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<blockquote data-quote="Switchback" data-source="post: 4303441" data-attributes="member: 69793">Yes, but the defined terms of the rules are full of specific exceptions that can alter the way things normally work. Obviously a monster being unconscious and unable to defend themselves calls into question their ability to defend at all. It's not like we are talking about a standard power here where a attack roll is a no-brainer, that they just forgot to mention. You say that if the attack were meant to be a auto-hit, that it would read &quot;Effect: You score a critical hit&quot;. But the Hit line is merely for how much damage you do, so that is actually still the obvious place to put the line &quot;You score a critical&quot; regardless if you make an attack or not. The effect line is reserved for powers that do something in addition to damage. If there are other Effect lines that do only damage, then that would be compelling evidence.For example, let's assume a Magic Missile that was left as an auto-hit as older editions. It would still follow that the damage amount 2D4+INT would be placed on the Hit line and not the effect line. Just the hit would occur every single time. Because damage alone is not considered a 'effect' anywhere else I have seen.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Switchback, post: 4303441, member: 69793"] Yes, but the defined terms of the rules are full of specific exceptions that can alter the way things normally work. Obviously a monster being unconscious and unable to defend themselves calls into question their ability to defend at all. It's not like we are talking about a standard power here where a attack roll is a no-brainer, that they just forgot to mention. You say that if the attack were meant to be a auto-hit, that it would read "Effect: You score a critical hit". But the Hit line is merely for how much damage you do, so that is actually still the obvious place to put the line "You score a critical" regardless if you make an attack or not. The effect line is reserved for powers that do something in addition to damage. If there are other Effect lines that do [I]only[/I] damage, then that would be compelling evidence. For example, let's assume a Magic Missile that was left as an auto-hit as older editions. It would still follow that the damage amount 2D4+INT would be placed on the Hit line and not the effect line. Just the hit would occur every single time. Because damage alone is not considered a 'effect' anywhere else I have seen. [/QUOTE]

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