1d2-4? = -2 Damage?

[Tonguez]

What does 1d2 - 4 mean (its the claw damage of a cat)

if I roll a 2 and subtract 4 do I do -2 Damage?

 

[IceBear]

You always do at least 1 point of damage.

IceBear

 

[ruleslawyer]

What IceBear said.

The main reason that the -4 even deserves mention is because one will occassionally get positive modifiers to damage. Say the creature at issue has bull's strength cast upon it and gains +4 Strength, for a +2 damage bonus. Its damage will now be 1d2-2 (still a minimum of 1). If, OTOH, it gets a super-strong double-Empowered bull's strength, for a +10 Strength bonus, then its damage would rise to 1d2+1, which is a 2-3 hp damage range.

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

The cat could fail to do damage if the victim has DR
Otherwise the cat will do at least 1 point of damage.

 

[Jeremy]

Creature size = Tiny so claw size = 1d2. And it's strength makes it's damage modifier -4. So it does 1 point of damage per scratch.

 

[The It's Man]

Kitten fights?

 

[Pax]

Kitten fights?
*image omitted*

ROFLMAO! That's a great one!!!

 

[kenjib]

Does a critical hit from a kitten do 1 or 2 points of damage?

 

[Dr. Zoom]

Does a critical hit from a kitten do 1 or 2 points of damage?

Depends on whether or not it clawed out your eye.

 

[James McMurray]

The crit would do 2d2 - 8 = 1.