Is power attack damage multiplied on a critical hit?

[frankthedm]

The SRD vesions do not include examples, which IMO is one of the things that help to "explain" what the actual rule is intended to be.

Bows graciously in defeat.

IIRC “Caster Level” is another place where the examples were important

 

[pawsplay]

Roll the damage (with all modifiers) multiple times and total the results.

Could this be any easier?

 

[mvincent]

Roll the damage (with all modifiers) multiple times and total the results.

Could this be any easier?

Well, I personally find multiplying the damage easier than re-rolling it, but I agree, such a long thread on what is multiplied seemed pretty unneeded.

 

[Hypersmurf]

Could this be any easier?

When the PHB twice states that extra damage is not multiplied on a critical, it's forgivable for people to be confused... especially when the omission of the word 'dice' has not been corrected in errata.

-Hyp.

 

[Legildur]

... especially when the omission of the word 'dice' has not been corrected in errata.

Don't you mean FAQ?

 

[Dracorat]

My above post is hereby rescinded. D&D will return to what it always was.

 

[Felix]

Don't you mean FAQ?

Weeeel shucks... them's fightin words 'round these here parts.

 

[Hellefire]

Yes, it leaves room for interpretation. I have always used the examples (which multiply strength bonuses on crits) to mean that any plusses to base damage count for crits. It is very specifically specified, everywhere extra dice appear, that extra dice are not multiplied. This seems to infer that only extra dice are not multiplied in crits, but other bonuses are.

Also, page 221 of the DMG 3.5E, under WEAPONS - Additional Damage Dice states: "Some magic weapons deal additional dice of damage. Unlike other modifiers to damage, additional dice of damage are not multiplied when the attacker scores a critical hit." It could be argued that by 'other modifiers to damage' they mean the inherent pluses of magic weapons (since a magic item has to be at least +1 to include other special eatures), but I believe due to wording everywhere that this is the general rule: extra dice are not multiplied for crits, but other modifiers to damage are.

My .02.

Aaron

 

[shilsen]

It certainly is...

Cheapskate

 

[Pielorinho]

Don't you mean FAQ?

Don't make me come back there....