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<blockquote data-quote="Sejs" data-source="post: 2627501" data-attributes="member: 4910">Mm, fair enough.&nbsp; No, there is nothing listed that prohibits the combination of Viscious and Merciful.&nbsp; To the best of my knowledge, there is nothing listed that outlaws the combination of any set of weapon qualities.&nbsp;What about things such as Strength modifier, weapon specialization, power attack, inspire courage, etc?&nbsp; Or would those be covered under the aegis of base weapon damage?&nbsp; Not necessarily.&nbsp; Merciful converts the damage done to non-lethal damage.&nbsp; Vorpal, on the other hand, does no damage in and of itself, it just lops off your head.&nbsp; This is usually fatal of course, but if it happens to a creature that doesn't need its head (a golem, say), then even though the head is removed no additional points of damage are inflicted.&nbsp; Vorpal doesn't deal in damage so Merciful wouldn't affect its operation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sejs, post: 2627501, member: 4910"] Mm, fair enough. No, there is nothing listed that prohibits the combination of Viscious and Merciful. To the best of my knowledge, there is nothing listed that outlaws the combination of any set of weapon qualities. What about things such as Strength modifier, weapon specialization, power attack, inspire courage, etc? Or would those be covered under the aegis of base weapon damage? Not necessarily. Merciful converts the damage done to non-lethal damage. Vorpal, on the other hand, does no damage in and of itself, it just lops off your head. This is usually fatal of course, but if it happens to a creature that doesn't need its head (a golem, say), then even though the head is removed no additional points of damage are inflicted. Vorpal doesn't deal in damage so Merciful wouldn't affect its operation. [/QUOTE]

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