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Reposted for your convenience: As I understand your argument, you are saying that crit rolls must be a damage roll, I agree. I don't agree that a damage roll implies that you must have rolled dice since it's only a name and the rules text implies that it is more than just rolls in the first...

Yeah, but nobody is arguing for actual infinite damage. It's just a loophole that opens up if you assume max damage counts as being rolled for a crit AND assume that max damage on a vorpal is infinite. It's a can of worms for the other side, but still not necessarily the definite case if they...

50%-60% on top of already being the best is slightly over the top. And I'm not ignoring the rules if I'm pulling quotes straight from it aren't I? If you go by laymen's terms: Vorpal says to reroll die you roll, Crit hit says don't roll die - clear case If you're slightly rules lawyer: You...

I'm pretty sure somebody asked custserv and got that hunter's quarry, sneak, and devastating crit don't get rerolled since they are sources of damage not from the weapon. I interpret Vorpal as saying that any die provided by the weapon is exploding, so that includes the d12s from the crit and...

As previously stated, Custserv doesn't answer in lawyer talk, and the specific case of vorpal wasn't being asked, so it really doesn't account for much.

But in this case, the common case is the PCs facing random monsters in the MM who randomly use their available attacks. Also, your theory of average worth isn't based on any existent game. While Shield of Faith is better in the abstract, the times CLW comes through may make it worth more. Just...

Depends on how the big bad surrenders. He may just turn and flee and leave the minions as meat shields, he may force the minions to surrender as well, the minions may actively disobey him and keep fighting. I think there is a good reason why surrender isn't defined by the rules. Leave it to the...

Your theorycraft falls apart when your party is facing a group of aboleths. Which is to say, yeah, shield of faith is better in the abstract, but CLW isn't worth nothing either.

50% increase which just isn't necessary since the crit does 30 something damage more than a noncrit anyway. I have no idea what you're pushing for when you're still ignoring the rules as written. There is no reason to reroll the weapon dice at all except for personal preference. Houserule it then.

Getting both str and con up to 15 would be tough as a pure wizard, though if you're going for the gish route, this is very viable.

That's not true, the "update" on wizards clearly states that conjurations don't take up spaces unless otherwise stated by the power. If conjurations worked as you said it does, wall of fog would be amazing. So there's a little rules hole for flaming sphere right now.

If you're a 11 level character without a magic weapon, I think you won't be too disappointed that your misses deal more damage than your hits.

Shields don't give any penalty to attack rolls - if you're a spellcaster and can afford the requirements, its +1 ac and reflex for a very small investment since it doesn't penalize you at all. Shield spec is not meant to be taken by Paladins and Fighters at any rate, since they most likely...

Don't you still have to hit with the thing? I don't see how it's significantly better than having thunderwave or scorching burst.

Sorry Karui, I was typing it up before you responded.

The definition of damage roll arises because as implied by the box in 276, bonuses only apply to damage rolls and not damage in general. That's mostly poor positioning than actual writing, but it's there. The argument is that if you don't make a damage roll, you can never apply bonuses. This is...

I'm sorry, I don't see a contradiction in those rules. I'm not sure where in the topic you actually made your point since I haven't read the last couple pages but I'll go over the RAW. But since you provided a counterpoint I can actually argue against, it might be worthwhile to go over it and...

And he's not interested in defending himself beyond because "I say so" Let it go.

Swinging speed? I honestly think the greatsword needs a boost somehow, just because it's not worth using with the bastard sword around for a feat and even less worth using when you consider how nicer axes and hammers are. I'm really hoping for more heavyblade feats that are as good as scimitar...

Cleave + Whirlwind Attack You whirlwind attack everything around you You cleave whenever you kill something You drop of a bag of rats, whirlwind to kill them all, and get an extra number of attacks equal to the number of rats you killed against an enemy.