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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ObsidianCrane" data-source="post: 4896648" data-attributes="member: 54918">Why are people seperating "hit" from "critical"?The language of the game is "critical hit" they are not distinct terms in their use, and the existence of the word "hit" in the sentance does not in anyway imply that the attack is a hit. Further the text of the power in no way trumps the following specific rules.ATTACK RESULTSWhen you make an attack, compare your attack roll to the appropriate defense score of the target.✦ Hit: If the attack roll is higher than or equal to the defense score, the attack hits and deals damage, has a special effect, or both.Automatic Hit: If you roll a natural 20 (the die shows a 20), your attack automatically hits.Critical Hit: If you roll a natural 20 (the die shows a 20), your attack might be a critical hit (page 278). A critical hit deals maximum damage, and some powers and magic items have an extra effect on a critical hit.Critical HitsWhen you roll a natural 20 and your total attack roll is high enough to hit your target’s defense, you score a critical hit, also known as a crit.Natural 20: If you roll a 20 on the die when making an attack roll, you score a critical hit if your total attack roll is high enough to hit your target’s defense. If your attack roll is too low to score a critical hit, you still hit automatically.In short nothing to see here move along, just a hedge of misuse of rules.</blockquote>