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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hrothgar Rannúlfr" data-source="post: 3903572" data-attributes="member: 54436">I was thinking about this, the other day...  (And, this is what I get for thinking about it... <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/nervous.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":heh:" title="Nervous Laugh    :heh:" data-shortname=":heh:" /> )Since the Eldritch Blast is normally a ranged touch attack... 1. Couldn't the Hideous Blow be resolved as a melee touch attack?1b.  If the Hideous blow is resolved as a melee touch attack, then if it resulted in a critical threat that was confirmed... Couldn't the damage dice from the Eldritch Blast be handled as normally multiplied for a critical hit? 2.  If the above scenario is allowed...  If the attack roll was high enough to scroe a normal melee hit for the weapon involved, then weapon damage would be added normally.2b.  If the to hit roll resulted in a critical threat that was confirmed (for a melee weapon attack, not just a melee touch attack), then the weapon damage would be multiplied as normal for a critical hit with that weapon. 3.  The above could be combined making the Hideous Blow truly hideous... A melee touch attack that had the potential for also including melee weapon damage.  And, with a high enough roll... All the dice would be multiplied as appropriate for a critical hit...Granted, all this results in some hideous complexity, especially when factoring in the concentration check for using the spell-like ability in a threatened square...Thoughts???</blockquote>

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