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Message: <blockquote data-quote="shadowoflameth" data-source="post: 4911174" data-attributes="member: 62336">Exactly so. I hate burst some munchkin bubbles out there, but "score a critical hit" means as described in the PHB. The PHB says specifically that your roll must be high enough to beat the targets defense in order to hit unless you roll a natural 20. It also specifies that even if you have something that "scores a critical hit" on a roll other than 20, it is not a hit at all unless you beat the targets defense.  If you are rolling twice as the avenger against your oath target, you have a second chance to maybe roll a 20, and the higher result will be your attack roll, then if with this feature, you can potentially add another number to roll with your second die to "score a critical hit" (menaing follow the rules for a critical hit in the PHB, including the rule that says it is not a hit unless you beat the targets defense unless it is in fact a natural 20). that is together (3) chances to score a critical hit if you roll high enough, compared to the normal, (1) chance. Just as the daggermaster has (3) numbers that can do it. Yes, I know the math is different with two dice and this power instead of one, and aiming for 18-20 compared to aiming for the same result on both dice, but still, it isn't a lackluster power even though it does not alter the specifics of what happens when you "score a critical hit". Those specifics are spelled out in the PHB. If something different were supposed to happen, instead of saying, 'you score a critical hit" the power would say, "your attack hits regardless of the targets defense and is a critical hit".</blockquote>

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