Critical Smite

[Jondor_Battlehammer]

Does smite damage multiply on a Crit?


















Bet you thought the question was going to be a bit more involved, didn't ya?

 

[AuraSeer]

Yes.

Constant modifiers (like +N from smite) are multiplied. Bonus dice (like +1d6 from a flaming weapon) are not multiplied.

 

[Savage Wombat]

This is, in fact, what did in the Barbarian/Cleric in my party last week.

One measly crit from a Fiendish Gargantuan Monstrous Spider with Smite Good, and 81 pts of damage later - one corpse, two pieces, no waiting.

 

[Ridley's Cohort]

The multiplier effect is the main reason paladins keep showing up in ye olde smackdown threads. Any constant modifier is ripe for multiplication at the hands of a good powergamer.

 

[Apok]

This is also the reason why the Destruction Domain is so popular for combat-oriented Clerics. True, the attack bonus is limited to +4 but the damage increase is 1/level and it's non-alignment specific. Combine this with the Extra Smite feat and you've got quite a potent weapon.

 

[Jondor_Battlehammer]

The question should have been obvious after all the "does Power Attack multiply?" threads. Good to know before the battle I had planned. I had intended the henchmen of the BBEG to be distractions, but now I'm looking at one certain PC death at least. I may have to rethink the scenario a bit.

 

[hong]

The question should have been obvious after all the "does Power Attack multiply?" threads. Good to know before the battle I had planned. I had intended the henchmen of the BBEG to be distractions, but now I'm looking at one certain PC death at least. I may have to rethink the scenario a bit.

Easy solution: take away the guy's Power Critical. It's a silly feat anyway, IMO.