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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gantros" data-source="post: 3975076" data-attributes="member: 15836">After reading through this thread, I see both some pros and some cons to this change in the crit rules.Pros:- Getting rid of confirmation rolls and extra damage dice speeds up combat- Keeps max crit damage under control, and favors PCs over monsters by reducing randomness- Natural 20 almost always provides some benefit to the attacker- Simple mathCons:- Attackers that require natural 20s to hit are just as likely to crit as attackers that hit on a 2 or better- Natural 20 doesn't always provide a benefit to the attacker, regardless of skill (since they can roll "pseudo-crits" on any successful attack)- Crits are less exciting because the attacker doesn't get to roll any damage diceHowever, this inspired me to think of a potential solution that could maintain all the pros while eliminating the cons...On a natural 20, the attacker automatically hits, and gets a damage bonus equal to the amount by which they exceeded the required score to hit, or equal to half the maximum of their damage dice, whichever is lower.Example 1:  Attacker with 3d6 weapon, +3 attack bonus, and +4 Str modifier attacks AC25 opponent, and rolls a natural 20 (27 with modifiers).  Damage is 3d6+4, +2 for the crit (27-25 = 2, half max of damage dice = 9).Example 2:  Same attacker attacks AC15 opponent, and rolls a natural 20 (27 with modifier).  Damage is 3d6+4, +9 for the crit (27-15 = 12, half max of damage dice = 9).This alternative doesn't require a confirmation roll but keeps the damage roll, provides a damage bonus that scales with the attacker's skill, keeps massive crits under control, and is still fast and simple (max crit damage bonus can be noted on character sheet).</blockquote>

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