 9 numbers. He didn't mean 9-20.

 

[Kizyc]

And if you have those Yuan-Ti Rangers pick up a level or four of Sorcerer, they can have the spell "Assassin's Senses" from Relics and Rituals. (It was also posted with another name in the OGL Spell Compilation "Pocket Grimoire: Arcane")

That spell increases your base critical range by one. So a longsword becomes 18-20, etc. It also increases your multiplier by one, making a x2 become x3 and so forth. This spell stacks with Keen Edge.

Which on a scimitar in your example:

Base Critical Range: (18-20)x2 |18|19|20|
Improved Critical Feat: (15-20)x2 |15|16|17|18|19|20|
Keen Edge Spell Effect: (12-20)x2 |12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|
Assassin's Senses: (9-20)x3 |9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|

Which more than likely means you'll waste tons of criticals due to higher AC. But its nice to have that threat in there. Most Abominations should be able to pull off wielding the Large versions of these weapons as well.

 

[RObiN-HoOD]

Exactly ... don't confuse me now that I understood it

Well, that's true but since I play w/o non-WotC products and rules I won't be using that spell.

 

[Zhure]

D'oh... That'll teach me to react without rereading.


Anyways... my PsyWar spec'd in scimitar crits on almost anything that hits, 12+. Scabbard of keenness, nonmagical adamantine scimitar......

Greg

 

[Crothian]

Exactly ... don't confuse me now that I understood it

Like mentioning the Weapon Master Perstige class which will improve these numbers by an additional 2 on the crit range?

 

[RObiN-HoOD]

Like mentioning the Weapon Master Perstige class which will improve these numbers by an additional 2 on the crit range?

I'll have to look it up but I take your word