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<blockquote data-quote="Bront" data-source="post: 2605487" data-attributes="member: 19696">Depends on how you do criticals, but there are 3 paths.1) 4d6 x 2 from a crit means exactly that (Results of 4d6, multiplied by).&nbsp; Gives you a wider variety of numbers in general than method 2, and in this case, the result is 24 x 2 = 48.2) 4d6 x 2 from a crit means 4d6 + 4d6, or 8d6.&nbsp; This method tends to drift toward a more average result since you have more dice.&nbsp; Since the spell is maximized, all the dice are maximized, so the result is 48.3) 4d6 x 2 from a crit means 4d6 + 4d6. Since the spell is maximized, the normal 4d6 are maximized, but the critical dice are not, so the result is 24 + 4d6.Now, personaly, I think either 1 or 2 are valid options (I've played with both ways of dealing with crits), and I think 3 does not work, because you're saying that maximize isn't effecting all the dice.&nbsp; The crit chance is part of the benifit of a spell that requires a to hit, so any metamagic that effects damage should effect the crit as well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bront, post: 2605487, member: 19696"] Depends on how you do criticals, but there are 3 paths. 1) 4d6 x 2 from a crit means exactly that (Results of 4d6, multiplied by). Gives you a wider variety of numbers in general than method 2, and in this case, the result is 24 x 2 = 48. 2) 4d6 x 2 from a crit means 4d6 + 4d6, or 8d6. This method tends to drift toward a more average result since you have more dice. Since the spell is maximized, all the dice are maximized, so the result is 48. 3) 4d6 x 2 from a crit means 4d6 + 4d6. Since the spell is maximized, the normal 4d6 are maximized, but the critical dice are not, so the result is 24 + 4d6. Now, personaly, I think either 1 or 2 are valid options (I've played with both ways of dealing with crits), and I think 3 does not work, because you're saying that maximize isn't effecting all the dice. The crit chance is part of the benifit of a spell that requires a to hit, so any metamagic that effects damage should effect the crit as well. [/QUOTE]

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